4836240
doi
10.1080/15564894.2020.1803457
oai:zenodo.org:4836240
Seeber, Katherine E.
Binghamton University
Sanger, Matthew C.
National Museum of the American Indian
Addressing the problem of disappearing cultural landscapes in archaeological research using multi-scalar survey
Davis, Dylan S.
The Pennsylvania State University
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Climate change
cultural heritage
multi-scale analysis
hidden landscapes
disappearing landscapes
South Carolina
<p>Climate change and anthropogenic activities are actively destroying the archaeological record. The dramatic disappearance of archaeological landscapes becomes particularly problematic when they are also unrecorded. Hidden from view and eroding, these disappearing landscapes likely hold answers to important anthropological questions. As such, disappearing landscapes present a major challenge for twenty-first century archaeology. Left unchecked, this phenomenon will increase the severity of bias in our knowledge of the past. In this paper we use a case study from Pinckney Island in the American Southeast to illustrate how the problem of hidden and disappearing landscapes can be addressed through multi-scalar surveys. Specifically, by combining aerial LiDAR, pedestrian survey, and micro-artifact approaches, the identification of hidden and disappearing cultural materials (including permanent settlements and ephemeral artifact scatters) can be alleviated.</p>
Zenodo
2020-08-27
info:eu-repo/semantics/article
4836239
Preprint
1622341250.364326
3166082
md5:846f9693de5a3c4de14d2ce848342828
https://zenodo.org/records/4836240/files/JICA_Preprint_2020.pdf
public
The Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology
2020-08-27