Climate change is destroying archaeological sites before we can study them, scientists warn
Ancient remains are best preserved in oceans, ice patches and wetlands—which are at risk of rising temperatures.
Climate change is threatening archaeology across the globe, experts have warned in a series of new articles published in the journal Antiquity.
Locations where ancient remains are best preserved—such as oceans, ice patches and wetlands—are also those most at risk,
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November 22, 2022
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but little is being done to protect them. “Climate change is accelerating, amplifying existing risks and creating new ones, the consequences of which could be devastating for the global archaeological record,” writes Jørgen Hollesen, a senior researcher at the National Museum of Denmark, who authored of one of the papers.
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