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Video: Island Stories – archaeology and climate change

The moai statues of Easter Island. Under threat from climate change. Photograph: Jane Downes.

The moai statues of Easter Island. Under threat from climate change. (Jane Downes)

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The recording of Professor Jane Downes’ welcome seminar for students, which looks the effect of climate change on archaeological heritage.

In the island contexts of Orkney and Rapa Nui (Easter Island) the main impacts of sea level rise and increased storminess are explored and a range of adaptive responses discussed.


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