The effects of climate change can be seen across the globe in the form of drought, heavy rain, and a rise in temperature. To exemplify the effects of climate change, three areas, rich in archaeological sites, along the Swedish coast have been chosen to represent different conditions where different approaches are needed. The sites in combinations with material regarding climate change may show the fate of archaeological sites in coastal areas. While the effects of climate change on archaeology may not appear great, at closer look we can already see complications. A rise in global temperature is followed by the melting of, among other things, the polar ice which leads to a rise in sea levels. The rise of sea levels is one of the greatest threats to costal archaeological sites. The costal erosion following this will also have devastating effects on any archaeological sites in the costal environments. Is it possible to save many of these sites and objects through immense rescue efforts or do we have to accept that we cannot save it all? To prevent the loss of archaeological sites in costal environments we need to act sooner rather than later. A change in legal handling of the affected sites in combination with untested methods may be what is needed to get the preventative work started.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:uu-483020 |
| Date | January 2022 |
| Creators | E. Mårtensson, Henrik |
| Publisher | Uppsala universitet, Arkeologi |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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