Abstract

Climate change and anthropogenic activities are actively destroying the archaeological record. The dramatic disappearance of archaeological landscapes becomes particularly problematic when they are also unrecorded. Hidden from view and eroding, these disappearing landscapes likely hold answers to important anthropological questions. As such, disappearing landscapes present a major challenge for twenty-first century archaeology. Left unchecked, this phenomenon will increase the severity of bias in our knowledge of the past. In this paper we use a case study from Pinckney Island in the American Southeast to illustrate how the problem of hidden and disappearing landscapes can be addressed through multi-scalar surveys. Specifically, by combining aerial LiDAR, pedestrian survey, and micro-artifact approaches, the identification of hidden and disappearing cultural materials (including permanent settlements and ephemeral artifact scatters) can be alleviated.

摘要

气候变化和人为活动正在积极破坏考古记录。当考古景观也未被记录时，考古景观的戏剧性消失就变得尤其成问题。这些消失的景观隐藏在视线之外并被侵蚀，可能为重要的人类学问题提供了答案。因此，消失的景观对 21 世纪的考古学提出了重大挑战。如果不加以控制，这种现象将增加我们对过去知识的偏见的严重程度。在本文中，我们使用美国东南部平克尼岛的案例研究来说明如何通过多标量调查解决隐藏和消失的景观问题。具体来说，通过结合航空 LiDAR、行人调查和微工件方法，