University of Basel

Department of
Ancient Civilizations

Department of Ancient Civilizations

Basel Climate Science and Ancient History Lab

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International Conference | Binn, Valais, 29 August – 01 September 2022

The End of the Roman Climate Optimum and the Disintegration of the Roman Empire

This international conference will be the first that is specifically devoted to the notion of a Roman Climate Optimum and its impact on the fate of the Roman Empire. The conference will examine the implications of a Roman Climate Optimum for writing Roman environmental, political, social and economic history, and will bring climate scientists, ancient historians and environmental archaeologists around one table.

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International Conference | Valais, 29 August – 1 September 2022

Call for Papers: The End of the Roman Climate Optimum and the Disintegration of the Roman Empire

The conference will examine the implications of a Roman Climate Optimum for writing Roman environmental, political, social and economic history, and will bring climate scientists, ancient historians and environmental archaeologists to the table. Deadline: 30 November 2021.

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Digital Workshop | Basel, 14–15 September 2021

Building and Managing Historical Climate Databases for the Ancient World: Prospects and Pitfalls

Faced with the daunting task of digitally collating historical sources, coins, inscriptions, papyri, archeological remains and paleoclimate proxies, this workshop aims to exchange experiences and ideas for the "best-practice" of transdisciplinary databases moving forward.

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International Conference | Rome, 23–24 January 2020

Climate Change in the Breadbasket of the Roman Empire: Reconstructing Nile Floods for the Roman Period

This conference offered an exchange platform discussing both human and natural proxy data, in order to reconstruct summer Nile flooding during the Roman period from 30 BCE to roughly 700 CE, encompassing research from today's Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia and South Sudan.

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International Conference | Basel, 27–28 November 2018

Climate Science & Ancient History: Decoding Natural and Human Archives

Featuring climatologists, archaeologists, environmental, economic, and ancient historians, this conference explored how historical and scientific analytical techniques can be used to understand causes and effects linking socio-economic developments to climate and environmental changes.

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