The cadence of climate

Heritage proxies and social change

Dados Bibliográficos

ID2405409
AutoresKathryn Lafrenz Samuels (0000-0002-1150-9297, Department of Anthropology, University of Maryland, USA, autor correspondente)
Ano2016
Volume16
Fascículo2
Páginas142-163
Data de publicação2016-06-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Social Archaeology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1469-6053 • E-ISSN: 1741-2951
EditoraSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1469605316639804
OpenAlexW2336327310
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas10
Referências citadas57

With the current and coming climate crisis, archaeologists are questioning how best to contribute to multidisciplinary climate change knowledge. In this respect, much work is being undertaken within multidisciplinary conversations on adaptation and resilience. However, less attention has been paid to the other side of the climate change equation: mitigation. Furthermore, less emphasis has been placed on the translation of archaeological research to public understandings of climate change. Cultural heritage offers an analytical tool for bridging archaeological knowledge to the specific socio-political and ethical challenges facing communities today under global climate change. I suggest that cultural heritage can act as a "proxy" for transferring the archaeological record into the lived experiences of climate change for individuals and public actors. Moreover, in supporting experiences of change, cultural heritage also builds capacity for mobilizing social change, and therefore is well-suited to advocacy work seeking climate mitigation

Archaeology · Climate change · Cultural heritage · Environmental ethics · Environmental resource management · Geography · Multidisciplinary approach · Political economy of climate change · Political science · Politics · Psychological resilience · Social science · Sociology · Building materials and conservation · Conservation Techniques and Studies · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation · Environmental Science · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology