Mining Central European Archives: Some Notes on Method

Description

At the MINESCAPES Working Group Meeting, SCARCE members will showcase the work-in-progress from some of our case studies (Saxon Ore Mountains, Idrija/Venice, Habsburg Hungary) and center on methodological challenges: accessing archival records through dispersed multilingual metadata; integrating diverse perspectives (financial, medical, geological, environmental) into Central European "minescapes"; and searching for a non-reductionist framework of global connection and comparison.

The online working group Minescapes, part of the Consortium for History of Science, Technology and Medicine, focuses on the material, epistemic, and ecological dimensions of mining, providing a forum for works-in-progress, methodological exchange, and collaborative engagement. The group is open to all and meets monthly during the academic year to discuss pre-circulated papers.

Period	13 Apr 2026
Held at	Consortium for History of Science, Technology and Medicine, United States, Pennsylvania
Degree of Recognition	International