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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
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Archaeological assessment reveals Earth's early transformation through land use
Science, Volume 365, No. 6456, Year 2019
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Environmentally transformative human use of land accelerated with the emergence of agriculture, but the extent, trajectory, and implications of these early changes are not well understood. An empirical global assessment of land use from 10,000 years before the present (yr B.P.) to 1850 CE reveals a planet largely transformed by hunter-gatherers, farmers, and pastoralists by 3000 years ago, considerably earlier than the dates in the land-use reconstructions commonly used by Earth scientists. Synthesis of knowledge contributed by more than 250 archaeologists highlighted gaps in archaeological expertise and data quality, which peaked for 2000 yr B.P. and in traditionally studied and wealthier regions. Archaeological reconstruction of global land-use history illuminates the deep roots of Earth's transformation and challenges the emerging Anthropocene paradigm that large-scale anthropogenic global environmental change is mostly a recent phenomenon. © 2017 The Authors.
Authors & Co-Authors
Fuller, Dorian Q.
United Kingdom, London
University College London
Boivin, Nicole L.
Germany, Jena
Max-planck-institut Für Menschheitsgeschichte
Rick, Torben C.
United States, Washington, D.c.
Smithsonian Institution
Gauthier, Nicolas
United States, Tempe
Arizona State University
Kay, Andrea U.
Germany, Jena
Max-planck-institut Für Menschheitsgeschichte
Marwick, Ben
United States, Los Alamos
University of Washington
Armstrong, Chelsey Geralda Denise
United States, Washington, D.c.
Smithsonian Institution
Denham, Tim P.
Australia, Canberra
The Australian National University
Douglass, Kristina G.
United States, University Park
Pennsylvania State University
Driver, Jonathan C.
Canada, Burnaby
Simon Fraser University
Roberts, Patrick J.
Germany, Jena
Max-planck-institut Für Menschheitsgeschichte
Aldenderfer, Mark Steven
United States, Merced
Uc Merced
Artioli, Gilberto
Italy, Padua
Università Degli Studi Di Padova
Braje, Todd J.
United States, San Francisco
California Academy of Sciences
Buckland, Philip I.
Sweden, Umea
Umeå Universitet
Coutros, Peter R.
United States, Tacoma
University of Puget Sound
Cremaschi, Mauro
Italy, Milan
Università Degli Studi Di Milano
Crowther, Alison
Germany, Jena
Max-planck-institut Für Menschheitsgeschichte
di Lernia, Savino
Italy, Rome
Sapienza Università Di Roma
Edwards, Kevin J.
United Kingdom, Aberdeen
University of Aberdeen
United Kingdom, Cambridge
University of Cambridge
Erlandson, Jon McVey
United States, Eugene
University of Oregon
Faulkner, Patrick A.
Australia, Sydney
The University of Sydney
Fernandes, Ricardo
Czech Republic, Brno
Masaryk University
Garcea, Elena A.A.
Italy, Cassino
Universita Di Cassino e Del Lazio Meridionale
Goldstein, Steven T.
Germany, Jena
Max-planck-institut Für Menschheitsgeschichte
Hiscock, Peter
Australia, Sydney
The University of Sydney
Hommel, Peter N.
Czech Republic, Brno
Masaryk University
Horsburgh, K. Ann
United States, Dallas
Southern Methodist University
Kaufman, Brett
United States, Urbana
University of Illinois Urbana-champaign
Lanoë, François B.
United States, Tucson
The University of Arizona
Lawrence, Dan
United Kingdom, Durham
Durham University
Levin, Maureece J.
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
López-Sáez, J. A.
Spain, Madrid
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
Marchant, Rob A.
United Kingdom, York
University of York
McCoy, Mark D.
United States, Dallas
Southern Methodist University
Noerwidi, Sofwan
Unknown Affiliation
Schmidt, Peter R.
South Africa, Pretoria
University of Pretoria
Seitsonen, Oula Ilari
Finland, Helsinki
Helsingin Yliopisto
Simpson, Ian A.
United Kingdom, Stirling
University of Stirling
Sołtysiak, Arkadiusz
Poland, Warsaw
University of Warsaw
Storozum, Michael J.
China, Shanghai
Fudan University
Thompson, Jessica C.
United States, New Haven
Yale University
Ulm, Sean
Australia, Wollongong
Arc Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage
Wright, David K.
South Korea, Seoul
Seoul National University
Zahir, Muhammad
Pakistan, Mansehra
Hazara University Pakistan
Zerboni, Andrea
Italy, Milan
Università Degli Studi Di Milano
Kaplan, Jed Oliver
Germany, Jena
Max-planck-institut Für Menschheitsgeschichte
Germany, Augsburg
Universität Augsburg
Gaillard, Marie José
Sweden, Kalmar
Linnaeus University, Kalmar
Klein Goldewijk, Kees
Netherlands, The Hague
Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency
Ellis, Erle Christopher
United States, Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Statistics
Citations: 322
Authors: 50
Affiliations: 78
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1126/science.aax1192
ISSN:
00368075