The Five-Minute Archaeologist in the Southern Levant - Cynthia Shafer-Elliott
45. What can we learn from the ancient environment?
The Five-Minute Archaeologist in the Southern Levant - Cynthia Shafer-Elliott
Elizabeth R. Arnold
Grand Valley State University
Description
Archaeologists have a variety of methods to examine the remains of plants, animals, soils and sediments to document past environments and reconstruct the lives of ancient people. Any attempt to reconstruction the environment, either on the local level or in a region, is greatly strengthened by using many lines of evidence for past environmental conditions.