El Niño, Catastrophism, and Culture Change in Ancient America (Dumbarton Oaks Other Titles in Pre-Columbian Studies) - Hardcover

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ISBN 10: 0884023532 ISBN 13: 9780884023531

Verlag: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection, 2009

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The contributions range from providing detailed understandings of paleoclimatic data to specific effects of catastrophic events on human populations and the solutions and adaptations made throughout prehistoric and historic periods. In that sense, the chapters open climatic discussions to the vast range of data from archaeological contexts, which provide the evidence for catastrophic events in the past as well as the different ways in which people in pre-Columbian cultures responded to potential catastrophes.--R. P. Wright"Choice" (01/01/2010)

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El Niño is an extreme climate perturbation that periodically changes weather throughout the globe, often with dire consequences. First recognized in Peru, El Niño events are best known and documented there. This book summarizes research on the nature of El Niño events in the Americas and details specific historic and prehistoric patterns in Peru and elsewhere. By also looking at other catastrophic natural events in the ancient New World, the book illustrates how scientific archaeology can serve pure research as well as provide information for contemporary issues.

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• Verlag: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0884023532
• ISBN 13: 9780884023531
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 438
• Herausgeber: Sandweiss Daniel H., Quilter Jeffrey