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| contents | <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Dear colleagues,</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Summer is upon us again. We hope that those of you heading out this season for fieldwork take good care and stay safe and healthy. As is the trend in our age of human-induced rapid climate change, many parts of Europe – and the rest of the world – will experience unprecedented weather and extraordinary temperatures this summer. Already, parts of southern Europe are seeing temperatures above 40°C – locations in Portugal and southwest Spain have already recorded temperatures in excess of 46°, and summer has only just begun! These are not conditions to be taken lightly. Be aware of the effects of heat and sun exposure and watch out for each other out there! While environmental archaeology has long been at the forefront of the archaeological sub-disciplines warning us of the drastic effects of climate change, it seems that the effects have finally caught up with us in ways that cannot be ignored. Hopefully, archaeological studies of adaptation, innovation, and resilience will prove insightful as humanity copes with and begins to mitigate these changing conditions in the future. We can hope. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>In addition to the heat creeping over Europe, world political temperatures are also on the rise. This is frightening, sad, and frustrating. Do not fall into despair, despite the perils of the present and the unpredictability of the future. As Samwise tells Frodo in <em>The Two Towers</em>, “I know. It’s all wrong. By rights we shouldn’t even be here. But we are… How could the world go back the way it was when so much bad had happened? But in the end, it’s only a passing thing, this shadow. Even darkness must pass. A new day will come. And when the sun shines it will shine out the clearer.” Again, take good care of yourself and others. Make positive change where you can. Do not forget to rest and take time to smell the roses. Afterall, there is much beauty in the world worth fighting for.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>This issue of<em> TEA</em> takes a deep dive into effectuating positive changes and how to fight effectively with <a href="#_Debate">Atmore’s contribution</a> providing a pertinent historical ecology discussion of the effects of changing oceans and human activity, offering a call to arms of sorts in advocating for historical climate studies to be urgently heeded before it is too late. Part of what makes <em>TEA </em>what it is, is that it offers insights into those kinds of political and ethical challenges while at the same time also keeping tabs on current dates of import for EAA Members with the <a href="#_July_&ndash;_October_1">EAA calendar</a> and a selection of interesting media reports relating to current archaeological topics in <a href="#_In_Case_You">In Case You Missed It</a>. We feature Serbian archaeologist and one of the tireless organizers of the (now exclusively online) 31<sup>st</sup> EAA Annual Meeting, <a href="#_Kristina_Penezić">Kristina Penezić</a> in Meet a Member over <em>TEA</em>. Although we will not see each other in Belgrade, we are happy to feature a number of highlights in this issue relating to Serbia, Serbian archaeology, and Serbian colleagues. For example, our cover features a beautiful image by Tasić of one of the <a href="#_Cover_2">enigmatic Vinča figurines</a>, so named after the Neolithic culture’s type site of Vinča-Belo Brdo, in Serbia. The <a href="#_Serbia&rsquo;s_Year_of">‘Serbian Year of Archaeology’</a> Program Board offers a brief discussion of that eponymous initiative. In other news, Lee offers some insight on the untimely destruction of the famous <a href="#_The_Felling_of">Sycamore Gap Tree in Northumberland</a> – a case of thoughtless vandalism that illustrates how cultural heritage-related crimes are beginning to see more-effective legal punishment in the UK. On a lighter note, Airey and Siebrecht introduce their thoroughly engaging archaeology and <a href="#_And_My_Trowel:">role-playing game-themed podcast ‘And My Trowel’</a> – including a link to an archaeological report detailing their fantastic excavations at Weathertop Hill in Middle Earth. Speaking of ‘Middle Earth’, Martens, Lochsen Rødsrud, and Finnebråten describe recent archaeological findings of an <a href="#_A_third_century">elite longhouse from the 3<sup>rd</sup> century CE in southeast Norway</a> – a structure whose description reminds us of King Théoden of Rohan’s Golden Hall of Meduseld. Moving further back in time (and space), Amanda Chadburn offers some new insights from work on the <a href="#_New_research_on">astroarchaeology of the Stonehenge World Heritage Site and complex</a>. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Petrella provides a project overview of some particular results of the <em>International Research Institute for Archaeology and Ethnology</em>’s work on the <a href="#_Onigasaki_2024:_Archaeological">island of Tsushima as part of the ‘Jōmon Sea’ project</a>. Lindskog introduces us to the <a href="#_PHOTARCH:_What_We">PHOTARCH project</a> – which seeks to develop standardized methods for archaeological photography and data documentation thereof – efforts that we believe are far passed due. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Rounding out this issue are a <a href="#_Book_Review">review of Valerio Massimo Manfredi’s <em>The Tower</em></a> (but only one) for your summer reading pleasure (another kind contribution from Lee) and a Community Spotlight of the newly formed <a href="#_The_Crop_History">Crop History Community</a> by Fuks. Butterworth and Verschur provide some updated <a href="#_New_Guidelines_from">guidelines from the European Archaeological Council</a>. Finally, don’t forget to check out the <a href="#_Announcements">Announcements</a> section for a variety of interesting notices and opportunities.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Best regards,</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span>Matthew J. Walsh & Samantha S. Reiter</span></strong></p> <p><em><span>Editors</span><span> </span></em></p> |
