Norse settlement may help us adapt to global changes? - Looking at how archaeology and the past can potentially help the future...

"Our future will in part be shaped by climate change, and to prepare for it we can learn valuable lessons from how societies of the past have adapted and even flourished amid a backdrop of difficult conditions." - Andrew Dugmore

I was browsing through the internet looking at stories related to archaeology and death and came across this article - Norse settlement may help us adapt to global changes.  It's not exactly an article on death, but I think it's still interesting.

The article states, by examining archaeological remains scientists and archaeologists are interested in finding clues to how the economy, trade, politics, technology and climate change affected the Norse and what possible changes occurred in Norse society to adapt with these changes.  Apparently these adaptations may give clues to how modern society can adapt to global changes.  The article doesn't have much scientific detail on the actual archaeological dig, however there are links at the bottom for a video and journal article associated with this research.

I thought this an interesting concept; how might examining the dead or past societies be used to help people and societies in modern times?  I don't have a lot of knowledge on the Norse or the conditions associated with Norse society, but viewing the past as something that can provide potential answers in modern time is, I think, a fascinating concept.