Climate Change

How climate change is washing away precious evidence of our distant past

An archaeological site.

Across Europe, an estimated 100,000km² of peatland has been lost over the last 50 years. Image: Unsplash/Nika Benedictova

Rosie Everett
Lecturer in Forensic Science, Northumbria University, Newcastle
Gillian Taylor
Associate Professor in Archaeology, Teesside University
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Vindolanda, a Roman fort, holds a huge range of archaeological evidence.
Vindolanda, a Roman fort, holds a huge range of archaeological evidence. Image: Francis/Wikimedia

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