“What is the point of old archaeological and anthropological collections in the 21st century?” Dr Christopher Chippindale Visiting curator from Cambridge Museum and Reader in Archaeology at the University of…
The Waterhole Project
The Waterhole Project investigates the global problem of anthropogenic climate change from the perspective of place. Museum curator and environmental historian George Main explores the histories and contemporary realities of…
White Horse Press website changes
White Horse Press has made some changes to its website. You can search the contents of Environment and History by date, geographical area and theme, and select articles are available…
'Water: H2O=Life' exhibition at NMA
A new exhibition looking at water has opened at the National Museum of Australia. ‘Water: H2O=Life’ opened on 3 December and runs till 16 May. The exhibition was created by…
Australian Forest History Conference scholarship
The Australian Forest History Society is offering one scholarship to an enrolled tertiary student to attend its 8th National Conference on Australian Forest History to be held in Lismore, NSW,…
Editorial Introduction
James Beattie University of Waikato Welcome to the last issue of 2009, one devoted to garden history as well as an obituary to our sadly missed Geoff Park. Walter Cook,…