José Maria Pout Lezaum

José María is an archaeobotanist. His studies aim to reconstruct past environments, as well as to study the exploitation of natural resources and the various interactions between humans and their environment.

Research team: Quaternary Environments & Humans
Research theme: Ecosystems over time & Past interactions between humans and Nature

Area of Expertise

José María is an archaeologist by training, specializing in palynology and carpology. His work revolves around the study and identification of pollen and seed samples coming from archaeological sites in different states of preservation in order to better understand the relationship between humans and Nature in the past.