Egypt
- Conference: Pre-modern Climate Change
University of Copenhagen Pre-Modern Climate Change. Causes and Human Responses 21st - 23rd October 2009 Climate, and human responses to it, plays an integral part in the formation of society. Thus when climate change occurs, the result of either natural...
- Off-topic - Conference: Weather, Climate Change, And British Farming In Historical Perspective
Okay, this one really is slightly bizarre for this blog. But if you're interested in the subject of climate change (which if you're interested in the prehistory of Egypt you probably will be) and you're located in the UK then this might be...
- Book Reviews: Impacts Of Climate On Ancient Civilizations
http://www.geotimes.org/current/geomedia.html#review2Book review of The Winds of Change by Eugene Linden. Long term visitors will know that I am interested in past climate change, and its impacts (or otherwise) on human occupation patterns. The above...
- Clues To Climate Change In Egypt's Past
http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/science/04/08/earth.past.future/index.html?section=cnn_latest "Harvey Weiss, professor of archaeology at Yale University, says climate change was a fact of life for earlier civilizations. From pharaohs to the medieval Vikings,...
- Conserving Monuments
Here Dr. Hawass talks about conservation of monuments in particularly the step pyramid and the serapeum. Dr. Hawass also mentions an unexplored shaft on the east side of the step pyramid that will be excavated. The fine doctor also briefly discusses climate...
Egypt
Prehistoric climate change
www.newscientist.com
Another one for those amongst you who are intersted in the role of climate change on early prehistory. The latest issue of New Scientist (27th January 2007, p.12) looks at climate change in terms of causes other than Milankovitch cycles, summarizing an argument by Robert Ehrlich who suggsts that Milankovitch cycles are not large enough to create ice ages, even factoring in feedback mechanisms on Earth. As usual with climate change models, the idea has a number of detractors.
- Conference: Pre-modern Climate Change
University of Copenhagen Pre-Modern Climate Change. Causes and Human Responses 21st - 23rd October 2009 Climate, and human responses to it, plays an integral part in the formation of society. Thus when climate change occurs, the result of either natural...
- Off-topic - Conference: Weather, Climate Change, And British Farming In Historical Perspective
Okay, this one really is slightly bizarre for this blog. But if you're interested in the subject of climate change (which if you're interested in the prehistory of Egypt you probably will be) and you're located in the UK then this might be...
- Book Reviews: Impacts Of Climate On Ancient Civilizations
http://www.geotimes.org/current/geomedia.html#review2Book review of The Winds of Change by Eugene Linden. Long term visitors will know that I am interested in past climate change, and its impacts (or otherwise) on human occupation patterns. The above...
- Clues To Climate Change In Egypt's Past
http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/science/04/08/earth.past.future/index.html?section=cnn_latest "Harvey Weiss, professor of archaeology at Yale University, says climate change was a fact of life for earlier civilizations. From pharaohs to the medieval Vikings,...
- Conserving Monuments
Here Dr. Hawass talks about conservation of monuments in particularly the step pyramid and the serapeum. Dr. Hawass also mentions an unexplored shaft on the east side of the step pyramid that will be excavated. The fine doctor also briefly discusses climate...