STAFF
Rui Mataloto, Co-Director
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RUI MATALOTO is the archaeologist and cultural officer for the Municipality of Redondo, Portugal. Rui is also undertaking a PhD at UNIARQ - Centre for Archaeology at the University of Lisbon with support from Portugal's Foundation of Science and Technology (FCT). He holds a MA in Prehistory and Archaeology from the University of Lisbon (2004) and has worked as an archaeologist in the Alentejo region for over three decades. Rui has also served as a researcher at UNIARQ - Centre for Archaeology at the University of Lisbon, as vice president of the PortAnta Archaeological Cooperative, and as a founding board member of Western Iberia Archaeology. Rui has published extensively on the archaeology of the Alentejo from the Neolithic to Late Antiquity. Though his research interests span a long chronological period, he specializes on the communities that inhabited the Alentejo thoughout the 1st millennium BC. Rui has extensive experience directing excavation and survey projects throughout the Alentejo and directs several development-led excavations and archaeological field schools in the region each year.
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Bianca Viseu, Co-Director
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BIANCA VISEU is a PhD student in Archaeology and a researcher at UNIARQ - Centre for Archaeology at the University of Lisbon. Her PhD project, funded by a doctoral fellowship from Portugal's Foundation of Science and Technology (FCT), focuses on place, personhood, and relational ontologies in the southwest Iberian Bronze Age utilizing data from development-led archaeology. She completed her MA in Archaeology at McMaster University (2021) in Canada. Her thesis, supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), utilized data gathered from excavation at Castelo and explored the emergence of the Late Bronze Age in southwest Iberia. She received her Hons. BA from the University of Toronto in 2017, double majoring in Archaeology and Classical Civilization. Bianca has previously worked as the Outreach and Communications Officer for the Department of Classics at the University of Toronto, and as a Teaching Assistant for the Department of Anthropology at McMaster University. Since 2015, Bianca has worked on several excavation and survey projects involving sites dating from the Neolithic to the Roman period.
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Gonçalo Bispo, Co-Director
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GONÇALO "POUCA" BISPO is finishing up a Master's in Archaeology at the University of Lisbon. His thesis research focused on the the ditched enclosure of Montoito in the context of the wider Iberian Chalcolithic. He received his BA in Archaeology in 2017 from the University of Lisbon. Pouca's research interests lie from the Early Neolithic to the Late Bronze Age, though he specializes on the ceramics of the Chalcolithic. He has worked as a professional archaeologist in Portugal from 2017 and has participated on various projects around the country at sites ranging from the Lower Paleolithic to the Modern Age. Pouca worked in cultural resource management as an archaeologist in Ontario, Canada from 2020 to 2023 and has conducted Stage II-IV work in the region. Pouca currently works as an archaeologist based out of Redondo, Portugal.
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Sinead Kyral, Student Supervisor
SINEAD KYRAL holds a MRes in Ancient History from Macquarie University (2024) and a Bachelor of Archaeology focusing on Ancient Egypt and the Near East from the same university. Sinead has worked as a teacher and is continuing her studies in Aboriginal archaeology and zooarchaeology. She is particularly interested in studying animals of the Ancient World. Since 2022, Sinead has been a part of the Castelo Archaeological Project as a student, and returned as a supervisor in 2024. She is looking forward to another season with such an amazing team.
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TEAM
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CASTELO SEASON 7/2025 | MARTES SEASON 2/2025
STAFF
Rui Mataloto Archaeologist & Cultural Officer, Municipality of Redondo Bianca Viseu PhD Student in Archaeology, University of Lisbon Gonçalo "Pouca" Bispo MA Archaeology, University of Lisbon Sinead Kyral MRes Ancient History, Macquarie University Hugo Morais MA Archaeology, University of Lisbon Students
Katharina A. (Universitätsklinikum Jena, Germany) Laura A. (Georgia State University, USA) Rachel B. (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA) Jessika O. (University of York, UK) ... more to be announced! |
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CASTELO SEASON 6/2025 | MARTES SEASON 1/2025
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Rui Mataloto Bianca Viseu Gonçalo "Pouca" Bispo Hugo Morais Sinead Kyral André Pereira Students
