Nothing Lasts Forever: Environmental Discourses on the Collapse of Past Societies

摘要: The study of the collapse past societies raises many questions for theory and practice archaeology. Interest in extends as well into natural sciences environmental sustainability policy. Despite a range approaches to collapse, predominant paradigm is which I argue obscures recognition dynamic role social processes that lie at heart human communities. These discourses, together with confusion over terminology concepts have created widespread aporia about resulted creation mixed messages complex historical processes.