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As part of the conference programme, <\/span><b>Leire Torres-Iglesias<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (University of Copenhagen), <strong>E<\/strong><\/span><b>milie Berlioz<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (CNRS, University of Poitiers), <\/span><b>Frido Welker<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (University of Copenhagen), and <\/span><b>Anna Wagner<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (University of Reading) are co-organising a thematic session titled: <\/span><b>\u201cIntegrating multidisciplinary approaches to reconstruct human\u2013environment relationships in the Pleistocene past\u201d (Thematic Session 4C).<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This session brings together researchers investigating how humans interacted with their environments, and particularly with animal communities, during the Pleistocene. Understanding these relationships is essential for reconstructing past ecosystems, human adaptations, and behavioural change. The session welcomes contributions that integrate multiple analytical approaches, including:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">palaeoproteomics<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ancient DNA (aDNA)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">stable isotope analysis<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">dental microwear and mesowear studies<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">geometric morphometrics<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">computational modelling<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The session aims to promote more integrated reconstructions of past human-environment dynamics by fostering dialogue across disciplines and combining diverse lines of evidence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Anna Wagner, COEXIST team member and co-session organiser, will also present new research during the session. Her contribution focuses on a comprehensive review and analysis of the zooarchaeological record from central and southeastern Europe during the Middle to Upper Palaeolithic transition (55,000-40,000 years BP). 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