✨For our second talk in this semester’s colloquium series, @mininghistory.bsky.social will present “Mining the Past: What is the role of historians in the mining industry?”⛏️📜 📅 Date: November 24, 2025 ⏰ Time: 3:00–4:30 PM CET Learn more and register: bit.ly/MiningThePast #histSci

Tomorrow, @eclaaire.bsky.social will present "A Global Approach to Women in Early Modern Mining" at HSS 2026, on the panel she co-organised with @gbba.bsky.social: "Women’s Knowledge and Agency in Early Modern Resource Management" ✨ 🕓 4 PM (GMT-6) 🔗 Link: bit.ly/3WPv9Jv #HSS2025 #HistSci #Scarce

Check out the latest episode of Time to Eat the Dogs! @eclaaire.bsky.social dives into the fascinating history of the gem trade in South-East Asia 💎✨ #HistoryOfScience #Scarce #SouthEastAsia

Today at 4:30PM(CET) @sebastianfelten.bsky.social and Sebastian Leitner present "Was Mining Once Sustainable? Resource Management as a Case for Applied History" at the conference "Convergences and divergences in the relationship between industries and forestry in Europe"🌲 More info: bit.ly/47ce01e

Our PI, @sebastianfelten.bsky.social, and our PhD student, Sebastian Leitner, are in Regensburg for the kick-off workshop of @tinasmussen.bsky.social project, 'COMFREE'. Congratulations on this milestone, and best wishes for productive discussions! 🌍✨ #History #Environment bit.ly/Comfree

A big thank you to everyone who joined us for the first SCARCE colloquium of the semester! 🙌 We had a lively discussion on 'reorganisation' in Mining Knowledge in Late Imperial China. Special thanks to @chensinotech.bsky.social for their inspiring work and input. Stay tuned for our next meet-up! ⛏️✨

🌟 Don't forget to join us today for the first talk of this semester's colloquium series! @chensinotech.bsky.social is presenting "Mining Knowledge from Field to University: The Rise of Engineering Education in Late Imperial China" ⏰ Time: 3:00–4:30 PM CET Registration and more info: bit.ly/47mN3sS

Did you know that, in early modern Asia, gems often travelled the same routes as spices? A new essay by @eclaaire.bsky.social explores how the gem trade shaped global power, science, and commerce. 💎✨ Go give it a read in the @iias.bsky.social periodical, "The Newsletter": bit.ly/GemsEssay #Scarce

🌟 Join us for the first talk of this semester's colloquium series! 🌟Hailian Chen is presenting "Mining Knowledge from Field to University: The Rise of Engineering Education in Late Imperial China" 📅 Date: October 20, 2025 ⏰ Time: 3:00–4:30 PM CET Registration and more info: bit.ly/47mN3sS #histSci

🎉The new semester starts and so does our Colloquium Series! This time, we explore "Mineral Expertise" – the different approaches to knowledge in the history of mining. 🌍💎 Join us in person or online, our meetings are open to all with prior registration. More info here: bit.ly/ScarceCollWS 🖥️📚 #Scarce

🔎 How Europe’s mining history – from cobalt as waste 🗑️ to lithium as a strategic resource 🔋 – offers fresh insights into today’s resource politics 🌍. Our PI @sebastianfelten.bsky.social explores past lessons for the future in the Junge Akademie Blog, @derstandard.at. Read more here: bit.ly/ErzGeo

⛏️🌍That’s a wrap on our 1st workshop, "Political Economies of Mining in the Early Modern World"! A huge thank you to all our speakers, chairs & participants for the insights & engaging discussions. Your contributions made the past 2 days a true success! Looking forward to future discussions!✨ #Scarce

🚀 Day 2 of our FWF-SCARCE workshop begins! Today, we’ll dive into the making of mineral commodities and the connections between mining and money. 🏔️⚒️💰 From Habsburg Potosí to Sweden, Idrija, and New Granada, we’ll explore mining’s role in shaping economies and societies. 🔍🌍 #Scarce #MiningHistory

✨Day 1 of our workshop was a great success! ⚒️🏔️We explored mining's role in sovereignty, state management & labor, using case studies from pre-hispanic Mexico, Japan, China & Sweden, and ended with an engaging archives roundtable on Central European mining collections. On to Day 2! 🏛️🔍 #Scarce

Grey, rainy morning in Vienna brightened by attending a workshop on mining history.

