Of Humans and Science. Laboratory of Archaeobotany and Palaeoecology and the Second Decade of Environmental Archaeology at the University of South Bohemia
Authors:   Laboratory of Archaeobotany and Palaeoecology, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Na Zlaté stoce 3, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic, Beneš Jaromír ,   Institute of Archaeology, Faculty of Arts, University of South Bohemia, Branišovská 31, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic, Ptáková Michela ,   Laboratory of Archaeobotany and Palaeoecology, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Na Zlaté stoce 3, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic, Kovačíková Lenka ,   Laboratory of Archaeobotany and Palaeoecology, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Na Zlaté stoce 3, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic, Majerovičová Tereza ,   Laboratory of Archaeobotany and Palaeoecology, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Na Zlaté stoce 3, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic,   Institute of Archaeology, Faculty of Arts, University of South Bohemia, Branišovská 31, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic, Bernardová Alexandra ,   Laboratory of Archaeobotany and Palaeoecology, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Na Zlaté stoce 3, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic, Budilová Kristýna ,   Laboratory of Archaeobotany and Palaeoecology, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Na Zlaté stoce 3, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic, Ayipey Patricia ,   Laboratory of Archaeobotany and Palaeoecology, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Na Zlaté stoce 3, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic,   Institute of Archaeology, Faculty of Arts, University of South Bohemia, Branišovská 31, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic, Šitnerová Ivana ,   Laboratory of Archaeobotany and Palaeoecology, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Na Zlaté stoce 3, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic,   Institute of Archaeology, Faculty of Arts, University of South Bohemia, Branišovská 31, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic, Bumerl Jiří ,   Laboratory of Archaeobotany and Palaeoecology, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Na Zlaté stoce 3, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic,   Institute of Archaeology, Faculty of Arts, University of South Bohemia, Branišovská 31, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic, Komárková Veronika ,   Laboratory of Archaeobotany and Palaeoecology, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Na Zlaté stoce 3, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic, Kovárník Jaromír ,   Laboratory of Archaeobotany and Palaeoecology, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Na Zlaté stoce 3, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic, Pokorná Adéla ,   Institute of Archaeology, Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic, Letenská 4, 118 01 Praha, Czech Republic, Salova Yulia ,   Laboratory of Archaeobotany and Palaeoecology, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Na Zlaté stoce 3, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic, Vobejda Libor ,   Laboratory of Archaeobotany and Palaeoecology, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Na Zlaté stoce 3, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic, Šálková Tereza ,   Laboratory of Archaeobotany and Palaeoecology, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Na Zlaté stoce 3, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic,   Institute of Archaeology, Faculty of Arts, University of South Bohemia, Branišovská 31, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic, Skružná Jarmila ,   Laboratory of Archaeobotany and Palaeoecology, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Na Zlaté stoce 3, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic,   Prague Botanical Garden, Trojská 800/196, 171 00 Praha, Czech Republic, Novák Jan ,   Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Benátská 2, 128 00 Praha, Czech Republic
Published: March 2023

The Laboratory of Archaeobotany and Palaeoecology (LAPE), of the Faculty of Science of the University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice (USB) was founded twenty years ago. The department is closely linked with the Institute of Archaeology of the USB in terms of staff and projects, which are mainly focused on the issues of paleoecology, archaeobotany and archaeozoology. The present paper discusses the teaching of environmental archaeology and projects focusing on Europe, but also on some areas of Africa. The text provides background information on the teaching and research projects that have taken place over the last ten years, but also on the research and scientific directions that the department is currently pursuing.