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Building a Foundation to Unify the Language of Climate Change in Historical Archaeology

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Abstract

Archaeologists use the same terms with vastly different meanings, resulting in ineffective communication. Time is of the essence when working with heritage at risk, and standardized language facilitates effective conversations and actions to describe, interpret, and communicate aspects of archaeology in the time of climate change. A panel at the 2022 Society for Historical Archaeology conference was sponsored by the Heritage at Risk Committee to delineate the meaning of the oft-used but rarely defined terms “site,” “resource,” “significance,” “risk,” “triage,” “data,” “audience,” and “sustainability.” The purpose of this article is to take a step toward disciplinary unification to facilitate future dialogue and action through modeling, monitoring, and mitigating heritage at risk.

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Los arqueólogos usan los mismos términos con significados muy diferentes, lo que resulta en una comunicación ineficaz. El tiempo es esencial cuando se trabaja con el patrimonio en riesgo, y el lenguaje estandarizado facilita conversaciones y acciones efectivas para describir, interpretar y comunicar aspectos de la arqueología en la época del cambio climático. Un panel en la conferencia de la Sociedad de Arqueología Histórica de 2022 fue patrocinado por el Comité de Patrimonio en Riesgo para delinear el significado de los términos utilizados con frecuencia, pero rara vez definidos, tales como “sitio,” “recurso,” “significado,” “riesgo,” “triaje,” “datos,” “audiencia” y “sostenibilidad.” El propósito de este artículo es dar un paso hacia la unificación disciplinar para facilitar el diálogo y la acción futura a través de la modelización, seguimiento y mitigación del patrimonio en riesgo.

Résumé

Les archéologues utilisent les mêmes termes dont la signification diffère grandement, ce qui résulte en une communication inefficace. Le temps est compté dans le cadre d'une mission sur un patrimoine en danger, et un langage uniformisé facilite des conversations et des actions efficaces pour décrire, interpréter et transmettre des aspects de l'archéologie à l'époque du changement climatique. Un panel au cours de la conférence de 2022 de la Société d'Archéologie historique a reçu le parrainage du Comité sur le patrimoine en danger afin de tracer la signification de termes fréquemment utilisés mais rarement définis, « site », « ressource », « signification », « risque », « triage », « données », « audience », et « durabilité ». La finalité de cet article est d'initier une avancée vers une unification disciplinaire afin de faciliter un dialogue et une action futurs vers la modélisation, la surveillance et la réduction du patrimoine en danger.

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Cochran, L.E., Miller, S.E., Wholey, H. et al. Building a Foundation to Unify the Language of Climate Change in Historical Archaeology. Hist Arch 57, 473–488 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41636-023-00416-0

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