Responding to the Anthropocene: Perspectives from Twelve Academic Disciplines
In this book, scholars and scientists from twelve disciplines write about the Anthropocene.
archaeology
Bear and Human: Facets of a Multi-Layered Relationship from Past to Recent Times, with Emphasis on Northern Europe
The full three volumes of a comprehensive work on the relationship between humans and bears.
Interview with David B Williams, author of A Human and Natural History of Puget Sound
In this episode from the New Books Network podcast, David B Williams is interviewed on his recent book, A Human and Natural History of Puget Sound.
Sea Where there Once was Land: Redcar, England
Arcadia, Spring 2021, no. 18
Hypothyroidism in Switzerland
The aim of this study is to present the theme from three different but complementary perspectives. The medical perspective lays the groundwork regarding the pathophysiology, the clinical picture, and the differential diagnosis of the condition. The historical perspective presents contemporary scientific studies on conscription and published data on goiter and cretinism as endemic manifestations of hypothyroidism (since 1900), and the archaeoanthropological perspective reports one of the first documentations of the condition in an archaeological population from Switzerland (11th–15th century AD).
The Environmental Humanities Lab at the University of Gothenburg (GUEHL)
The Environmental Humanities Lab at the University of Gothenburg (GUEHL) is a cross-disciplinary platform for scholars and scientists interested in humanities perspectives on human-environment interaction.
Molding the Planet: Human Niche Construction at Work
About this issue
This volume explores some of the diverse niches created by humans in different times and places. The essays span the globe, from Texas to China, from Scandinavia to Papua New Guinea, exploring agricultural spaces and indoor biomes, human aesthetics, and Anthropocentric perspectives.
Content
How Can Archaeology Help Us Unravel the Anthropocene?
Kluiving and Hamel explore why the Anthropocene emerged. They suggest that an analysis of global changes in human niche construction using geoarchaeological data offers new perspectives on the causes and effects of the Anthropocene.
“Brief Historical Ecology of Northern Portugal during the Holocene”
This study reviews the main changes of the vegetation and fauna in northern Portugal during the Holocene, using literature from palaeoecology, archaeology, history, writings from travellers and naturalists, maps of agriculture and forestry and expert consultation.
Ukraine and Camels: Features of the Incorporation into the Steppe Landscape
Arcadia, Autumn 2015, no. 22