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Reconstructing Human Landscape Interactions
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Author : Brett T. McLaurin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
Reconstructing Human Landscape Interactions written by Brett T. McLaurin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Human ecology categories.
Reconstructing Human Landscape Interactions
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Author : Pam Dickinson
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release Date : 2009-03-26
Reconstructing Human Landscape Interactions written by Pam Dickinson and has been published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-03-26 with Social Science categories.
Reconstructing Human-Landscape Interactions demonstrates the high quality of work presented at the first Developing International Geoarchaeology conference (DIG 2005), held in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, and exemplifies the over-riding theme of this discipline. People have always used the landscape in many ways: as a place to live, as a place to grow crops, as a source of natural resources. Those actions leave their traces. The characteristics of the landscape constrain which activities are possible, just as social and cultural habits condition people’s connection with the environment. Geoarchaeology is about finding the traces of these interactions, and using them to reconstruct how people in the past behaved in their environmental context. The material covered in the proceedings ranges from broad themes of climate change and landscape use, to more specific subjects such as river avulsion and the use of tidal ponds. The papers move us from the land to the coastal margin and back onto land to examine particular techniques. The final paper leads us beyond archaeology and points out that geoarchaeological data must contribute to the debate about the sustainability of present-day land-use practices: a fitting challenge to take us into the future.
Reconstructing Human Landscape Interactions Volume 1
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Author : Brett T. McLaurin
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-01-03
Reconstructing Human Landscape Interactions Volume 1 written by Brett T. McLaurin and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-01-03 with Science categories.
The Holocene is unique when compared to earlier geological time in that humans begin to alter and manipulate the natural environment to their own needs. Domestication of crops and animals and the resultant intensification of agriculture lead to profound changes in the impact humans have on the environment. Conversely, as human populations began to increase geologic and climatic factors begin to have a greater impact on civilizations. To understand and reconstruct the complex interplay between humans and the environment over the past ten thousand years requires examination of multiple differing but interconnected aspects of the environment and involves geomorphology, paleoecology, geoarchaeology and paleoclimatology. These Springer Briefs volumes examine the dynamic interplay between humans and the natural environment as reconstructed by the many and varied sub-fields of the Earth Sciences.
Reconstructing Human Landscape Interactions
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language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2012-01-21
Reconstructing Human Landscape Interactions written by and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-01-21 with categories.
Reconstructing Human Landscape Interactions Volume 1 Interpreting Desert And Fluvial Environments
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Author : Springer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012-05-22
Reconstructing Human Landscape Interactions Volume 1 Interpreting Desert And Fluvial Environments written by Springer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-22 with Science categories.
The Holocene is unique when compared to earlier geological time in that humans begin to alter and manipulate the natural environment to their own needs. Domestication of crops and animals and the resultant intensification of agriculture lead to profound changes in the impact humans have on the environment. Conversely, as human populations began to increase geologic and climatic factors begin to have a greater impact on civilizations. To understand and reconstruct the complex interplay between humans and the environment over the past ten thousand years requires examination of multiple differing but interconnected aspects of the environment and involves geomorphology, paleoecology, geoarchaeology and paleoclimatology. These Springer Briefs volumes examine the dynamic interplay between humans and the natural environment as reconstructed by the many and varied sub-fields of the Earth Sciences."
Reconstructing Human Landscape Interactions
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Author : Lucy Wilson
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release Date : 2007
Reconstructing Human Landscape Interactions written by Lucy Wilson and has been published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Nature categories.
Reconstructing Human-Landscape Interactions demonstrates the high quality of work presented at the first Developing International Geoarchaeology conference (DIG 2005), held in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, and exemplifies the over-riding theme of this discipline. People have always used the landscape in many ways: as a place to live, as a place to grow crops, as a source of natural resources. Those actions leave their traces. The characteristics of the landscape constrain which activities are possible, just as social and cultural habits condition peopleâ (TM)s connection with the environment. Geoarchaeology is about finding the traces of these interactions, and using them to reconstruct how people in the past behaved in their environmental context. The material covered in the proceedings ranges from broad themes of climate change and landscape use, to more specific subjects such as river avulsion and the use of tidal ponds. The papers move us from the land to the coastal margin and back onto land to examine particular techniques. The final paper leads us beyond archaeology and points out that geoarchaeological data must contribute to the debate about the sustainability of present-day land-use practices: a fitting challenge to take us into the future.
The Oxford Handbook Of Historical Ecology And Applied Archaeology
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Author : Christian Isendahl
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2019-01-10
The Oxford Handbook Of Historical Ecology And Applied Archaeology written by Christian Isendahl and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-10 with Social Science categories.
