Hafner, Albert (28 March 2024). Climate Change: what archaeology can do to explain human responses to past environmental impacts. (Unpublished). In: Niezależna Inicjatywa Akademicka (NIA) 2024. Warsaw University, Adam Mickiewicz University Poznan, Jagiellonian University Krakow. 28.03.2024.
Historians gain insights into historical climatic conditions from records or diaries. In the natural sciences, researchers utilize various methods such as analyzing tree rings, stalagmites, ice cores, corals, and sediments to reconstruct past climates. Climate proxies are essential tools for reconstructing the climate of periods predating the instrumental recording of climate data, which commenced approximately 150 years ago. Archaeologists often use climate proxies from the natural sciences and combine them with archaeological data. Problems can arise due to different scales of temporal accuracy and not every event in history can necessarily be attributed to climatic conditions. This presentation delves into the methodologies employed by archaeologists in investigating climate dynamics and social reactions using case studies on Alpine prehistoric lakeside settlements and high-alpine pass sites of the Holocene.
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Conference or Workshop Item (Speech) |
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10 Strategic Research Centers > Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research (OCCR) 06 Faculty of Humanities > Department of History and Archaeology > Institute of Archaeological Sciences > Pre- and Early History 10 Strategic Research Centers > Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research (OCCR) > NCCR Climate |
UniBE Contributor: |
Hafner, Albert |
Subjects: |
900 History > 930 History of ancient world (to ca. 499) |
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English |
Submitter: |
Albert Hafner-Lafitte |
Date Deposited: |
02 Apr 2024 15:37 |
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02 Apr 2024 15:37 |
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https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/195402 |
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