Staff

Fernando Contreras Rodrigo (Lérida. Spain - 1967)

A graduate in History specializing in Classical Archaeology (Autonomous University of Barcelona), he is the Director and Manager of the Sanisera Archaeology Institute, an international organization that has been developing archaeological training courses for over 30 years at the Sanisera archaeological site (Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain). Since 1993, he has also carried out archaeological research, conservation, and heritage management projects in Spain, Italy, and the United Arab Emirates. Since 2015, he has led annual excavation and restoration missions for the Government of Dubai. He is the author of more than thirty publications and reports. He is proficient in standard archaeological fieldwork technologies, including ArcGIS, AutoCAD, GPS data capture, drone and total station aerial photography, databases, photogrammetry, and archaeological illustration. He has experience leading multidisciplinary and multicultural teams of up to 25 people, as well as preparing budgets, tenders, grant applications, project proposals, and technical reports. He also designs and develops database software for the management of archaeological heritage, a line of work that he started with his B.O.I.R.A. system (Organizational Base of Information of the Archaeological Register) and which he is now expanding with the support of artificial intelligence.

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Aída Muñoz Gallego (Cartagena, Murcia. Spain, 1982)

Osteoarchaeologist and Forensic Anthropologist with a significant experience investigating, analyzing and excavating archaeological artifacts and human remains, taking a methodical approach and implementing and monitoring the necessary measures to ensure each excavation complies with international, national and local legislation.

Specialized in Physical Anthropology at Universidad Complutense of Madrid and member of Spanish Association of Forensic Anthrophology and Odonthology (AEAOF), she focuses her research in Bioarchaeology, Funerary Archaeology, Paleopathology and crimes against Humanity digging Spanish Civil War graves since 2017 and supervising human remains laboratories in different projects throughout that time.

In addition, her biological profiles remitted to the regional government of Andalusia have been refuted by DNA results in 100% of the cases studied in the mass graves, so she has contributed to identified victims of Spanish genocide that had been delivered to families and buried properly. She is a team member of the bioarchaeological site of Al qusais cemetery in Dubai (UAE).