Climate change unearthing and threatening archaeological discoveries
Climate change is creating a paradoxical situation for archaeology: while melting ice and shifting landscapes are revealing previously hidden archaeological artifacts and sites, these same environmental changes threaten to destroy irreplaceable historical evidence. NPR's interview with Jørgen Hollesen from the National Museum of Denmark explores how researchers must race against time to document and preserve discoveries before they're lost to further environmental degradation.
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