Excavations at D85 (Santa Maria in Cività): An Early Medieval Hilltop Settlement in Molise

1980 ◽  
Vol 48 ◽  
pp. 70-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Hodges ◽  
Graeme Barker ◽  
Keith Wade
Keyword(s):  
Environmental History ◽  
Landscape Change ◽  
Field Survey ◽  
Southern Italy ◽  
Archaeological Research ◽  
Human Settlement ◽  
History Of ◽  
Hilltop Settlement ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Santa Maria

Between 1974 and 1978 the settlement archaeology of the Biferno valley in Molise in southern Italy was investigated by a programme of field survey, excavation and allied archaeological research directed by one of us (GB) and termed the Molise Project. For the historic periods the archaeology has been combined with documentary studies; both have then been integrated with geomorphological research into the environmental history of the valley, forming an inter-disciplinary investigation of the relationship between human settlement and landscape change in the valley from prehistoric times to the present day. For interim reports on the project, see Barker (1976, 1977), Barker et al. (1978), and Lloyd and Barker (1981).

The Historiography of Environmental History

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. R. McNeill
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Environmental History ◽  
Industrial Pollution ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
Environmental Concerns ◽  
The Us ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
The Relationship

This chapter discusses the emergence of environmental history, which developed in the context of the environmental concerns that began in the 1960s with worries about local industrial pollution, but which has since evolved into a full-scale global crisis of climate change. Environmental history is ‘the history of the relationship between human societies and the rest of nature’. It includes three chief areas of inquiry: the study of material environmental history, political and policy-related environmental history, and a form of environmental history which concerns what humans have thought, believed, written, and more rarely, painted, sculpted, sung, or danced that deals with the relationship between society and nature. Since 1980, environmental history has come to flourish in many corners of the world, and scholars everywhere have found models, approaches, and perspectives rather different from those developed for the US context.

Alla ricerca di una storia dell'ambientalismo italiano: il contributo di Giorgio Nebbia e Franco Pedrotti

2009 ◽  
pp. 303-317
Author(s):  
Luigi Piccioni
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Environmental History ◽  
Scientific Production ◽  
Historical Research ◽  
World War ◽  
Considerable Part ◽  
Italian Studies ◽  
History Of ◽  
First Time ◽  
The Relationship

- The birth of Italian environmental history in the late 80s is due to the works and research of professional and non-professional historians. Its recent growth, fed for the first time by young researchers, and its gradual institutionalization could take place neglecting or even ignoring the numerous and sometimes excellent studies published by non-professionals. The cases of the merceologist Giorgio Nebbia and the botanist Franco Pedrotti appear exemplary in this regard. Both of them being eminent scholars in their own fields and pioneers of the italian environmentalist movement, they dedicated a considerable part of their scientific production to historical research. Nebbia has devoted himself to the history of the relationship between society, commodities and natural resources and to the story of "ecological contestation" while Pedrotti has re- searched mainly in the fields of protected areas and in post 2nd World War Italian environmentalism. This essay aims to highlight the contribution given by Nebbia and Pedrotti to Italian studies in the field of environmental history and to the spread of interest in this subject.Parole chiave: Italia; storiografia; storia ambientale; ambientalismo; aree protette; archivi.Key words: Italy; historiography; environmental history; environmentalism; protected areas; archives.

