Andrés Teira-Brión

I am an archaeobotanist whose research focuses on examining change and resilience in agricultural systems over time, providing new insights and narratives through multiscale approaches ranging from local to global. I am particularly interested in: (1) human–plant interactions and social relations in long-term processes; (2) methodological approaches to data acquisition and generation in archaeobotany, contributing to a more critical discipline; and (3) engagement with contemporary farming communities to gain valuable knowledge of plant-use strategies applicable to historical interpretation.

I currently lead the project "From Wild to Farm: Disentangling the Plant Food Systems of the First Farmers in Atlantic Europe” (Grant No. 101018935). W2FARM aims to provide insights into the hybrid plant food strategies that structured daily subsistence practices, functioning as mechanisms of social aggregation and facilitating the broader consolidation of Neolithic agriculture across the Atlantic arc between the 6th and 3rd millennia BC. The project seeks to elucidate the underlying drivers of these practices by analysing the entire process of crop selection and wild resource management—from initial procurement to final food preparation—using a convergent, multidisciplinary approach that integrates archaeobotany, chemical analysis, functional ecology, and food systems research.