PortAnta Staff and Associates 2008-2010
Maia M. Langley President, Director of Programs and Protocols, PortAnta Archaeologist, Ceramicist Ph.D. in Candidacy, Universidade de Lisboa American Research Interests: Ceramic typologies, importation and consumption, Romanization of Lusitania, Late Antiquity ceramics and settlements, Materials analysis, Health and Status of Women in Antiquity, Archaeological history of Archaeology and Iberia, contributions of Manuel Heleno (Portuguese Archaeologist) and Georg and Vera Leisner (German Archaeologists) in Iberian archaeology Current Positions: President, PortAnta, President, Iberian Peninsula Society of the Archaeological Institute of America, Global Libraries Project, World Archaeology Congress; Coordinator, co-editor and contributor, Torre de Palma Monographic Series, Vols. 1 and 2; Director, Visualization of the Archaeological Site of Torre de Palma: Continuity of Time and Space, in collaboration with Chapel Hill, Chauncey School and Hangout,com, Ind. Rui Boaventura Scientific Director, PortAnta Archaeologist, Pre-Historian Ph.D. in Candidacy, Universidade de Lisboa Portuguese Research Interests: Megalithism, Megalithic burial tombs, spatial analysis of Chalcolithic burials, Late Neolithic peoples, questions of gender and social constructions, isotopic evidence and the osteological record of these burials; contributions of Georg and Vera Leisner (German Archaeologists) in Iberian archaeology Current Positions: Adjunct Lecturer, University of Louisville; U.S.A., Co-Director, PortAnta; Secretary, Iberian Peninsula Society of the A.I.A. Dr. Mary Lucas Powell Physical Anthropologist, Paleo-pathologist Former Editor of the Paleo-pathology Newsletter American Research Interests: Syphilis and Paleopathologies of Ancient societies and Native American peoples; Osteology and Paleopathologies of the burials at Torre de Palma, Portugal Joey Williams Archaeologist, Classicist
Ph.D. student, Mediterranean Archaeology, University at Buffalo
M.A., Classical Archaeology, University of Arizona
B.A., Anthropology and History, Hendrix College
American
Research interests: Roman material culture, the archaeology of environmental pollution, ancient industry,technology and economy, Latin epigraphy, and ancient magic
Current positions: PortAnta Instructor and Field Director, University at Buffalo Graduate Teaching Assistant,
University at Buffalo Classics Graduate Student Association Secretary,
Western New York AIA Local Society Secretary Maria Teresa Ferreira Anthropologist M.A., Human Evolution Ph.D. in Candidacy, Forensic Anthropology, Universidade de Coimbra Portuguese Research Interests: Taphonomy, Osteology, Paleodemograph of Prehistoric Iberian populations Current Positions: Associate of STYX, Section of Anthropology, Coimbra, and collaborator of CIAS - Centro de Investigação em Antropologia e Saúde, Universidade de Coimbra Jacqueline S. Meier B.A., University of Louisville, Dept of Anthropology, University of Edinburgh, Masters Student
Archaeologist, Zooarchaeologist American Research Interest: Zooarchaeology, Taphonomy, Mediterranean and Near East, Origins of Domestication, Bone Tool Technology Current Positions: Volunteer Zooarchaeology Lab University of Chicago, Volunteer Assistant Mammals Prep Lab and Division of Mammals Field Museum of Natural History Cristina M. PombalAnthropologist Graduate Student, School of Sciences and Technology, Universidade de Coimbra - (FCTUC) Portuguese Research Interests: Osteology, Forensic Anthropology, Paleodiets Current Positions: Independent field anthropologist and laboratory researcher Rui Mataloto Archaeologist Researcher, UNIARQ, Universidade de Lisboa Portuguese Research Interests: Iron Age, Architecture and analysis of social and spatial distribution of sites, societies Current Positions: Archaeologist, Câmara Municipal de Redondo, Alto Alentejo, and Researcher, UNIARQ
Leigh Oldershaw
M.A. Human Skeletal Biology, Bioarchaeology, New York University B.A. Classical Studies and Anthropology, William and Mary College
American Research Interests: Roman Mortuary practices and archaeology, dental anthropology, age and sex determination in cremated remains. Current Positions: Graduate Student, NYU and Instructor, PortAnta
Cindy Ludlam Artist/Educator, BFA The Art Institute of Chicago MFA, College of Fine Arts, Boston University American Current Positions: Art Department Chair and Gallery Director, Chapel Hill, Chauncy-Hall School; Field Associate, College of Fine Arts, Boston University; Art Director, Visualization of Archaeological Site of Torre de Palma: Continuity of Time and Space. Catarina Alves Archaeologist, M.A. in Candidacy, Universidade de Lisboa |