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| spellingShingle | The European Archaeologist 85 Summer Walsh, Matthew J. Reiter, Samantha S. <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Dear colleagues,</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Summer is upon us again. We hope that those of you heading out this season for fieldwork take good care and stay safe and healthy. As is the trend in our age of human-induced rapid climate change, many parts of Europe – and the rest of the world – will experience unprecedented weather and extraordinary temperatures this summer. Already, parts of southern Europe are seeing temperatures above 40°C – locations in Portugal and southwest Spain have already recorded temperatures in excess of 46°, and summer has only just begun! These are not conditions to be taken lightly. Be aware of the effects of heat and sun exposure and watch out for each other out there! While environmental archaeology has long been at the forefront of the archaeological sub-disciplines warning us of the drastic effects of climate change, it seems that the effects have finally caught up with us in ways that cannot be ignored. Hopefully, archaeological studies of adaptation, innovation, and resilience will prove insightful as humanity copes with and begins to mitigate these changing conditions in the future. We can hope. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>In addition to the heat creeping over Europe, world political temperatures are also on the rise. This is frightening, sad, and frustrating. Do not fall into despair, despite the perils of the present and the unpredictability of the future. As Samwise tells Frodo in <em>The Two Towers</em>, “I know. It’s all wrong. By rights we shouldn’t even be here. But we are… How could the world go back the way it was when so much bad had happened? But in the end, it’s only a passing thing, this shadow. Even darkness must pass. A new day will come. And when the sun shines it will shine out the clearer.” Again, take good care of yourself and others. Make positive change where you can. Do not forget to rest and take time to smell the roses. Afterall, there is much beauty in the world worth fighting for.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>This issue of<em> TEA</em> takes a deep dive into effectuating positive changes and how to fight effectively with <a href="#_Debate">Atmore’s contribution</a> providing a pertinent historical ecology discussion of the effects of changing oceans and human activity, offering a call to arms of sorts in advocating for historical climate studies to be urgently heeded before it is too late. Part of what makes <em>TEA </em>what it is, is that it offers insights into those kinds of political and ethical challenges while at the same time also keeping tabs on current dates of import for EAA Members with the <a href="#_July_&ndash;_October_1">EAA calendar</a> and a selection of interesting media reports relating to current archaeological topics in <a href="#_In_Case_You">In Case You Missed It</a>. We feature Serbian archaeologist and one of the tireless organizers of the (now exclusively online) 31<sup>st</sup> EAA Annual Meeting, <a href="#_Kristina_Penezić">Kristina Penezić</a> in Meet a Member over <em>TEA</em>. Although we will not see each other in Belgrade, we are happy to feature a number of highlights in this issue relating to Serbia, Serbian archaeology, and Serbian colleagues. For example, our cover features a beautiful image by Tasić of one of the <a href="#_Cover_2">enigmatic Vinča figurines</a>, so named after the Neolithic culture’s type site of Vinča-Belo Brdo, in Serbia. The <a href="#_Serbia&rsquo;s_Year_of">‘Serbian Year of Archaeology’</a> Program Board offers a brief discussion of that eponymous initiative. In other news, Lee offers some insight on the untimely destruction of the famous <a href="#_The_Felling_of">Sycamore Gap Tree in Northumberland</a> – a case of thoughtless vandalism that illustrates how cultural heritage-related crimes are beginning to see more-effective legal punishment in the UK. On a lighter note, Airey and Siebrecht introduce their thoroughly engaging archaeology and <a href="#_And_My_Trowel:">role-playing game-themed podcast ‘And My Trowel’</a> – including a link to an archaeological report detailing their fantastic excavations at Weathertop Hill in Middle Earth. Speaking of ‘Middle Earth’, Martens, Lochsen Rødsrud, and Finnebråten describe recent archaeological findings of an <a href="#_A_third_century">elite longhouse from the 3<sup>rd</sup> century CE in southeast Norway</a> – a structure whose description reminds us of King Théoden of Rohan’s Golden Hall of Meduseld. Moving further back in time (and space), Amanda Chadburn offers some new insights from work on the <a href="#_New_research_on">astroarchaeology of the Stonehenge World Heritage Site and complex</a>. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Petrella provides a project overview of some particular results of the <em>International Research Institute for Archaeology and Ethnology</em>’s work on the <a href="#_Onigasaki_2024:_Archaeological">island of Tsushima as part of the ‘Jōmon Sea’ project</a>. Lindskog introduces us to the <a href="#_PHOTARCH:_What_We">PHOTARCH project</a> – which seeks to develop standardized methods for archaeological photography and data documentation thereof – efforts that we believe are far passed due. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Rounding out this issue are a <a href="#_Book_Review">review of Valerio Massimo Manfredi’s <em>The Tower</em></a> (but only one) for your summer reading pleasure (another kind contribution from Lee) and a Community Spotlight of the newly formed <a href="#_The_Crop_History">Crop History Community</a> by Fuks. Butterworth and Verschur provide some updated <a href="#_New_Guidelines_from">guidelines from the European Archaeological Council</a>. Finally, don’t forget to check out the <a href="#_Announcements">Announcements</a> section for a variety of interesting notices and opportunities.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Best regards,</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span>Matthew J. Walsh & Samantha S. Reiter</span></strong></p> <p><em><span>Editors</span><span> </span></em></p> |
| title | The European Archaeologist 85 Summer |
| url | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20408404 |