Environmental Archaeology was created in 1996.

Robert E. Hurlbett has written:

'Environmental constraint and settlement predictability, northwestern Colorado' -- subject(s): Antiquities, Archaeological surveying, Archaeology, Environmental aspects, Environmental aspects of Archaeology, Excavations (Archaeology), Human geography, Indians of North America, Land settlement, Population geography

There are probably thousands. Most archaeologists specialize in one geographic area or one time period, often both! An archaeologist may also specialize in a particular aspect such as flora or fauna, architecture, ceramics or lithics. There is no end to the possibilities. Some of them are listed below including some theoretical approaches.

Archaeoastronomy, Behavioural archaeology, Biblical archaeology, Bioarchaeolgy, Classical archaeology, Cognitive archaeology, Commercial archaeology, Egyptian archaeology, Environmental archaeology, Ethnoarchaeology, Evolutionary archaeology, Experimental archaeology, Feminist archaeology, Field archaeology, Forensic archaeology, Gender archaeology, Geoarchaeology, Historical archaeology, Industrial archaeology, Interpretitive archaeology, Landscape archaeology, Maritime archaeology, Marxist archaeology, Mediaeval archaeology, Nationalist archaeology, Nautical archaeology, Neo-Marxist archaeology, New Archaeology, Processual archaeology, Post-Processual archaeolgy, Osteoarchaeology, Settlement archaeology, Social archaeology, Underwater archaeology, Urban archaeology, Zooarchaeology

Matthew Richard Des Lauriers has written:

'The island of fogs' -- subject(s): Island archaeology, Ethnoarchaeology, Antiquities, Social archaeology, Hunting and gathering societies, Environmental archaeology, Economic conditions, Social conditions, Human ecology, History

It allows you to learn about a unique part of your area's history, including past environmental issues, and knowledge is power.