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Archaeologists have long encountered evidence of ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTORS
natural disasters through excavation and stratigra- David Abbott
phy. In Surviving Sudden Environmental Change,
SURVIVING SUDDEN ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
case studies examine how eight different past hu- Marty Anderies
man communities—ranging from Arctic to equa- Andrew Dugmore
torial regions, from tropical rainforests to des- Ben Fitzhugh
ert interiors, and from deep prehistory to living
Michelle Hegmon
memory—faced and coped with such dangers.
Many disasters originate from a force of na- Scott Ingram
ture, such as an earthquake, cyclone, tsunami, vol- Keith Kintigh
canic eruption, drought, or flood. But that is only Ann Kinzig
half of the story; decisions of people and their par-
Timothy Kohler
ticular cultural lifeways are the rest. Sociocultural
factors are essential in understanding risk, impact, Stephanie Kulow
resilience, reactions, and recoveries from massive Emily McClung de Tapia
sudden environmental changes. By using deep- Thomas McGovern
time perspectives provided by interdisciplinary
approaches, this book provides a rich temporal
Cathryn Meegan
background to the human experience of environ- Ben Nelson
mental hazards and disasters. In addition, each Margaret Nelson
chapter is followed by an abstract summarizing Tate Paulette
the important implications for today’s manage-
ment practices and providing recommendations Matthew Peeples
for policy makers. Jeffrey Quilter
Charles Redman
Publication supported in part by the Daniel Sandweiss
National Science Foundation. Katherine Spielmann
Colleen Strawhacker
JAGO COOPER is an Arts and Humanities Research Orri Vésteinsson
Council research associate and lectures at the Insti-
tute of Archaeology, University College London.
SURVIVING SUDDEN
COVER PHOTOGRAPH: Eruption of Sarychev
Volcano on June 12, 2009, as photographed
PAYSON SHEETS is a professor of anthropology by the International Space Station; image
ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
at the University of Colorado, Boulder. courtesy of Earth Sciences and Image Analysis
Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Center
(ISS020-E-9048; http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov).
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EDITED BY JAGO COOPER AND PAY S O N S H E E T S
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