Florent Rivals

Florent Rivals is an ICREA Research Professor at the Catalan Institute of Human Paleoecology and Social Evolution (IPHES) since 2013. He holds a PhD in Prehistory (2002) from the University of Perpignan and has conducted postdoctoral research at the American Museum of Natural History (2004) and Universität Hamburg (2005). His work focuses on Neanderthal behavioral ecology, paleoecology, and dental microwear analysis.

• Education: Biology (undergraduate), PhD in Prehistory (University of Perpignan)
• Research Focus: Neanderthal diet reconstruction, cave bear dietary evolution, Pleistocene fauna taphonomy

His recent publications emphasize multi-proxy paleodietary reconstructions using dental microwear, stable isotopes, and bone taphonomy. Key projects include excavations at Toll and Teixoneres caves in Spain.

• Scientific Awards
  • 2009 Research Certificate (Catalan University Quality Agency)
  • 2006 Initiative Post-Doc Award (French Académie des Sciences)
• Grants: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, COST Action, Palarq, ERC

Florent has supervised 7 PhD and 7 Master's theses while contributing to over 170 peer-reviewed publications. He co-directs fieldwork and participates in international collaborations across Europe, North Africa, and the Levant.