Greenland Norse Knowledge of the North Atlantic Environment
The aim is to document and discuss Norse knowledge of oceanographic phenomena including tides, non-tidal ocean currents, surface water properties, and sea ice.
Man and nature in the Middle Ages
Man and nature in the Middle Ages By Christian Rohr Lecture given at Novosibirsk State University (2002) Introduction: If we try to define…
Climate helped drive Vikings from Greenland
The end of the Norse settlements on Greenland likely will remain shrouded in mystery. While there is scant written evidence of the colony’s…
The Ecology of Crusading project: new research on medieval Baltic landscapes
The Ecology of Crusading project is a new programme of research investigating the environmental impact of the Baltic Crusades.
Water-related Infrastructure in Medieval London
Water-related Infrastructure in Medieval London By Roger D. Hansen Published Online (2004) Abstract: There were elements of London’s historic water and wastewater system…
‘Privies and Other Filthiness…’ The Environment of Late Medieval Aberdeen c.1399-1650
This talk will look at aspects of public hygiene in medieval Aberdeen with specific focus on the streets.
A Reconstruction of the Flora and Vegetation in the Central Area of Early Medieval Kyiv, Ukraine, Based on the Results of Palynological Investigations
A Reconstruction of the Flora and Vegetation in the Central Area of Early Medieval Kyiv, Ukraine, Based on the Results of Palynological Investigations…
Revolt on the Nile: Economic Shocks, Religion and Institutional Change
Revolt on the Nile: Economic Shocks, Religion and Institutional Change By Eric Chaney Published Online (2010) Abstract: This paper uses over 700 years…
Reclamation and regional economies of medieval marshland in Britain
Reclamation and regional economies of medieval marshland in Britain By Stephen Rippon Recent Developments in Wetland Research, edited by B. Raftery and J.…
The Medieval English Forest
The Medieval English Forest By Jean R. Birrell Journal of Forest History, Vol.24:2 (1980) Introduction: England was still a well-wooded country in the…
The Garden of St. Francis: Plants, Landscape, and Economy in Thirteenth-Century Italy
The Garden of St. Francis: Plants, Landscape, and Economy in Thirteenth-Century Italy By Lisa J. Kiser Environmental History, Vol.8 (2003) Introduction: Popular associated…
Climate change, social unrest and dynastic transition in ancient China
Climate change, social unrest and dynastic transition in ancient China By Zhang Dian, Jim Chiyung, Lin Chusheng, He Yuanqing and Lee Fung Chinese…
Water management in Milan and Lombardy in medieval times: an outline
Water management in Milan and Lombardy in medieval times: an outline By Giuliana Fantoni Journal of Water and Land Development, Vol.12 (2008) Abstract:…
A brief history of aquatic resource use in medieval Europe
This paper sets the main developments of medieval fisheries in the context of changing larger European social and aquatic environments ca. 500–1500 A.D.
Weather anomalies and climatic change in late medieval Hungary : identifying environmental impacts
Weather anomalies and climatic change in late medieval Hungary : identifying environmental impacts By András Vadas MA Thesis, Central European University, 2010 Abstract:…
Rats, Communications, and Plague: Toward an Ecological History
Rats, Communications, and Plague: Toward an Ecological History By Michael McCormick Journal of Interdisciplinary History, Vol.34:1 (2003) Introduction: Until recently, there were no…
The season of winter in art and literature from Roman North Africa to medieval France
Winter activities commonly represented in the art of all three periods were feasting, eating and drinking, and hunting boars or killing pigs.
Environmental archaeology and zooarchaeological research at Nogara, “Basso Veronese”, Northern Italy
Environmental archaeology and zooarchaeological research at Nogara, “Basso Veronese”, Northern Italy By Polydora Baker Paper given at the 4th International Congress of Medieval…
The Little Ice Age and Health: Europe from the Early Middle Ages to the Nineteenth Century
The Little Ice Age and Health: Europe from the Early Middle Ages to the Nineteenth Century By Richard H. Steckel Published Online (2010)…
Hanseatic Cogs and Baltic Trade: Interrelations between Trade Technology and Ecology
From the inception of the Hanseatic League until the mid-fifteenth century, one ship type dominated the inland and overseas trade: the Cog.
Enduring Impacts: Social and Environmental Aspects of Viking Age Settlement in Iceland and Greenland
Enduring Impacts: Social and Environmental Aspects of Viking Age Settlement in Iceland and Greenland By Orri Vésteinsson, Thomas H McGovern and Christian Keller…
Lordship and Environmental Change in Central Highland Scotland c.1300–c.1400
Lordship and Environmental Change in Central Highland Scotland c.1300–c.1400 By Richard Oram and W. Paul Adderley Journal of the North Atlantic, Vol.1 (2008)…
Multi-Use Management of the Medieval Anglo-Norman Forest
Despite the commonly held view that medieval man consumed his resources without control, the Middle Ages were in fact a time of balancing the multiple uses of the forest to obtain the highest feasible short and long-term economic benefit.
Post-settlement history of Icelandic forests
In a book that Ari the Learned (1068-1148) wrote to describe the settlement of the country, he tells that Iceland was covered with wood between the seashore and the mountains.