Činnost člověka ze současných ekosystémů vymažeme jen těžko, ovšem ani v minulosti nebyla jeho role zanedbatelná. V průběhu pravěku může lidské společnosti a jejich interakce s životním prostředím zkoumat jako jedna z mála vědních disciplín archeologie. K pochopení dynamiky těchto interakcí v dlouhodobé perspektivě a na velkých územích slouží databáze archeologických lokalit a modelovací přístupy.

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Human activities cannot be erased from the current ecosystems. However, the role of humans in past environments was also significant. Archaeology is one of the few disciplines which can study human-environment interactions during prehistory. For an understanding of the dynamics of these interactions over a long-term perspective and in large areas, databases of archaeologi­cal sites and modeling approaches are used.