From the Editor

IF 0.3 2区 历史学 0 ARCHAEOLOGY
Stephanie L. Budin
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Previous articleNext article FreeFrom the EditorStephanie L. BudinStephanie L. Budin Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUSFull Text Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmailPrint SectionsMoreHello, Readers!Greece is burning again. According to all the major news media, the island of Rhodes is getting the worst of it. Just two years ago it was the archaeological site of Olympia in the Peloponnese that went up in flames. And that’s not the only kind of burning: Last week (I’m writing this in late July), the Athenian Acropolis closed down to tourism because of the extreme heat. According to all those same major news media, and I quote: “Welcome to the new normal.”Climate change is finding all sorts of new ways ot mess with archaeology. This isn’t entirely new. Back in 2007 I took part in an excavation on Cyprus that was atypically but conveniently for me, taking place in spring. Normally the dig took place during the summer break, once classes were over. But the previous year the team lost several days owing to extreme heat, when it simply was not feasible to have people in the field. So in 2007 they decided to move the dig season from summer break to the Easter season, shielding folks from the Summer’s brutality. We wound up losing only one day to a severe wind-storm, which reminded me of Dante’s second level of Hell (Lust, not inapproriate as we were close to the birthplace of Aphrodite), and reminded the students from Edinburgh of home. The point is, archaeologists are known for their heat tolearance, and the heat is now pushing back in such a way that even the archaeologists are starting to cave.So there is heat for the archaeologists, heat for the tourists, and fire literally all around. And thus once again we must bring up the matter of how the archaeological community is going to deal with the global warming problem, especially when it comes to protecting ourselves in the field.There is a strong probability that excavation seasons are going to start shifting away from the summer months. This is already common in Egypt and Sudan, and, as noted above, becoming desirable for Cyprus. The major concern here is how such new schedules will interact with the standard academic calendar, which normally has student or professors in the classroom during the cooler seasons. Will excavation seasons become shorter to fit into spring break and the gap between Michaelmas and Hilary? Will graduate programs in archaeology tweak their schedules to allow for digs mid-semester? As the seasons shift, will December become the new June? (If you are in the southern hemisphere, please feel free to flip those.) Are we about to see a LOT more people in underwater archaeology programs? Or shall we just become much better at digging at night, hopefully in cooler temperatures?What we can do for the sites—to protect them from heat and fire—is a whole other headache. (Again, the underwater archaeology groups are mostly immune.) Many of the older, larger digs have permanent structures—museums, interpretive centers—on site, where humans can cool down and enough water might be stored to deal with localized flames. One might hope that more heat retardant material might be swapped in for the metals currently used in scaffolding and stair bannisters. Might it possible that solar panels can serve the double function of providing shade over a dig while generating electricity for such permanent structures? Already the site of Pompeii is making use of “invisible” (they look like terracotta roof tiles) solar panels to generate electricity, so there is both hope and precedent. Should a fire-retardant ditch system become part of standard operating procedure when excavating?I am not thrilled with the new normal. But it is here, and we are better off dealing with it reasonably and responsibly. I don’t think installing a full-scale sprinkler system at, say, Megiddo, is entirely feasible, but small steps might make a world of difference down the line for the sites, the archaeologists, and those who come to appreciate both.Stephanie L. Budin, Editor Previous articleNext article DetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Near Eastern Archaeology Volume 86, Number 3September 2023 A journal of ASOR Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/727500 Copyright © 2023 by the American Society of Overseas ResearchPDF download Crossref reports no articles citing this article.
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上一篇文章下一篇文章免费编辑stephanie L. Budin stephanie L. Budin搜索本文作者的更多文章PDFPDF plus全文添加到收藏夹下载CitationTrack citationspermissions转载在facebook上分享twitterlinkedinredditemailprint sectionsmore你好,读者!希腊又在燃烧。据各大新闻媒体报道,罗德岛的情况最为严重。就在两年前,伯罗奔尼撒半岛的奥林匹亚考古遗址被大火吞噬。这并不是唯一一种燃烧方式:上周(我在7月底写这篇文章),由于极端高温,雅典卫城对游客关闭了。根据所有这些主要新闻媒体的说法,我引用一句:“欢迎来到新常态。”气候变化正在寻找各种各样的新方法来扰乱考古学。这并不是什么新鲜事。早在2007年,我就参加了塞浦路斯的一次挖掘活动,那是在春天,对我来说很不寻常,但很方便。一般来说,挖掘工作都是在暑假结束后进行的。但前一年,由于极端高温,该团队损失了几天时间,当时根本不可能有人在现场。因此,在2007年,他们决定将挖掘季节从暑假移到复活节,以保护人们免受夏天的残酷。最后,我们只在一场狂风暴雨中失去了一天的时间,这让我想起了但丁的第二层地狱(欲望,因为我们离阿芙罗狄蒂的出生地很近,这并不不合适),也让爱丁堡的学生想起了家乡。关键是,考古学家以耐热性著称,而现在,高温正以一种甚至连考古学家都开始屈服的方式向后退。所以考古学家有热,游客有热,到处都是火。因此,我们必须再一次提出考古社区将如何应对全球变暖问题的问题,特别是当涉及到保护我们自己的领域时。挖掘季节很有可能会从夏季开始转移。这在埃及和苏丹已经很普遍,而且如上文所述,塞浦路斯也希望如此。这里的主要问题是,这种新的时间表将如何与标准的学术日历相互影响,在较冷的季节,通常会有学生或教授在教室里。挖掘季节是否会缩短,以适应春假和米迦勒节和希拉里节之间的间隔?考古学的研究生课程是否会调整他们的时间表,以便在学期中期进行挖掘?随着季节的变换,十二月会变成新的六月吗?(如果你在南半球,请随意翻转它们。)我们会在水下考古项目中看到更多的人吗?或者我们应该在晚上挖得更好,希望在更凉爽的温度下?我们能为这些遗址做些什么——保护它们不受高温和火灾的影响——是另一个令人头疼的问题。(同样,水下考古小组大多不受影响。)许多更古老、更大的挖掘地点都有永久性的建筑——博物馆、解说中心——在那里,人们可以降温,并可能储存足够的水来应对局部的火焰。人们可能希望,更多的耐热材料可能会取代目前用于脚手架和楼梯扶手的金属。太阳能电池板是否有可能在为这种永久性结构发电的同时,为挖掘提供遮阳的双重功能?庞贝遗址已经在利用“看不见的”(它们看起来像陶土屋顶瓦)太阳能电池板发电,因此既有希望,也有先例。在挖掘时,防火沟系统是否应成为标准操作程序的一部分?我对新常态并不感到兴奋。但它就在这里,我们最好以合理和负责任的方式处理它。我不认为在米吉多(Megiddo)等地安装一个全面的喷水灭火系统是完全可行的,但对于遗址、考古学家和那些逐渐欣赏两者的人来说,一些小步骤可能会让世界变得不同。编辑Stephanie L. Budin上一篇文章下一篇文章详细数据参考文献引用自《近东考古》ASOR学报第86卷第3期2023年9月文章doi: https://doi.org/10.1086/727500版权所有©2023 by American Society of Overseas ResearchPDF下载Crossref未报告引用本文的文章。
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期刊介绍: Archaeological discoveries continually enrich our understanding of the people, culture, history, and literature of the Middle East. The heritage of its peoples -- from urban civilization to the Bible -- both inspires and fascinates. Near Eastern Archaeology brings to life the ancient world from Mesopotamia to the Mediterranean with vibrant images and authoritative analyses.
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