* Coordination and integration of archaeo- and palaeoenvironmental studies,
* Design of sampling strategies,
* Field (archaeo-) pedology,
* Physical characterization of soils and deposits (grain size analysis, …),
* Chemical characterization of soils and deposits (pH, phosphorus, …),
* Micromorphology (thin section studies),
* Charcoal analysis (anthracology),
* Pollen analysis (palynology),
* Phytolith analysis (bulk samples; soil and ceramic thin sections),
* Seed determination (carpology),
* The statistical treatment of palaeoenvironmental or other archaeological data,
* The translation of texts concerned with related topics.