Lecture (in French) given as part of the “Natures sonores” lecture series and the 2025 Fête de la Nature, at the Jardin des Plantes, Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, on 24 May 2025. Sound piece — best experienced with headphones 🎧!

This platform provides access to a centralized repository of archaeobotanical evidence (macro-remains) from West Asia, focusing on date palms (Phoenix dactylifera L.) and its wild relatives (Phoenix spp.). The data has been gathered from published studies, books, theses, and archaeological reports.

Radio program on RFI, aired on 6 May 2025. Hosted by Caroline Lachowsky, with guests Vincent Battesti, Anthony Herrel, and Denis Larpin.
From the iconic Sahara to the polar deserts, via the Gobi and the Atacama… A journey through some of the planet’s most awe-inspiring yet fragile ecosystems. How can humans live in such extreme environments?

Lecture given (in French) for the conference cycle “Déserts, des espaces en mutation ”, Les rendez-vous culturels du Jardin des plantes, Muséum national d’histoire naturelle, April 3^rd, 2025

Edited book (in French) Oct. 2024, V. Battesti, M. Crépy, A. Herrel & A. Lalis (eds.)

Chap. (in French) in the edited book: Déserts, Vivre en milieu extrême, 2024

Social anthropology, ethnoecology and evolutionary biology: new research in the Kingdom’s north-western desert.

Edited Book (in French)
Vincent Battesti & Joël Candau (eds.), 2023, Paris, Éditions Pétra, 598 p.

Art. (in English) A. Robin-Soriano et al. in Symbiosis (2025)

Chap. (in French): — in Apprendre les sens, apprendre par les sens : Anthropologie des perceptions sensorielles, edited by Vincent Battesti & Joël Candau (2023).

Art. (in English) in Arabian Humanities journal.

Art. in Plants, People, Planet journal, vol. 5 (1), Jan. 2023, p. 82-97