ENV 793b/EVST 473/ANTH 773 () / 2024-2025
Abrupt Climate Change and Societal Collapse
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Credits: 3
Spring 2025: Th, 9:25-11:15, TBA |
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Collapse documented in the archaeological and early historical records of the Old and New Worlds, including Mesopotamia, Mesoamerica, the Andes, and Europe. Analysis of politicoeconomic vulnerabilities, resiliencies, and adaptations in the face of abrupt climate change, anthropogenic environmental degradation, resource depletion, “barbarian” incursions, or class conflict.