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The age of melt : what glaciers, ice mummies, and ancient artifacts teach us about climate, culture, and a future without ice / Lisa Baril.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781643261515
- ISBN: 1643261517
- Physical Description: 240 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Portland, Oregon : Timber Press, [2024]
- Copyright: ©2024
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 228-233) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The emergence of ice-patch archaeology -- Murder in the Alps -- How the little ice age shaped Western views of glaciers -- Our ice-age origins -- Archaeology with altitude -- Digging into Norway's ice -- Yukon hunters of the Alpine -- Long ago person found -- The world's oldest ice-patch artifact -- Pilgrimage to the Andes -- Glacier growers and ancient knowledge of the Himalayas -- The future of ice-patch archaeology. |
| Summary, etc.: | "An exploration of ice-patch archaeology and the ... story of how glaciers play a crucial role in human culture."--Flap page 1 of dust jacket. "Glaciers figure prominently in both ancient and contemporary narratives around the world. They inspire art and literature. They spark both fear and awe. And they give and take life. In The Age of Melt, science writer Lisa Baril explores the deep-rooted cultural connection between humans and ice through time, interweaving personal travelogue, scientific journalism, and forthright, entertaining interviews. As thousands of organic artifacts emerge from patches of melting ice in mountain ranges around the world, archaeologists are in a race against time to find them before they disappear forever. In this hopeful, forward-thinking take on the effects of climate change, Baril recounts her travels from the Alps to the Andes, investigating how these artifacts offer insight into culture, wilderness, and what we gain when we rethink our relationship to both the world and ice, our most precious and ephemeral substance"-- Inside jacket flap. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Ice patch archaeology. Excavations (Archaeology) > Arctic regions. Arctic regions > History. Climatic changes > Arctic regions. Global warming > Arctic regions. Glaciers. |
| Genre: | Informational works. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killingworth Library Association | 508.311 BAR (Text) | 33420157367112 | Adult New Nonfiction | Checked out | 12/16/2024 |
