ELENA GRAU ALMERO

Elena Grau Almero is a Professor in the Department of Prehistory at the Faculty of Geography and History, University of Valencia. She is affiliated with the PREMEDOC research group, focusing on the Prehistory of the Western Mediterranean.

Her research centers on anthracology and environmental archaeology, particularly the analysis of charcoal remains to reconstruct past vegetation and human use of wood resources from the Bronze Age through the Visigothic period in the Valencian region. Her work integrates ethnobotanical data with ecological reconstruction to understand ancient human-environment interactions.

She completed her doctoral thesis at the University of Valencia in 1990, titled El uso de la madera en yacimientos valencianos de la edad del bronce a la época visigoda. Datos etnobotánicos y reconstrucción ecológica según la antracología. While specific publications and advisees are not listed in the provided text, her long-standing academic position and research group involvement indicate sustained scholarly activity.

Scientific Affiliations:

• PREMEDOC Research Group – Prehistory of the Western Mediterranean

She has contributed to advancing the field of archaeobotanical studies in Iberian prehistory, with methodological emphasis on anthracological analysis. No scientific awards or grants are mentioned in the available information.