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Sebastian Felten
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Early modern historian @univienna — Mints, mines, and queers. Homepage: bit.ly/3MVYATO
There is less than you would think though mining histories of specific regions would would usually talk about use of water, forest, etc though less on pollution. András Vadas works a bit on mining and water: zenodo.org/record/5986588
The Water-Use of Mining Towns and Their Villages in Medieval Hungary: The Example of Kremnica
The paper addresses the long-term impact of mining towns and the villages under the authority of these towns on the waterscapes in the northern mining area of the medieval Kingdom of Hungary (presentd...
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December 19, 2024 at 10:19 PM
I was also thinking of this book
December 19, 2024 at 10:13 PM
And this co-authored paper which combines language/culture with an archaeology of contamination doi.org/10.1080/1060...
December 19, 2024 at 10:12 PM
You're welcome! It's a useful thing to have on your shelf/hard-drive, even if its a bit dated.
December 19, 2024 at 9:49 PM
Michael North, Von Aktie bis Zoll : Ein Historisches Lexikon des Geldes (München: C.H. Beck, 1995).
December 17, 2024 at 9:53 AM
Perhaps "novi" to indicate that this is a coin based on a new standard? There were coin reforms in the 16C, so this would have been useful information.
December 17, 2024 at 9:51 AM