THE ROMAN CITY EXCAVATION> Staff

Fernando Contreras Rodrigo. (Lleida, 1967). Director of the excavations at Sanitja and of the Ecomuseum de Cap de Cavalleria since 1997. President of the association “Sa Nitja. Gestión del Patrimonio Mediterráneo” founded in 1993. He obtained the Prize Fundació “la Caixa” in 1992: “Revalorització Ciutats Romanes de Catalunya i Illes Balears”. FPI U.A.B. Internship 1991-95. His research fields are: Romanization in Minorca; Archaeological software; Cultural management; Museum development for the heritage of Sanitja and the Cap de Cavalleria. Director of the excavations in Mago (Pla Mirall, 2000-2002), Iamo (Correos, 1999), and Sanisera (Prospection 1993-1995, Excavation 1996-1998). His projects involving Minorca’s cultural heritage include: Defense Tower in Fornells (CIM – 1996), Ecomuseum de Cap de Cavalleria (Leader II – 1997), Cavalleria Lighthouse (Futures – 1998).

Natalie Bagley (Santa Cruz, California, USA, 1983). Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology University of California Santa Cruz. Other archaeological experience includes excavation at San Francisco Presidio, faunal analysis for Monterey Bay sites, and laboratory management. Currently working in inventory, classification and faunal analysis in the Sanisera Archaeological Site.

Lana Johnson. (Red Bluff, California, USA, 1980). Secretary and Treasurer of the association “Sa Nitja. Gestión del Patrimonio Mediterráneo” and of the Ecomuseum of the Cape of Cavalleria. B.A. in psychology (Phi Beta Kappa), University of California Santa Cruz, 2004. Course coordinator, student adviser and translator for the archaeological field school.

Tatiana Valente. (Aveiro, Portugal 1988). Currently working in inventory, photography, drawing and classification of the ceramics found in the Sanisera Archaeological Site. Some other works: Study of pottery in the Portuguese National Museum of Archaeology; Excavation in the Archaeological Site of Cabeço do Vouga, Portugal; Excavation in the Archaeological Site of Castanheiro do Vento, Portugal.

Cristina Bravo (Alicante, Spain 1984) received her degree in English Philology at the University of Alicante (2002-2006), with an Erasmus grant in the Celtic department of the University of Aberdeen (2005-2006). Postgraduate Master's degree in Medieval Studies at the University of Aberdeen (2006-2007). She has worked as an assistant archaeologist in several excavations dating from different periods in UK and Spain. She is the assistant archaeologist/translator for the archaeological field school.