🌍⛏️ Kicking off our FWF-SCARCE workshop “Political Economies of Mining in the Early Modern World”! Mining shaped pre-modern economies, driving global networks, commerce & power. We’ll explore its role across Africa, Asia, Latin America & Europe. Let’s dig into its global and historical impact! 💡📜

🚨Don't miss our workshop "Political Economies of Mining in the Early Modern World" @univie.ac.at organised by @eclaaire.bsky.social and @gbba.bsky.social. 📅 25–26 September 2025 !Please register! 📃 Program & info: bit.ly/4pslQfs #Scarce #histsci #histeco #mining

✨ Tomorrow @sarahseinitzer.bsky.social dives into "The Use of Garlic to Maintain the Balance of Metalworker’s Body" 🧄 at the conference “Protecting Bodies at Work” in Geneva 🌍🛠️ 📍 University of Geneva 🗓️ September 18, 2025 🕘 9:10 AM 📄 Programme & info: bit.ly/UseofGarlic #Scarce #HistMed

🌏Tomorrow @eclaaire.bsky.social is presenting “The Jewels in Ground: The Geopolitics of Knowledge in the Early Modern Eurasian Gem Trade” at the workshop The Geological Turn in Asia! 📅4 Sept | 🕓 16:00 SGT / 10:00 CET 🔗Info + Programme: bit.ly/4lV3Oj2 📍Join via Zoom (registration required) #Scarce

@eclaaire.bsky.social had a great time in Uppsala last week, diving deep into early modern environmental history. Always a pleasure to connect with colleagues and explore new research directions! 🌍📜

Don’t miss @eclaaire.bsky.social presenting “Knowing the earth: The role of the early modern goldsmiths' trade in mediating colonial environments” at the Panel Colonial Climates and Environments (Part 1) chaired by @gianamar97.bsky.social at #ESEH2025 in Uppsala! 🗓️ Fri, 22 Aug | 🕘 9:00–10:30

Summer might be here, but we’re still buzzing! 🌞🐝 Today we spent the day together diving deep into a SciComm workshop, clearing out our housekeeping list, and building up plans for the months ahead. There’s so much we’re excited to share with you—follow along and stay tuned!" ✨

🎉 Congrats to our PI @sebastianfelten.bsky.social on winning the 2025 @wien.gv.at City of Vienna Prize in Social Sciences & Humanities! 🏅 His research connects Central European ore extraction (1550–1850) with today’s challenges in securing strategic resources. ⛏️🧠 #MiningHistory #ResearchMatters

🪨On July 3 at 1:00PM(CET), Sebastian Leitner presents “Berichte als Quellen des Informationstransfers im Ressourcenmanagement frühneuzeitlicher Bergbaugebiete” at the workshop “Der Bericht. Geschichte und Theorie einer prozeduralen Textform” @unibremen.bsky.social. 📜 More info: bit.ly/45Pawmi

🪨 New blog post alert! Join Sebastian Leitner on a deep dive into the “geology” of Vienna’s archives as he unearths Hungary’s early modern mining past ⛏️📚 Read his entry "Mining for precious documents in Vienna’s archives" now on our blog: assay.univie.ac.at #MiningHistory #Archives #EarlyModern

💫Night owls & global gem fans! @eclaaire.bsky.social will talk about goldsmiths, geography & early modern science at the International Congress for the History of Science & Technology —June 30, 11am–12:30pm NZT 🕰️ That's June 29, 7–8:30pm EST / 1–2:30am CET 🌍 More info: bit.ly/3GgeNEY

🌟 Thank you to everyone who joined us for Philipp Rössner’s talk “Teutocapitalism: How German Thinkers Made the Modern Economy” 🧠💸 Whether in person or online, we enjoyed the thoughtful questions and engaging discussion. Our colloquium series continues next semester — stay tuned & see you then! ✨

@eclaaire.bsky.social had a wonderful time in Florence — the City of Stone. Grazie mille to @eui-eu.bsky.social and CNRS for bringing together such inspiring work on minerals as visual, economic, and intellectual resources.💎🪨

🚨 Don’t miss our last Colloquium this semester! Tomorrow, June 18 at 12 PM (CET), Philipp Rössner presents his book-in-progress “Teutocapitalism: How German Thinkers Made the Modern Economy” 🧠💸 Join us at Kolingasse 14–16, Room 4.27 or online. 📅 Please register here: bit.ly/3SNj45y

🪨💎 Today at 5 pm (CET) @eui-eu.bsky.social (Florence, IT) @eclaaire.bsky.social presents "Crafting the craft at different scales: manufacturing stones in colonial context" at the workshop “Where the stones lie: between historical practices and spatialities”. Program & Info: bit.ly/44qCUsP

📅 Don’t miss our colloquium with Philipp Rössner on his book-in-progress “Teutocapitalism: How German Thinkers Made the Modern Economy”! Join us on June 18 at 12 pm (CET) at Kolingasse 14–16, Room 4.27 or online. Please register: bit.ly/3SNj45y

Today @eclaaire.bsky.social is presenting “Transformations in the Eurasian gem trade during the long seventeenth century” at the workshop "EurAsian Materials in Central European Collections" @uniinnsbruck.bsky.social, organised by @robyndoraradway.bsky.social Programm & info: bit.ly/44al4tZ

🌟What a great finale to this eventful day—thanks to Pamela H. Smith (@columbiauniversity.bsky.social) for her “Industryscapes” lecture, Hilary Becker (@binghamtonu.bsky.social) for her comments & to all participants who joined us! In cooperation with @univie.ac.at & @oeaw.bsky.social 🧠🎤🤝📚

Such amazing and productive discussions at our ERC SCARCE & HUE symposium on mineral colours in pre-industrial societies, organized by @alexandra-rodler.bsky.social & @sebastianfelten.bsky.social. Thanks to all speakers & participants! Looking forward to future interdisciplinary collaboration! 🎨🧪⛏️🏔️

