Spanish Conquest Affected Coastal Change in Peru, UMaine Researchers Find

Human activity resulting from the Spanish conquest had a profound effect on coastal change in northwestern Peru, according to researchers at the University of Maine’s Climate Change Institute. Daniel Belknap, a professor of Earth sciences, and Daniel Sandweiss, a professor of anthropology and Quaternary and climate studies, researched how demographic and economic effects of the read more Spanish Conquest Affected Coastal Change in Peru, UMaine Researchers Find