Dogs

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Domestic Dogs ◽  
Archaeological Research ◽  
Human Interactions ◽  
The Past ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Many ◽  
The Relationship

The relationship between humans and dogs has garnered considerable attention within archaeological research around the world. Investigations into the lived experiences of domestic dogs have proven to be an intellectually productive avenue for better understanding humanity in the past. This book examines the human-canine connection by moving beyond asking when, why, or how the dog was domesticated. While these questions are fundamental, beyond them lies a rich and textured history of humans maintaining a bond with another species through cooperation and companionship over thousands of years. Diverse techniques and theoretical approaches are used by authors in this volume to investigate the many ways dogs were conceptualized by their human counterparts in terms of both their value and social standing within a variety of human cultures across space and time. In this way, this book contributes a better understanding of the human-canine bond while also participating in broader anthropological discussions about how human interactions with domesticated animals shape their practices and worldviews.

scholarly journals Ka Mua, Ka Muri-Walking Backwards into the Future: An Environmental History of the South Wairarapa Region 1984-2016

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Eleanor Jane Rainford
Keyword(s):  
Environmental History ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
The South ◽  
Neoliberal Reform ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Future ◽  
History Of ◽  
Political Economic ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
History Of The South

<p>‘Ka mua, ka muri’, Walking backwards into the future, is a Māori proverb that aptly describes the findings of this thesis. That we should look to the past to inform the future is arguably the purpose of history, yet we have to walk back far enough. Tracing back from the present, this thesis will address what has driven political, economic, environmental and social change within the South Wairarapa region from 1984 to the present day. The region has experienced significant changes to its physical and social environment over the past thirty years. Many modern historians have attributed the key changes of this period, such as agricultural intensification, diversification, rising unemployment and environmental degradation, to the economic re-structuring of the Fourth Labour Government. This thesis will argue that these changes, and neoliberal reform itself, are consequent of much longer historiographical trends. Examination of the historical context and legacies of the intensification of dairy farming, rise of the viticulture industry, and the relationship between Ngāti Kahungunu and Rangitāne o Wairarapa and their whenua, reveals complexities in the history of the region that histories of neoliberal change commonly conceal. The identification of these long running historiographical trends aides understanding of the historical context in which neoliberal reform occurred, and provides alternative narratives for the changes that have occurred over the past thirty years. Furthermore, it suggests alternative trajectories for how viticulture, agriculture and Te Ao Māori may walk into the future.</p>

scholarly journals History in High Places: Tatarna Monastery and the Pindus Mountains

2021 ◽  
Vol 64 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 1-24
Author(s):  
Molly Greene
Keyword(s):  
Sixteenth Century ◽  
Environmental History ◽  
Historical Narrative ◽  
Western Balkans ◽  
Central State ◽  
The Balkans ◽  
History Of ◽  
Promising Source ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Made In

Abstract Monasteries and the records they produced are a promising source base for writing a history of the mountains of the western Balkans. These mountains are, by and large, absent from accounts of the Ottoman presence in the Balkans and, as with mountainous areas more generally, are often considered to exist outside of the main historical narrative. Using the example of a monastery that was founded in the Pindus mountains in 1556, I argue that the monastery’s beginnings are best understood within the context of the Ottoman sixteenth century, even as due regard for Byzantine precedent must also be made. In addition, I pay close attention to the monastery’s location, for two reasons. First, this opens up a new set of questions for the history of monasteries during the Ottoman period; to date most studies have focused on taxation, land ownership and the relationship to the central state. Second, the monastery’s location offers a way into the environmental history of these mountains at the Empire’s western edge. This article aspires to extend the nascent field of Ottoman environmental history into mountainous terrain.

scholarly journals THE SANGIRAN FOSSIL SHELL ASSEMBLAGES CATALOGUE

AMERTA ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 93-114
Author(s):  
Marie Grace Pamela Garong Faylona ◽  
Pierre Lozouet ◽  
Anne-Marie Sémah ◽  
François Sémah ◽  
Metta Adityas
Keyword(s):  
Environmental History ◽  
Genus Level ◽  
Central Java ◽  
Volcanic Breccia ◽  
Pleistocene Period ◽  
Level Information ◽  
History Of ◽  
Mollusc Assemblages ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Fossil Shell

