Topic: human history

The congress examines Quaternary environmental and human history and its practical relevance to society. Themes include climate archives, geological hazards, sediments and heritage, the Anthropocene, chronology, data synthesis and modelling. Studies of glaciers, rivers, deserts, wetlands and coasts connect past changes with questions about present food, water, environmental and settlement security. Scientific presentations are accompanied by workshops and optional excursions through Indian geological and archaeological settings. Presenters must pay by 30 October 2026; field-trip registration a

Thomas Hylland Eriksen discusses broad accounts of human history and questions conventional narratives about the development of complex societies. Conversation in Norwegian.