Magali Watteaux is maître de conferences in medieval History and Archaeology at the University of Rennes 2 and member of the CERHIO (Center of Historical Research on Western France). Her work focuses on historical landscapes and agrarian forms, especially during the medieval period. After her PhD in archeogeography, defended in 2009 at the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, she conducted several archaeogeographical researches in France and Portugal. Her research interests are at the intersection of Geography, History, Archaeology and Paleoenvironmental sciences.