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Document Type: | Book |
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All Authors / Contributors: |
Kevin Walsh |
ISBN: | 9780521853019 052185301X |
OCLC Number: | 862111883 |
Description: | 384 pages |
Contents: | 1. Introduction; 2. From geology to biology: defining the Mediterranean; 3. Sea level change and coastal settlement: human engagements with littoral environments; 4. Rivers and wetlands; 5. Environmental change: degradation and resilience; 6. Working and managing Mediterranean environments; 7. Islands: biogeography, settlement, and interaction; 8. Mountain economies and environmental change; 9. Conclusions: the Mediterranean mosaic: persistent and incongruent environmental knowledge. |
Responsibility: | Kevin Walsh. |
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Abstract:
This volume is designed to synthesise and assess the ways in which evidence relating to changes in the natural environment in the Mediterranean can be integrated with cultural archaeological research. It covers chronological periods from the Early Neolithic to the end of the Roman period.
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'This is a beautifully illustrated and argued synthesis that caters to graduate students and all researchers interested in studying Mediterranean paleo-environments, including archaeologists, geomorphologists, and geo-archaeologists.' Geomorphologie 'This book deserves - and will find - a wide audience. ... An added bonus, alongside the crisply-reproduced diagrams and charts, are the beautiful and informative watercolours by Jean-Marie Gassend.' Antiquity Read more...
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