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Bioarchaeology of Climate Change and Violence

Ethical Considerations

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Authors:
  1. Ryan P. Harrod

    1. Department of Anthropology, University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, USA

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  2. Debra L. Martin

    1. Department of Anthropology, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, USA

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  • Integrates theory, method and data in the area of climate change and violence
  • Provides a wealth of methodological standards on how to integrate skeletal analysis with research related to environmental change
  • Incorporates detailed information on measures of climatic variation and signatures of violence
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Anthropology (BRIEFSANTHRO)

Part of the book sub series: Anthropology and Ethics (AAE)

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. The Bioarchaeology of Climate Change and Violence: A Temporal and Cross-Cultural Approach

    • Ryan P. Harrod, Debra L. Martin
    Pages 1-11

  3. The Science of Climate Change

    • Ryan P. Harrod, Debra L. Martin
    Pages 13-21

  4. Culture and Resilience

    • Ryan P. Harrod, Debra L. Martin
    Pages 23-32

  5. Climate Change, Social Control and Violence in the US Southwest

    • Ryan P. Harrod, Debra L. Martin
    Pages 33-58

  6. Beyond the Southwest: Is There a Relationship Between Climate and Violence?

    • Ryan P. Harrod, Debra L. Martin
    Pages 59-67

  7. Conclusion: A Bioarchaeological Model of Climate Change and Violence

    • Ryan P. Harrod, Debra L. Martin
    Pages 69-71

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 73-75
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About this book

The goal of this monograph is to emphasize with empirical data the complexity of the relationship between climate change and violence. Bioarchaeology is the integration of human skeletal remains from ancient societies with the cultural and environmental context. Information on mortality, disease, diet and other factors provide important data to examine long chronologies of human existence, particularly during periods of droughts and life-threatening climate changes. Case studies are used to reconstruct the responses and short and long-term adaptations made by groups before, during and after dramatic changes in weather and climate. Interpersonal and group violence is also analyzed. The authors find that while in some cases there is an increase in trauma and violence, in other cases there is not. Human groups are capable of avoiding violent altercations and increasing broad networks of cooperation that help to mitigate the effects of climate change. A case study from the U.S. Southwest is provided that shows the variable and surprising ways that ancient farmers in the past dealt with long term droughts.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Anthropology, University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, USA

    Ryan P. Harrod

  • Department of Anthropology, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, USA

    Debra L. Martin

About the authors

Ryan P. Harrod is assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Alaska Anchorage.

Debra L. Martin is the Lincy professor of anthropology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Prior collaborations include the coedited volume. The Bioarchaeology of Violence and the coauthored book Bioarchaeology: An Integrated Approach to Working with Human Remains.

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