The Oxford Handbook of Historical Ecology and Applied Archaeology presents theoretical discussions, methodological outlines, and case-studies describing the field of overlap between historical ecology and the emerging sub-discipline of applied archaeology to highlight how modern environments and landscapes have been shaped by humans. Historical ecology is based on the recognition that humans are not only capable of modifying their environments, but that all environments on earth have already been directly or indirectly modified. This includes anthropogenic climate change, widespread deforestations, and species extinctions, but also very local alterations, the effects of which may last a few years, or may have legacies lasting centuries or more. With contributions from anthropologists, archaeologists, human geographers, and historians, this volume focuses not just on defining human impacts in the past, but on the ways that understanding these changes can help inform contemporary practices and development policies. Some chapters present examples of how ancient or current societies have modified their environments in sustainable ways, while others highlight practices that had unintended long-term consequences. The possibilities of learning from these practices are discussed, as is the potential of using the long history of human resource exploitation as a method for building or testing models of future change. The volume offers overviews for students, researchers, and professionals with an interest in conservation or development projects who want to understand what practical insights can be drawn from history, and who seek to apply their work to contemporary issues.
Environmental Reconstruction In Headwater Areas
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Author : Martin F. Bach
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2000-05-31
Environmental Reconstruction In Headwater Areas written by Martin F. Bach and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-05-31 with Technology & Engineering categories.
These proceedings of a NATO Advanced Research Workshop on "Environmental Reconstruction in Headwater Areas" provide a landmark in the evolution of a distinctive movement, perhaps an emerging new philosophy, within the practice of headwater management. The Headwater Control movement traces its history back to the First International Conference on Headwater Control, Prague, 1989. Throughout this brief history, Headwater Control has remained a typical environment movement 'ad hocracy'. At its meetings, for every convert to the multidisciplinary, integrative, practical, interventionist, and above-all 'green' ideals of the group, there have been several delegates who have found the whole concept both new and slightly incomprehensible. One reason for this has been the Headwater Control practice of trying to bring together scientists, practitioners, policy-makers and non-government environmentalist organisations. The group's larger meetings have always been federal gatherings. Sponsorship has been shared with invited participation from associations representing hydrological science, soil conservation, erosion control, forestry, environmental activism and so forth. These delegations may have included fellow travellers in the work to protect headwater environments, but their main concerns have not necessarily coincided with the Headwater Control group's prescriptions for the environmental regeneration of headwater regions. The Liberec Workshop, whose proceedings are distilled into this volume, provided a first opportunity for the scattered supporters of Headwater Control to talk among themselves and fmd out to what degree there really is a shared vision of the way forward in headwater management, restoration and protection.
Late Cenozoic Environments And Hominid Evolution
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Author : Peter Andrews
language : en
Publisher: Geological Society of London
Release Date : 1999
Late Cenozoic Environments And Hominid Evolution written by Peter Andrews and has been published by Geological Society of London this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Science categories.
"Part 3. Quaternary Environments, with particular emphases on the English Midlands, western Scotland and southern Africa."--BOOK JACKET. "Throughout this commemorative volume, the determination of editors and authors to place the results of specialist research into their environmental context is perhaps the clearest indication of the visionary influence of Bill Bishop."--BOOK JACKET.
Learning Archaeology
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Author : A. Katherine Patton
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2025-10-17
Learning Archaeology written by A. Katherine Patton and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-10-17 with Social Science categories.
Learning Archaeology is designed for undergraduate archaeology students, helping them develop interpretive skills in the classroom through problem-oriented, active learning exercises. This book brings together case studies drawn from real archaeological research so students can understand (and wrestle with) how archaeology is practiced, the kinds of questions that can be addressed with archaeological data (and their limits), and the often contested place of the discipline in the modern world. Experts working across the globe and on a variety of topics have written chapters addressing critical archaeological issues or questions using data and examples from their own research projects. Several chapters are co-authored by experienced practitioners working outside of the academy in archaeology and heritage-related fields, including Tribal or First Nations members. Importantly, each author or group of authors situates their archaeological problem within the social and political context of their practice. With ethical and socio-political considerations woven through each chapter, the book is structured into three sections—Excavation, Analytical Methods, and Archaeology in the Contemporary World—and provides both a comprehensive view of archaeological method and an understanding of the role that archaeological knowledge has in contemporary society. Learning Archaeology is for undergraduate archaeology students and suitable for use in introductory courses in archaeology.