globalchange  > 气候变化与战略
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1914154117
论文题名:
Leveraging legacy archaeological collections as proxies for climate and environmental research
作者: St Amand F.; Terry Childs S.; Reitz E.J.; Heller S.; Newsom B.; Rick T.C.; Sandweiss D.H.; Wheeler R.
刊名: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
ISSN: 0027-8424
出版年: 2020
卷: 117, 期:15
起始页码: 8287
结束页码: 8294
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Archaeology ; Climate proxies ; Climate research ; Legacy archaeological collections
Scopus关键词: archeology ; climate research ; environmental factor ; environmental planning ; environmental research ; field work ; fishery ; priority journal ; publication ; radiometric dating ; research ; Review ; urbanization ; wood ; archeology ; climate change ; economics ; environment ; history ; human ; research ; Archaeology ; Climate Change ; Environment ; Environmental Science ; History, Ancient ; Humans ; Research
英文摘要: Understanding the causes and consequences of previous climate changes is essential for testing present-day climate models and projections. Archaeological sites are paleoenvironmental archives containing unique ecological baselines with data on paleoclimate transformations at a human timescale. Anthropogenic and nonanthropogenic forces have destroyed many sites, and others are under immediate threat. In the face of this loss, previously excavated collections from these sites-referred to as legacy collections-offer a source of climate and other paleoenvironmental information that may no longer exist elsewhere. Here, we 1) review obstacles to systematically using data from legacy archaeological collections, such as inconsistent or unreported field methods, inadequate records, unsatisfactory curation, and insufficient public knowledge of relevant collections; 2) suggest best practices for integrating archaeological data into climate and environmental research; and 3) summarize several studies to demonstrate the benefits and challenges of using legacy collections as archives of local and regional environmental proxies. Data from archaeological legacy collections contribute regional ecological baselines as well as serve to correct shifting baselines. They also enable regional climate reconstructions at various timescales and corroborate or refine radiocarbon dates. Such uses of legacy collections raise ethical concerns regarding ownership of and responsibility for cultural resources and highlight the importance of Indigenous involvement in planning and executing fieldwork and stewardship of cultural heritage. Finally, we discuss methodologies, practices, and policies pertaining to archaeological legacy collections and support calls for discipline-wide shifts in collections management to ensure their long-term utility in multidisciplinary research and public engagement. © 2020 National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
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标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/164243
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作者单位: St Amand, F., Climate Change Institute, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, United States, Anthropology Department, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, United States; Terry Childs, S., Department of the Interior Museum Program, Washington, DC 20240, United States; Reitz, E.J., Georgia Museum of Natural History, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, United States; Heller, S., Climate Change Institute, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, United States, Anthropology Department, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, United States; Newsom, B., Climate Change Institute, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, United States, Anthropology Department, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, United States; Rick, T.C., Department of Anthropology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20013-7012, United States; Sandweiss, D.H., Climate Change Institute, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, United States, Anthropology Department, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, United States; Wheeler, R., Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology, Andover, MA 01810, United States

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St Amand F.,Terry Childs S.,Reitz E.J.,et al. Leveraging legacy archaeological collections as proxies for climate and environmental research[J]. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America,2020-01-01,117(15)
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