Initiative for the Science of the Human Past at Harvard
The Initiative for the Science of the Human Past at Harvard (SoHP) is a trans-disciplinary research endeavor aimed at combining next-generation technology and scientific research with established methods of historical investigation.[1][2][3] The Initiative currently sponsors four major projects: 1) The History of Climate Change (historical ice core project), in collaboration with the Climate Change Institute (University of Maine).[4][5][6] 2) The
SoHP addresses long-standing, crucial questions that have eluded historians and archaeologists due to lack of evidence. SoHP members combine the latest technology and scientific research—producing unprecedented amounts of high-quality data about the past—to take full advantage of the potential of interdisciplinary work. The Initiative's publications have so far shed light on topics of current as well as historical relevance, such as the spread and evolution of the deadliest epidemics (e.g.
The steering committee of the Initiative includes:
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