Regan S. (University of Rhode Island, USA) Heather R. (University of Northern British Columbia, Canada) Amber L. (University of Northern British Columbia, Canada) Weronika M. (Leiden University, Netherlands) Isabel v.d.K (Leiden University, Netherlands) Milou v.G. (Leiden University, Netherlands) Jarne P. (Leiden University, Netherlands) Sophie G. (Butler University, USA) Megan W. (Western Washington University, USA) Chris D. (Harper Community College, USA) Elise J. (Saxion University, Netherlands) Nikki H. (Saxion University, Netherlands) Jordan T. (HS Student, South Africa) David M. (McMaster University, Canada) Anna S. (DePaul University, USA) Mila P. (HS Student, Portugal) Abigail M. (University of Calgary, Canada) Madison C. (University of Calgary, Canada) Lennah F. (University of Calgary, Canada) Alex L. (University of Calgary, Canada) Kaylee M.B. (University of Calgary, Canada) Gabriella S. (University of Calgary, Canada) Sergio T. (University of Calgary, Canada) |
Summer 2024 Team
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CASTELO SEASON 5/2024
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Rui Mataloto Bianca Viseu Gonçalo "Pouca" Bispo Hugo Morais Sinead Kyral Students
Megan M. (Macquarie University, Australia) Saskia S.T. (Simon Fraser University, Canada) Katharina A. (Universitätsklinikum Jena, Germany) Helena L. (University of Oxford, UK) Lynn M.J.C. (University of Puerto Rico) Nina N. (University of California, Berkeley, USA) Lukas I. (University of Pennsylvania, USA) Phoebe D. (University of Oxford, UK) Sydney H. (Granby Memorial HS, USA) Fardowsa H. (University of Oxford, UK) Humaira S. (University of Toronto, Canada) Sana A. (University of Toronto, Canada) Annmarie V. (University of Nebraska - Lincoln, USA) Brianna P. (Hanover College, USA) Laura A. (Carlton J. Kell HS, USA) Will T. (Durham University, UK) Zoe P. (University of Victoria, Canada) Giulia Z. (University of California, Santa Cruz, USA) |
Summer 2023 Team
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CASTELO SEASON 4/2023
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Rui Mataloto Bianca Viseu Gonçalo "Pouca" Bispo Hugo Morais Students & volunteers
Students Sinead K. (Macquarie University, Australia) David M. (McMaster University, Canada) Kat H. (SOAS University of London, UK) Kim H. (Lyon College, USA) Sierra M. (Florida State University, USA) Mattie D. (Cleveland State University, USA) Jessica C.T. (Duke University, USA) Faith D. (University of Victoria, Canada) Dana G. Z. (University of Western Ontario, Canada) Sophia L. (Randolph-Macon College, USA) Raymond H. (California Polytechnic State University, USA) Bailey B.-D. (KU Leuven, Belgium) Sarah S. (Loyola University Chicago, USA) Talia G. (Simon Fraser University, Canada) Lisa C. (University of Edinburgh, UK) Volunteers Lourenço M. (University of Évora) Francisco M.L. (University of Lisbon) André P. (University of Lisbon) |
Summer 2022 Team
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CASTELO SEASON 3/2022
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Rui Mataloto Bianca Viseu Gonçalo "Pouca" Bispo Hugo Morais Filipa Santos Rachael Breen Emily Jonsson Students & volunteers
Students Spencer B. (Collin College, USA) Lois C. (University of Illinois, USA) Karina G. (Texas A&M University, USA) Kat H. (Texas State University, USA) Sinead K. (Macquarie University, Australia) Max L. (St. Olaf College, USA) David M. (McMaster University, Canada) Anna M. (University of California, San Diego, USA) Faith R. (Trent University, Canada) Catherine R. (University of North Florida, USA) Regan S. (University of Rhode Island, USA) Emily W. (University of Missouri, Kansas City, USA) Volunteers Lourenço M. (University of Évora) Seraphina V-H. (McMaster University) Pedro C. (University of Lisbon) |
Summer 2020-2021, Study Seasons
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2020-2021 / STUDY SEASONS
No fieldwork due to pandemic STAFF
Rui Mataloto Bianca Viseu Gonçalo "Pouca" Bispo |
Summer 2019 Team
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CASTELO SEASON 2/2019
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Rui Mataloto Bianca Viseu Gonçalo "Pouca" Bispo Kathryn Bryles Hugo Morais STUDENTS & VOLUNTEERS
Students Calvin B. (Dickinson College, USA) Lauren B. (McGill University, Canada) Christopher C. (Boise State University, USA) Gui F. (Sonoma State University, USA) Eduardo F. (Rhode Island College, USA) Anya I. (University of Winnipeg, Canada) Delicia I. (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA) Olivia K. (MacEwan University, Canada) Ethan R. (Dickinson College, USA) Erika S. (University of Toronto, Canada) Crystal S. (University of California, Riverside, USA) Justin S. (Brandeis University, USA) Seraphina V-H. (University of Toronto, Canada) Volunteers Rachael B. (MOLA) Pedro C. (University of Lisbon) Mariana C. (University of Porto) |
Summer 2018 Team
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CASTELO SEASON 1/2018
Staff
Rui Mataloto Bianca Viseu Gonçalo "Pouca" Bispo Kathryn Bryles STUDENTS & VOLUNTEERS
Students Christopher C. (Boise State University, USA) Gui F. (Sonoma State University, USA) Rachel L. (University of Hong Kong) Erika S. (University of Toronto, Canada) Seraphina V-H. (University of Toronto, Canada) Teika V. (Trent University, Canada) Volunteers Rachael B. (Cotswold Archaeology) Francisco M.L. (University of Lisbon) |
