Chapter 15. Cultural Heritage under threat: The effects of climate change on the small island of Barbuda, Lesser Antilles
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2017
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Sophia Perdikaris et al., « Chapter 15. Cultural Heritage under threat: The effects of climate change on the small island of Barbuda, Lesser Antilles », HAL-SHS : archéologie, ID : 10670/1.8q0js7
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Extreme wcather and the decline in preservation of archaeological sites on the small island of Barbuda in the Lesser Antilles, has brought together an international team of researchers that have been collaborating in the rescue excavation and preservation efforts of sites ranging from the Archaic Age (3000-1000 BCE) to the late 1800s. Through archaeology, zooarchaeology, archaeobotany, palaeoecology, geospatial technology and citizen science, investigations on long-term human ecodynamies in Barbuda are revealing a complex interplay between culture and environment that has persisted in one farm or another for several thousands of years. Bar'buda, unlike its sister island of Antigua and other voleanic islands of the Lesser Antilles, never faced the ecological devastation of areas used for sugar production. This means that archaeologieal sites that predate sugar production are mostly preserved. However, current climatic changes and modern development of the island have had detrimental effects on all Barbudan sites. The team of natural and social scientists are working ~ closely with local experts to document, understand, and find solutions to the pressing social and environmental challenges that threaten the cultural heritage of the island and are working towards preservation and conservation of Barbuda's rich archaeological past.