Bridging Disciplines: A Collaborative Approach to Human-Environment Interactions in China's Past

Summary

This is an abstract from the "Bridging Science and Service: How Archaeologists Address Climate Change" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Over the last two decades East Asian archaeology has seen an increasing move towards the use of archaeometric analyses to gain deeper insights into past human realities, especially the relationship between climatic and cultural change. However, a lack of collaboration between scholars in the fields of archaeology and climate science has led to research and publication that has not been critically analyzed within the relevant wider archaeological or paleoenvironmental context of the region. In order to better understand research trends and promote increased collaboration between fields we have undertaken bibliometric research and also convened what we hope is the first of several workshops bringing together climate scientists and archaeologists to learn from each other and establish relationships that will lead to future collaborative projects. While there are still many misunderstandings between fields, our experience points to direct collaboration as an important means of producing the most robust research on the intersection of ancient climate and society.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Bridging Science and Service: How Archaeologists Address Climate Change   •
• Society for American Archaeology 90th Annual Meeting, Denver, CO (2025)

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Abstract Id(s): 50893