🎨🔍 Last brilliant session today: Yotam Asscher on Egyptian Blue in Early Roman Judea—how material structure and color depends on substance ratios, with a comment by Anthony Baragona on lab replication & testing ancient recipes for new insights! 🔵🏺🧪 #PigmentHistory #Archaeology #Experiments

🎨🔍 Another rich session! @eclaaire.bsky.social explores how color shaped the gem trade & mineral identity in early modern Europe, with a comment by Andrea Acevedo on 19th c. watercolors—cultural trade, pigment workshops & Pancho Fierro’s art vs. Cantonese copies! 🌍🖌️ #MiningHistory #Gems #ArtHistory

💡 Among today’s highlights: Tamara Đorđević’s talk “The afterlife of pigment minerals: arsenic sulfides in mining wastes of North Macedonia”. 🌍 Exploring critical ore zones, mineral transformations & the toxic legacy of arsenic in Allchar mine’s technosols. 🌱 Minerals matter! #MiningHistory #GeoChem

We’re diving deeper into colors! 🎨✨ Jessica Cardoso’s talk explores ochre in funerary contexts, while @sarahseinitzer.bsky.social explains mercury’s use from miners’ illness to medicine. Such a stimulating discussion! Stay tuned for more insights! 🔍🧠 #MiningHistory #GeoChem #MedHistory

🎉 Welcome to our ERC SCARCE & HUE joint symposium: “From Museums to Mines: Tracing the Life Cycle of Mineral Colours in Pre-Industrial Societies”, organized by @alexandra-rodler.bsky.social & @sebastianfelten.bsky.social! Follow us along to discover the exciting talks from our amazing guests! 🧠✨

We’ve just wrapped up a wonderful 2-day meeting with our Advisory Board! Thank you to Pamela H. Smith, Ulinka Rublack, Oscar Gelderblom, László Kontler & Andrew Mendelsohn 🧠📚. It was a warm, inspiring & productive gathering—ready to build on these insights! ✨ #MiningHistory #SciHistory #MedHistory

🚨Don’t miss Pamela Smith’s lecture "Industryscapes: Socio-Natural Sites of Resource, Extraction & Knowledge in the Preindustrial World" commented by @hilarybeckertxny.bsky.social tomorrow, 5:15pm(CET) 👉 Information & Registration: bit.ly/Industryscapes

⛏️Pamela Smith lecture "Industryscapes: Socio-Natural Sites of Resource, Extraction & Knowledge in the Preindustrial World" commented by @hilarybeckertxny.bsky.social 🗓️04/06, 5:15pm(CET) Organised with ERC HUE, supported by @oeaw.bsky.social 👉 Information & Registration: bit.ly/Industryscapes

Scarce was in the Ore Mountains! ⛏️🏔️ We spent an unforgettable week with Minescapes 2025 in the Erzgebirge (Ore Mountains), exploring mining history in Saxony and Czechia with a fantastic group of scholars.

⏳ Last call! The CfP for our FWF-SCARCE workshop “Political Economies of Mining in the Early Modern World” closes on May 26! 🗓️ Organized by @eclaaire.bsky.social & @gbba.bsky.social ⛏️🌍 Don’t miss it — details here: bit.ly/scarcews1cfp #MiningHistory #Workshop

It was fun to compare notes on gemology past and present with the faculty and students at the Institut für Mineralogie und Kristallographie @univie.ac.at! @eclaaire.bsky.social has been sitting in their "Gems as Geometrical" course — now they see why! 💎📐 #gems #histsci

⛏️🌲Great questions and congenial colleagues @bokuvienna.bsky.social’s Centre for Environmental History yesterday! Let’s continue the conversation about the messy history of “sustainable” mining & wood management. Thanks @simonegingrich.bsky.social & @maschmid.bsky.social for the invitation!

💎 Don't miss @eclaaire.bsky.social's talk on "The Origins and Virtues of Gems in the History of Mineralogy" tomorrow at 11:30 AM (CET) at Hausseminar Mineralogie und Krystallographie @univie.ac.at! For more details: bit.ly/3YETQK2 #Minerals #Gemtrade

🌟 Thank you to our amazing guest Andreas Lingg and everyone who joined us for the interesting discussion of Andreas' book “Die Entdeckung der Wirtschaft: Der mittelalterliche Bergbau und die Vermehrung der Welt”. We appreciate your participation! Stay tuned for more events! #histSci #EconomicHistory

💎 Don’t miss @eclaaire.bsky.social talk on “The Origins and Virtues of Gems in the History of Mineralogy” at the Hausseminar Mineralogie und Krystallographie @univie.ac.at on May 16 at 11:30 am (CET). Check out our website for more details: bit.ly/3YETQK2 #Minerals #Gemtrade

📅 Don’t miss our colloquium with Andreas Lingg on his book “Die Entdeckung der Wirtschaft: Der mittelalterliche Bergbau und die Vermehrung der Welt”! Join us on Monday at 3 pm (CET) at Kolingasse 14–16, Room 4.25. Please register: bit.ly/3Gz4Ja3