A perfect storm: An archaeological management crisis in the Mississippi River Delta

Abstract Engineered projects resulting in unintended consequences, coastal erosion, subsidence, and sea-level rise are rapidly destroying archaeological sites in the Mississippi River Delta (MRD). The processes of site obliteration are intensifying and accelerating due to anthropogenic transformation of the environment, including cumulative engineered alterations of the landscape and climate change. Combined with increased inundation and … Continue reading A perfect storm: An archaeological management crisis in the Mississippi River Delta