Abstrak. Katalog Himpunan Fosil Kerang Sangiran. Makalah ini merupakan pemutakhiran himpunan fosil cangkang Sangiran di Jawa Tengah. Tujuannya untuk mendokumentasikan dan menyajikan  gastropoda dan kerang dari seri Kalibeng atas dan Pucangan Bawah Kubah Sangiran dari periode Plio-Pleistosen. Tercatat 61 taksa moluska hingga tingkat genus. Informasi yang dikumpulkan dari kumpulan moluska ditentukan oleh sejarah geologi dan lingkungan Sangiran. Mereka diasosiasikan dengan fasies yang berbeda: a) napal masif dan lempung biru, b) lapisan batugamping lempung, c) lempung kelabu berlumpur, d) breksi vulkanik dan lahar dan e) lempung hitam, dan terdiri dari sedimen yang merepresentasikan lingkungan laut hingga rawa yang mengarah ke perkembangan kontinental. Pola kuantitatif yang dicatat dalam kumpulan moluska menjelaskan palaeo-lingkungan dan hubungan antara kumpulan palaeodataset yang mapan dari analisis dan tingkat variabilitas dalam data paleontologi. Selain itu, cangkang yang teridentifikasi dapat digunakan sebagai referensi untuk perwakilan taksonomi Sangiran dan moluska di lapisan Kalibeng dan Pucangan Cekungan Solo di Jawa Tengah.   Abstract. This paper is an update of fossil shell assemblages of Sangiran in Central Java. It is aimed to document and present the gastropods and bivalves from the Upper Kalibeng and Lower Pucangan series of the Sangiran dome from the Plio-Pleistocene period. There are 61 mollusc taxa recorded up to the genus level. Information gathered from mollusc assemblages are determined by the geological and environmental history of the Sangiran. They are associated with different facies: a) massive marls and blue clays, b) layered clayey limestone, c) silty gray clay, d) volcanic breccia and lahars and e) black clays, and composed of sediments representing marine to swampy environments leading to continental development. The quantitative patterns recorded in mollusc assemblages elucidate the palaeoenvironment and the relationship between the established palaeodatasets of analysis and the levels of variability in palaeontological data. Moreover, the identified shells may be utilized as a reference for Sangiran and molluscan taxonomic representative in Kalibeng and Pucangan layers of Solo Basin in Central Java.

scholarly journals A MATA ATLÂNTICA E O ENSINO DE HISTÓRIA: da pré-história ao período colonial brasileiro

2017 ◽  
pp. 272
Author(s):  
Marcos Pinheiro Barreto
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Environmental History ◽  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Colonial Period ◽  
History Teaching ◽  
Mata Atlântica ◽  
History Of ◽  
Mata Atlantica ◽  
The Relationship

O artigo realiza um diálogo com alguns historiadores ambientais, tendo como foco a história da Mata Atlântica, demonstrando a pertinência de revermos criticamente os padrões de produção e de apropriação dos recursos naturais, desde a pré-história até o período colonial no Brasil. Recuperando historicamente as relações das diferentes formações sociais com a floresta, compreende-se o caráter predatório dos impactos socioambientais resultantes do projeto colonizador português em nosso país.Palavras-chave: Mata Atlântica; História Ambiental; Ensino de História. THE ATLANTIC FOREST AND THE TEACHING OF HISTORY: from prehistory to brazilian colonial periodAbstractThe article conducts a dialogue with some environmental historians with a focus on the history of the Atlantic Forest, demonstrating the relevance of critically reviewing the patterns of production and appropriation of natural resources, from prehistoric times to the colonial period in Brazil. By recovering historically the relationship between the forest and different social formations, we can understand the predatory nature of socio-environmental impacts resulting from the Portuguese colonial project in our country.Keywords: Atlantic Forest; Environmental History; History Teaching.

scholarly journals Ka Mua, Ka Muri-Walking Backwards into the Future: An Environmental History of the South Wairarapa Region 1984-2016

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Eleanor Jane Rainford
Keyword(s):  
Environmental History ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
The South ◽  
Neoliberal Reform ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Future ◽  
History Of ◽  
Political Economic ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
History Of The South

