The archaeology of climate change: The case for cultural diversity.
| Autor: | Burke A; Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC H3T 1J4, Canada; a.burke@umontreal.ca., Peros MC; Bishop's University, Sherbrooke, QC J1M 1Z7, Canada., Wren CD; University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO 80918., Pausata FSR; Université de Québec à Montréal, Montreal, QC H2L 2C4, Canada., Riel-Salvatore J; Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC H3T 1J4, Canada., Moine O; UMR 8591 CNRS Université Paris 1, Université Paris-Est Créteil Val de Marne, 94010 Créteil, France., de Vernal A; Université de Québec à Montréal, Montreal, QC H2L 2C4, Canada., Kageyama M; Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement/Institut Pierre Simon Laplace, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France., Boisard S; Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC H3T 1J4, Canada. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America [Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A] 2021 Jul 27; Vol. 118 (30). |
| DOI: | 10.1073/pnas.2108537118 |
| Abstrakt: | Anthropogenic climate change is currently driving environmental transformation on a scale and at a pace that exceeds historical records. This represents an undeniably serious challenge to existing social, political, and economic systems. Humans have successfully faced similar challenges in the past, however. The archaeological record and Earth archives offer rare opportunities to observe the complex interaction between environmental and human systems under different climate regimes and at different spatial and temporal scales. The archaeology of climate change offers opportunities to identify the factors that promoted human resilience in the past and apply the knowledge gained to the present, contributing a much-needed, long-term perspective to climate research. One of the strengths of the archaeological record is the cultural diversity it encompasses, which offers alternatives to the solutions proposed from within the Western agro-industrial complex, which might not be viable cross-culturally. While contemporary climate discourse focuses on the importance of biodiversity, we highlight the importance of cultural diversity as a source of resilience. Competing Interests: The authors declare no competing interest. (Copyright © 2021 the Author(s). Published by PNAS.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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