The Canal System of Bolshoy Solovetsky Island
Arcadia, 2014, no. 11
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Syphilis in South America: A Closer Look at Pre-Contact Bolivia
This article presents findings from an interdisciplinary study of the Loma Salvatierra archaeological site, which contribute to the discussion about the origins of venereal syphilis by further clarifying a likely origin and route of transmission of syphilis from the Old World to the New.
Donatella de Rita on "The Role of Geology in Urban Site and Development"
Donatella de Rita, Carson Fellow from April 2012 until June 2012, speaks about her research project on urban development and the associated hazard in volcanic areas, as well as on geoarcheology.
St. Petersburg and Its Backbone: The Neva River as Gateway to Europe and the Sword of Damocles
Mount Mitchell and the Black Mountains: An Environmental History of the Highest Peaks in Eastern America
Timothy Silver explores the long and complicated history of the Black Mountains, drawing on both the historical record and his experience as a backpacker and fly fisherman.
City Sanitation Regulations in the Coventry Mayor’s Proclamation of 1421
London’s New River
Arcadia, 2012, no. 3
"Editorial: New Zealand Environmental Histories"
An introduction to seven articles—five of which are written by current doctoral or recent postdoctoral students—that explore ideas, themes, and methods relating to research in the field in New Zealand.
Episode 8: "Aboriginal People and Resource Conflicts in Canada"
Jocelyn Thorpe, currently an assistant professor of women’s studies at Memorial University of Newfoundland, talks about her work on the social construction of the Temagami region as a wilderness area and its implications for the Teme-Augama Anishnabai.
Lawrence Culver on “Manifest Disaster”
Lawrence Culver, Carson Center fellow from June to December 2010, speaks about his research project “Manifest Disaster: Climate and the Making of America.”