<p>‘Ka mua, ka muri’, Walking backwards into the future, is a Māori proverb that aptly describes the findings of this thesis. That we should look to the past to inform the future is arguably the purpose of history, yet we have to walk back far enough. Tracing back from the present, this thesis will address what has driven political, economic, environmental and social change within the South Wairarapa region from 1984 to the present day. The region has experienced significant changes to its physical and social environment over the past thirty years. Many modern historians have attributed the key changes of this period, such as agricultural intensification, diversification, rising unemployment and environmental degradation, to the economic re-structuring of the Fourth Labour Government. This thesis will argue that these changes, and neoliberal reform itself, are consequent of much longer historiographical trends. Examination of the historical context and legacies of the intensification of dairy farming, rise of the viticulture industry, and the relationship between Ngāti Kahungunu and Rangitāne o Wairarapa and their whenua, reveals complexities in the history of the region that histories of neoliberal change commonly conceal. The identification of these long running historiographical trends aides understanding of the historical context in which neoliberal reform occurred, and provides alternative narratives for the changes that have occurred over the past thirty years. Furthermore, it suggests alternative trajectories for how viticulture, agriculture and Te Ao Māori may walk into the future.</p>

scholarly journals Long-term History in a Moroccan Oasis Zone: The Middle Draa Project 2015

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
David J. Mattingly ◽  
Youssef Bokbot ◽  
Martin Sterry ◽  
Aurelie Cuénod ◽  
Corisande Fenwick ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Field Survey ◽  
Archaeological Research ◽  
Unknown Phase ◽  
History Of ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Field Systems ◽  
The Rich ◽  
The University ◽  
Major Occupation

AbstractThis article describes the research questions and presents the initial ams dates of the Middle Draa Project (southern Morocco), a collaborative field survey project between the University of Leicester and the Institut National des Sciences de l’Archéologie et du Patrimoine (insap) of Morocco. Starting from a very low baseline of past archaeological research in this pre-desert valley, the overall objective of the project is to establish the extent, character and chronology of the rich archaeology of the Wadi Draa. The results presented here detail a hitherto unknown phase of major occupation in the Draa in the 4th-6th centuries ad evidenced by complex hilltop settlements and extensive cairn cemeteries (an initial typology is presented). A second medieval phase comprised major urban centres that are contemporary with the Almoravid and Almohad periods of Moroccan history. Alongside these urban centres, there are the remains of substantial mudbrick oasis settlements and irrigation and field-systems of a contemporary date. A key contribution of this paper concerns the construction of an outline chronology based upon initial analysis of the ceramics collected, but crucially supplemented and supported by a major program of ams dating. The remote sensing and field survey data collected by the project enable us to develop some hypotheses concerning the long-term history of this important oasis valley.

The Sedimentary Record

2019 ◽  
pp. 48-60
Author(s):  
Emily W. B. Russell Southgate
Keyword(s):  
Landscape Change ◽  
Sedimentary Basin ◽  
Sedimentary Record ◽  
Critical Part ◽  
The Past ◽  
Different Types ◽  
History Of ◽  
Multidisciplinary Studies ◽  
The Relationship

This chapter introduces the use of materials found in sediments for reconstructing the past. After summarizing methods for collecting, processing and dating sediment, it presents a variety of organisms, minerals and other chemicals useful for interpreting the history of both the surroundings of a sedimentary basin and of the basin itself. A critical part of this analysis is understanding the processes by which materials get to the basin and the sediment and are changed after sedimentation. The relationship between the evidence, for example, pollen, and the organisms or landscapes that produce the evidence is illustrated by examples taken from different types of landscapes. The chapter discusses multidisciplinary studies and models that integrate independent indicators of climate and vegetation to arrive at a composite picture of landscape change and allows interpretation of causes of changes seen in the sediment.

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