Evaluating the Early Anthropocene Hypothesis

The Impact of Early Farming Economies on the Environment in the East and West Asia

The conference aims to bring together archaeologists, earth scientists and scholars from related fields working in east and west Asia to evaluate the early Anthropocene hypothesis and the impact Neolithic farming economies had on local environments and global climate.

The conference is hosted by Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies, University of Copenhagen and sponsored by Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies and The Asian Dynamics Initiative.