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The power of nature : archaeology and human-environmental dynamics
Title
The power of nature : archaeology and human-environmental dynamics / edited by Monica L. Smith.
ISBN
9781646423514
1646423518
9781646423521
Publication
Denver : University Press of Colorado, [2022]
Copyright Notice Date
©2022
Physical Description
xii, 282 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Summary
"The Power of Nature address the force and impact of nature relative to human knowledge, action, and volition. Complex case studies address the ways in which nature retains the upper hand in human agentive environmental discourse, providing a new discussion of the role of human effects on the environment"-- Provided by publisher.
Variant and related titles
Archaeology and human-environmental dynamics
Other formats
Online version: Power of nature Louisville : University Press of Colorado, [2022]
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 02, 2023
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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