Archaeological Sites After Severe Weather

 

Archaeological sites, which may include anything from paleolithic rock art sites to excavations at a historic house, are also subject to natural and man-made disasters. These two episodes of the Archeotech podcast discusses the dangers these sites may face, monitoring after severe weather, and other mitigation strategies.

Episode 93 Disaster Preparedness for Archaeology Sites: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpzsPXe0FkA

Episode 125 Site Assessments After a Significant Weather Event with Dr. Tanya Peres: https://youtu.be/fGam_7Yd16k?si=O9dhGBloOdLc_4Kl

The article the hosts are discussing in the first episode (Finding the Positive in the Negative Archaeology and Data Collection in the Face of Natural Disasters) can be found at Cambridge University Press: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/advances-in-archaeological-practice/article/finding-the-positive-in-the-negative/FEFE087310B68A96F4E40D69E6C31DC9