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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

Workshop „Der Bericht. Geschichte und Theorie einer prozeduralen Textform“

🪨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

Blog - The Assay Blog - The Assay

🪨 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! ✨

Claire Sabel presenting her work in Florence.

@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.💎🪨

Teutocapitalism: How German Thinkers Made the Modern Economy SCARCE Colloquium Speaker: Philipp Rössner University of Vienna Hybrid event

🚨 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

Teutocapitalism: How German Thinkers Made the Modern Economy SCARCE Colloquium Speaker: Philipp Rössner University of Vienna Hybrid event

📅 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

Yes! It's in our office at Kolingasse. Come by next week :)

Pamela Smith and Hilary Becker during the discussion

🌟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

Industryscapes: Socio-Natural Sites of Resource, Extraction and Knowledge in the Preindustrial World Speaker: Pamela Smith (Columbia University) Public Lecture followed by reception With comment by Hilary Becker (Binghamton University) Hybrid Event

🚨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

Industryscapes: Socio-Natural Sites of Resource, Extraction and Knowledge in the Preindustrial World Speaker: Pamela Smith (Columbia University) Public Lecture followed by reception With comment by Hilary Becker (Binghamton University) Hybrid Event

⛏️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

We'll be sharing more soon, but for now: we're leaving the mountains tired, a bit sore, and deeply inspired.✨ #OreMountains #MiningHistory #Fieldwork

different colors at TU Dresden

From centuries-old silver veins to stories of labor, extraction, and color making — this region holds so much layered history beneath its surface.

people in the mine

One of the highlights: crawling deep underground at the Bergsicherung Fundgrube Weißer Hirsch in Schneeberg, experiencing the narrow tunnels and the raw, physical history of the region. 🪨

a piece of charcoal

Had a great experience with charcoal sampling and exploring the landscape of historical tin placer mining — big thanks to the ArchaeoTin project for making it possible! 🔥⛏️

A huge thank you to @tinasmussen.bsky.social and Pamela Smith for organizing such a thoughtful and inspiring event — your work made this journey so special! 🙏💎

Minescapes 2025 in the mine

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.

Call for Papers: Political Economies of Mining in the Early Modern World University of Vienna September 25-26, 2025 Deadline for Submission: May 26th 2025

⏳ 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

Claire Sabel presenting her lecture

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