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Altamira Cave
In 1879, eight-year-old Maria Justina discovered spectacular paintings in the Altamira cave in northern Spain.
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Unruly Hinterlands and Settlement Histories of the Deccan Plateau
This paper uses the settlement histories of the early Deccan Plateau to highlight how heterogeneity, and a process of continual adjustment, shape historical settlements and lead to unruliness.
Arcadia
Ukraine and Camels: Features of the Incorporation into the Steppe Landscape
This Arcadia article is about how camels used, until recently, to be a central feature of the steppe landscape of Southern Ukraine.
Perspectives
Molding the Planet: Human Niche Construction at Work
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.
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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.
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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.
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Sea Where there Once was Land: Redcar, England
The sea gives and the sea takes away. The story of the submerged forest at Redcar, England.
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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.
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“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.