Who is behind the PZAF in Lisbon?

We are a group of six researchers in the fields of archaeology and zooarchaeology from different chronological periods, who came together with a common desire: to realize the PZAF in Lisbon.

Ana Beatriz Santos

I am a PhD student in Archaeology and Prehistory. My PhD research is focused on Zooarchaeology, especially in the animal consumption and management in Olisipo (Lisbon, Potugal) between the 2nd century BC and the 5th century AD.

Cátia Delicado

I am a PhD student in Archaeology and Prehistory, with a passion for burial caves but also for animals, especially dogs. My PhD research is focused on the burial practices during the 4th and 3rd millenia A.D. centered on the burial caves cluster of the Carvalhal de Aljubarrota valley in the center region of Portugal.

Miguel Rodrigues

Miguel Rodrigues has a bachelor's degree in History with a Minor in Archaeology and a Master's degree in Archaeology and Territory by the Faculty of Arts and Humanities of the University of Coimbra. He is currently in the School of Arts and Humanities and UNIARQ (Centre of Archaeology of the University of Lisbon), carrying out his doctoral project, which focuses on the study of fishbone remains found in archaeological sites in the portuguese Tagus river basin.

Patrícia Aleixo

Patrícia Aleixo is a PhD student at School of Arts and Humanities, University of Lisbon / UNIARQ – Centre for Archaeology (Portugal), and she is funded by FCT (Foundation for Science and technology). Her PhD project is focused on the consumption and management of animal resources in the territory of Conimbriga (Portugal) between the iron Age and Late Antiquity (2nd century BC to 8th AD).

Alexandre Paya

I'm an Archaeology Bachelor from the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Coimbra, and have a Masters Degree in Quaternary and Prehistory from the Polytechnic Institute of Tomar. My research interests lie on the taphonomic history of faunal assemblages from pleistocene sites, especially in regards to their input on site formation processes. Currently I work on the private sector doing preventive archaeology while also being a member of the project EcoPLis - Human Occupations in the Pleistocene Ecotones of River Lis.

Inês Silva

Inês Catarina Domingos da Silva, holds a bachelor’s degree (2014–2017) and a master’s degree (2017–2022) in Archaeology from the School of Arts and Humanities of the University of Lisbon. She is currently a FCT doctoral fellow, with UNIARQ—the University of Lisbon’s Center for Archaeology—as her host institution.

Her research focuses on Pellicer D amphorae in southern Portugal, dating from the Late Iron Age to the Roman Republican period, contributing to the study of production and circulation dynamics in the ancient world. She has extensive fieldwork experience, gained over more than a decade of archaeological excavations and surveys at sites such as Monte Molião, Rocha da Mina, Cabeço do Pé da Erra, and Miróbriga. She regularly participates in conferences and scientific meetings, presenting papers and posters.

In 2024, she presented the poster “Pellicer D Amphorae from Castelo de Castro Marim” at the 7th Congress of SECAH (Sociedad de Estudios de la Cerámica Antigua en Hispania), and in 2025, she co-authored a paper on bone artifacts from the Almoinhas site (Loures). She is the author and co-author of publications in scientific journals, book chapters, and conference proceedings. She has collaborated on initiatives to promote scientific literacy and communicate archaeology to the public, such as the European Researchers’ Night and events organized by universities, museums, and municipal governments. She has additional training in areas crucial to contemporary archaeological research, such as Geographic Information Systems applied to archaeology, 3D editing, numismatics, classical languages, and project management.

João Monte

João has a degree in Archaeology from the School of Arts and Humanities of the University of Lisbon. He is currently studying for a master's degree in Archaeology, working on a dissertation entitled: The faunal remains of Lisbon's Iron Age: The case study of the Sommer Warehouses and Largo de Santa Cruz do Castelo. After completing his master's degree, he intends to continue working in zooarchaeology, focusing on the study of Iron Age and Roman faunas, specifically on the changes observed in them from the Iron Age period to the Imperial Roman period, passing through the Republican Roman period.