Introduction to special issue on Geoarchaeology: human-
environment connectivity 1For the second time, a session
dedicated to Geoarchaeology occurred in Vienna within the
framework of the EGU 2009 meeting (European Geosciences Union,
General Assembly 2009, Vienna, Austria, 19-24 April 2009). The
session is a growing sector in the Geomorphology Division of the
EGU, with twenty-seven abstracts received and twelve oral
presentations made. The session was under the patronage of the
Working Group of Geoarchaeology from the International
Association of Geomorphologists (Chairman at that time: Eric
Fouache) and was titled: “Geoarchaeology: an approach at the
interface between environmental reconstruction and human
settlement” (GM11.1, chair person: Matthieu Ghilardi; co-
conveners: Eric Fouache and Richard Chiverrell). 2Geoarchaeology
must be considered as a multi-disciplinary approach rather than
a single discipline. Indeed, the aim is to further understanding
of the connectivity between human activity/settlement and