At GIAP-ICAC we adhere to the declaration of CERCA condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine: “The CERCA system of research centers in Catalonia, currently consists of 42 research centers where almost 12,000 people work. It is currently one of the leading European organisms in research and innovation excellence. The CERCA system is positioned against any…
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We are searching for excellent candidates with a PhD in Computer Science, Remote Sensing or a similar field interested in conducting research in archaeological sites detection based on applying machine learning techniques on multispectral aerial images. Contract duration: 22 months The context of this project is an ongoing collaboration between the Catalan Institute of Classical…
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In GIAP-ICAC we’re committed to achieving gender balance and equality at all levels. We are glad to inform you that the ICAC has renewed the Gender Balance Committee, which 2 GIAP-ICAC researchers recently joined. From left to right in the picture: Alfredo Mayoral Pascual, GIAP-ICAC (representative of the research staff)Lídia Colominas Barberà, GIAP-ICAC (representative of…
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The ICAC joined, for a fourth year in a row, the commemoration of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science (February 11th). On the occasion, the City Council of Santa Perpètua de Mogoda (Barcelona) and the ICAC Committee for Gender Equality have been organizing different dissemination actions, from 8 to 14 February 2022. 11F celebration aims to…
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2022 has started with changes for the journal ´Environmental Archaeology: the journal of human palaeoecology´ of the Association of Environmental Archaeology (AEA). GIAP-ICAC researcher Dr Alexandra Livarda was appointed as the new editor-in-chief of the journal, replacing Dr Tim Mighall, who stepped down after successfully leading the journal for the past eight years. The journal is one of the most…
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We are searching for excellent candidates with a PhD in Computer Science, Remote Sensing or a similar field interested in conducting research in archaeological sites detection based on applying machine learning techniques on multispectral aerial images. Contract duration: 22 months The call will open in the forthcoming weeks through Working at the ICAC/Open calls. The context…
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We are glad to welcome the holidays with good news! First, a new PhD candidate joined GIAP-ICAC in December: Theoni Baniou, who will be supervised by Dr. Alexandra Livarda. Her thesis is titled: “Exploring Roman tastes: an archaeobotanical and network analysis approach to the investigation of food plant access, commerce and social identities”. The aim…
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We are celebrating a new GIAP member and three new drone licenses in the team! With the increasing non-technical workload on all researchers’ shoulders, it is becoming increasingly necessary to rely on specialised support personnel. Aspects such as grant proposals, project and team management, as well as communication and dissemination, are all essential aspects to…
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Join our vibrant international community of postdoctoral researchers! GIAP aims to study long-term human-environment interactions through the physical and biological imprints left on the landscape by its past inhabitants. In order to do so, GIAP has a strong interdisciplinary focus, which includes bioarchaeology and palaeoenvironment, geoarchaeology, survey, archaeomorphological analysis and computational approaches, including GIS, remote sensing and…
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Yesterday night we heard some very disturbing news about the possible closure of the Department of Archaeology at Sheffield. This morning we started receiving messages through all types of private and social media platforms coming from all sectors of or related to our discipline. One particular message needs to be reproduced here: “In a meeting…
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