The Archaeology of Climate Change

Dear Colleagues,

Climate change is a hot topic in the 21st century. Those engaged in the archaeological pursuit of knowledge know that there have been many periods when similar conversations occurred among individuals in both the distant and more recent past.

We invite paper submissions for publication in this Heritage theme Special Issue titled “The Archaeology of Climate Change.” We welcome manuscripts focusing on any area of the globe, as well as any archaeological period.

We invite authors to submit manuscripts focusing on one or more of the following themes:

• Scientific/archaeological methodologies for identifying/tracking ancient climate change;
• The impacts of climate change on political, social, economic, and/or religious behaviors in communities;
• The impacts of climate change on agricultural, land-management, and/or animal husbandry activities in communities;
• Power dynamics initiated, exacerbated, or eradicated by climate change;
• Archaeological evidence of ancient responses to climate change, particularly with regard to sustainability strategies introduced or practiced to manage climate-induced crises.

While submissions on the above-noted topics will form the majority of this Special Issue, we also welcome manuscripts that study topics outside of, or only tangentially related to, those outlined in the bullet-point list.

Manuscripts will first be reviewed by the Guest Editors, who may request changes to the manuscript; subsequent to their final approval, manuscripts will undergo a peer-review process.

We look forward to receiving submissions from interested authors. The open-access nature of Heritage will ensure that the valuable data contained therein will be immediately available to those interested in learning about this extremely relevant topic.

Prof. Dr. Sharon Steadman
Prof. Dr. John Frederick Haldon
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Heritage is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• archaeology
• climate change
• methodology
• ecology
• adaptation