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The power of nature : archaeology and human-environmental dynamics / edited by Monica L. Smith.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Smith, Monica L., 1954- editor.
JSTOR (Online Service)
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Environmental archaeology--Case studies.
Environmental archaeology.
Human beings--Effect of environment on.
Human beings.
Human beings--Effect of climate on.
Natural disasters--Social aspects.
Natural disasters.
Climatic changes--Social aspects.
Climatic changes.
Epidemics--Social aspects.
Epidemics.
Nature--Effect of human beings on.
Nature.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xii, 282 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color)
Other Title:
Archaeology and human-environmental dynamics
Place of Publication:
Denver : University Press of Colorado, [2022]
Contents:
Nature as agent : mass-event, incremental, and biotic perspectives / Monica L. Smith
Hurricanes as agents of cultural change : integrating paleotempestology and the archaeological record / Matthew C. Peros, Jago Cooper, and François Oliva
Navigating the scarcity and abundance of monsoonal rainfall in South Asia / Kanika Kalra
Earthquakes and agency in the Roman Mediterranean : resilience and transformation / Jordan Pickett
Fire as an agentive force, from forest to hearth to forest again / Monica L. Smith
Pathogens with power : how diseases navigate human societies / Sara L. Juengst, Emilie Cobb, Dale L. Hutchinson, Karen Mohr Chávez, Sergio Chávez, and Stanislava Chávez
Vegetative agency and social memory in the houselots of the Ancient Maya / Harper Dine, Traci Ardren, and Chelsea Fisher
Bird behavior and biology : the agentive role of birds in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico / Katelyn J. Bishop
Rats, bats, and birds : the role of non-human ecosystem engineers in Pre-European Polynesian agriculture / Seth Quintus, Jennifer Huebert, Jillian A. Swift, and Kyungsoo Yoo
Animal agents in the human environment / Steven Ammerman
Reindeer as a toggle : animal agency in domestication / Silvia Tomášková
The end of the world (again) / John Robb.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 23, 2023).
Other Format:
Print version: Power of nature
ISBN:
9781646423521
1646423526
Publisher Number:
40031663954
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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