Today, MSCA postdoctoral fellow Dr. Nazarij Buławka presented in the Tarragona high-school “Pons d’Icart”. The lecture aimed to introduce participants to qanats, sustainable water systems, artificial intelligence in archaeology and to present another point of view of archaeological work, in the context of his MSCA project “UnderTheSands. Ancient irrigation detection and analysis using Advanced remote…
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Dr. Valentina Pescini will be attending EU-Potarch’s 1st General Meeting and Conference, as management committee member representing Spain in this COST Action project. The meeting will be held in Prague on 5-7 March, focusing on the cultural heritage and future of non-wood forest byproducts: potash, tar, resin, and charcoal. This event provides members with their…
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Recently, Vallès Oriental TV paid a visit to Aiguafreda de Dalt to broadcast an interview in light of the ongoing restoration and musealization efforts at the archaeological complex, led by the Aiguafreda town council in collaboration with GIAP (ICAC-CERCA). In early 2014, the Aiguafreda town council, in agreement with the parish of Santa Maria and…
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We are thrilled to announce the exciting addition of GIAP (ICAC-CERCA) to the the AccessCat Network to work on accessibility in archaeology. The AccessCat Network (Catalonia’s Accessibility Innovation Network: Media, Education, and Culture) is an initiative of the Generalitat de Catalunya aimed at promoting accessibility to information and communication, bridging the gap between the research world and…
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Dr. Lídia Colominas was recently interviewed and highlighted in the RECERCAT newsletter to delve deeper into one of our latest articles from 2023, which showcased that Iron Age communities in Catalonia practiced seasonal altitudinal movements. The study, featured in the journal Frontiers in Environmental Archaeology, was a collaboration between IPHES-CERCA, ICAC-CERCA, the Autonomous University of Barcelona, Cardiff University and the…
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As an advocate for heritage conservation and community engagement, Navjot Kour and her team held a one-day workshop at the historically rich site of Biyan Tibba, Jammu on 28th November 2023. Biyan Tibba, dating back to the 3rd century BCE, is a treasure trove of historical significance. It was first brought to light by Navjot Kour during…
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Today, 5th of December, Federica Riso will deliver an insightful talk at the Liceo Scientifico Morando Morandi in Finale Emilia (Modena, Italy). The focus will be on the alimentation during the Roman period, shedding light on the food practices in Ancient Rome from an Archaebotanical perspective. It’s a unique opportunity for students to journey back…
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This weekend, Marta Flórez-Santasusana will present the new didactic lab result of the Arqueopirenaia project in the XVIII Fòrum Auriga, which is taking place on 25-26 November in the Institute Ramón Coll i Rodés (Lloret de Mar, Catalonia). “ICAC’s new didactic lab on Landscape Archaeology: an outreach tool for knowledge transfer and impact” (El nou…
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On October 3rd, the first meeting of the Management Committee for the ongoing COST Action CA22155, “Network for forest by-products charcoal, resin, tar, potash (EU-PoTaRCh),” took place. During the committee meeting, representatives from 26 European countries selected the Grant Holder Institution, which is the Poznan University of Life Sciences. Currently, the Action unites 130 members from…
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Today, Marta Flórez is presenting in the “I Congreso de Ciencia Inclusiva” (I Inclusive Science Congress), which is taking place on 2-3 October 2023 in Madrid, organised by CSIC. “Una Arqueología del Paisaje para tod@s” (A Landscape Archaeology for All) The talk presents the ArqueoPirenaia Project. “Social transfer, didactics and mediation of heritage in a…
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