
Yannick MIRAS

1 rue René Panhard
75013 Paris
I’m interested in the analysis of pollen, spores, non-pollen palynomorphs (fungal spores; aquatic resting forms: algal spores, cyanobacterian akinetes, rotifer eggas etc.; parasites resting eggs; stomata etc.) and charcoals quantification originating from different contexts: natural sequences (e.g. lakes, peat bogs, palaeochannels) and archaeological structures and artefacts.
The specific objectives of my research are the study of the long-term vegetation evolution and land use histories (cultural landscape shaping), the past human-induced ecological disturbances (biodiversity, eutrophication) and the socio-environmental interactions during the Pleistocene and the Holocene.
I specifically work on the reconstruction of Prehistoric and Protohistoric environments and on the characterization of the past subsistence strategies and agricultural practices (grazing, forestry, farming) with a special focus put on the different uses of wild and domesticated plant resources by past societies.
Mountain areas: medium (French Massif Central) and high mountains (Pyrenees); Mediterranean and arid areas: Spain, Tunisia, USA (Arizona; California)