| Climate and Ancient Societies Contributor(s): Kerner, Susanne (Editor), Dann, Rachael (Editor), Bangsgaard, Pernille (Editor) |
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ISBN: 8763541998 ISBN-13: 9788763541992 Publisher: Museum Tusculanum Press OUR PRICE: $71.28 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Archaeology |
| Dewey: 930.1 |
| Physical Information: 0.79" H x 6.75" W x 9.77" (1.98 lbs) 341 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: While most scientists agree that humans are bringing about an unprecedented climate change on Earth, it is also true that Earth has undergone many periods of climactic variation without our help, and we, as a species, have had to cope with them for most of our existence. In this book, scholars from both archaeology and climate science explore the climate changes of the past: their causes, their effects on ancient societies, and how those societies responded, for better or worse. Exploring the ancient globe and topics ranging from preindustrial pollution to isotope analysis, they offer a longue dur e on a topic of crucial importance to the future of our planet and how we live within it. |
Contributor Bio(s): Dann, Rachael: - RachelDannis associate professor of Egyptian and Sudanese Archaeology at the Institute for Regional and Cross-Cultural Studies at the University of Copenhagen and coeditor of"Egypt." Bangsgaard, Pernille: - Pernille Bangsgaardis assistant professor at the Natural History Museum of Denmark at the University of Copenhagen.Kerner, Susanne: - Susanne Kerner is associate professor at the Institute for Regional and Cross-Cultural Studies at the University of Copenhagen and coeditor of "Food and Commensality. " |