气候变化领域集成服务门户(CCPortal): Leveraging legacy archaeological collections as proxies for climate and environmental research

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DOI	10.1073/pnas.1914154117
	Leveraging legacy archaeological collections as proxies for climate and environmental research
	St Amand F.; Terry Childs S.; Reitz E.J.; Heller S.; Newsom B.; Rick T.C.; Sandweiss D.H.; Wheeler R.
发表日期	2020
ISSN	0027-8424
起始页码	8287
结束页码	8294
卷号	117 期号:15
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.
英文关键词	Archaeology; Climate proxies; Climate research; Legacy archaeological collections
语种	英语
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
来源期刊	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/160987
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 044...
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	St Amand F.,Terry Childs S.,Reitz E.J.,et al. Leveraging legacy archaeological collections as proxies for climate and environmental research[J],2020,117(15).
APA	St Amand F..,Terry Childs S..,Reitz E.J..,Heller S..,Newsom B..,...&Wheeler R..(2020).Leveraging legacy archaeological collections as proxies for climate and environmental research.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America,117(15).
MLA	St Amand F.,et al."Leveraging legacy archaeological collections as proxies for climate and environmental research".Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 117.15(2020).