Watching California Burn
Kimberly J. Wooten, Archaeologist, Cultural Studies Office, California Department of Transportation There’s enough wind outside that it’s rattling the dried leaves on the century old grapevine that wraps up to…
Heritage at Risk
The South Carolina Archaeological Archive Flood Recovery Project
by Meg Gaillard Archaeologist South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Heritage Trust Program Nearly six years ago, a catastrophic flood event affected the Carolinas from October 1 – 5, 2015.…
THE FUTURE OF OUR PAST: Marine wind effects on Makli
written by Zahida Quadri Editor Sindh Antiquities, Directorate of Antiquities and Archaeology- Culture, Tourism, Antiquities & Archives Department Government of Sindh, Pakistan For many of you the World heritage site…
Shell Middens: Heritage at Risk on the Maine Coast
Alice Kelley, University of Maine, School of Earth and Climate Sciences akelley@maine.edu middenminders@maine.edu Over 2,000 shell middens (or shell heaps or mounds) on dot the 3500 mile long mainland and…
“But underwater archaeology is already underwater…”
“But underwater archaeology is already underwater…” Considering Climate Change Impacts on Underwater Archaeological Heritage By: Nicole Grinnan, M.A., RPA, Florida Public Archaeology Network Very frequently, I talk to public audiences…
Implications of Global Change to Local Archaeology
By Lindsey Cochran, Ph.D. University of Georgia, Laboratory of Archaeology Emotionally disheartening article ahead. Beware. Scientists continue to improve models that predict both the mechanism and result of climate changes,…
The Balance Sheet Will Define our Legacy
William B. Lees, PhD, RPA Executive Director, Florida Public Archaeology Network (fpan.us) King tides in Miami and St. Augustine, Category 5 Hurricane Michael on the Gulf Coast, and almost daily…
Wrecks in the Sand: The Potential Relationship Between Beached Shipwrecks and Climate Change
Jennifer E. Jones, PhD East Carolina University The archaeological remains of ships in the beach zone are part of a complex and dynamic system, being periodically exposed and reburied, they…
The Dredge Florida: Impacts of Larger Storms on Submerged Resources
Written by: Allyson Ropp Cultural heritage is found on land and under the sea. Like those on land, the ones under the waves are feeling the impacts of changing climate. As…
Dynamic Coasts and Immovable Cultural Resources
Impact of climate change on coastal cultural resources in Brunswick County, NC Coastal cultural resources provide crucial links to the past and are important centerpieces for interwoven maritime heritage community…