Kuwae 1452 AD: multi-disciplinary perspectives on a Pacific super-eruption

该项目旨在解决世纪中期瓦努阿图火山喷发是否可被确认为过去2000年全球最大的火山和气候事件之一的问题。通过档案，实地和实验室研究，一个来自考古学，火山学和历史学的经验丰富的跨学科团队旨在在瓦努阿图中部进行为期三个季节的合作研究。项目目标包括确定火山爆发事件的日期，确定其规模，重建火山爆发前后的当地社会和环境状况，并与瓦努阿图当地社区和当局一起制定切实可行的减少火山风险战略。

This project seeks to resolve the question of whether the mid-15th century eruption of Kuwae in Vanuatu can be confirmed as one of the largest global volcanic and climatic events of the last 2000 years. Through archival, field and laboratory research, an experienced transdisciplinary team from archaeology, volcanology and history aims to conduct collaborative research over three seasons in central Vanuatu. Project goals include dating the eruptive event, defining its scale, reconstructing Kuwae’s local social and environmental conditions prior to and after the eruption, and developing practical volcanic risk reduction strategies together with local communities and authorities in Vanuatu.