STAFF
Rui Mataloto, Co-Director
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RUI MATALOTO is the archaeologist and cultural officer for the Municipality of Redondo, Portugal. 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 for UNIARQ, the Center for Archaeology at the University of Lisbon, as vice president of the PortAnta Archaeological Cooperative, and founding board member of Western Iberia Archaeology. He has published extensively on the archaeology of the Alentejo, on topics pertaining to the Neolithic, Bronze Age, Iron Age, and Roman periods. Rui has extensive experience directing excavation and survey projects and directs several archaeological field schools in Redondo each year.
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Bianca Viseu, Co-Director
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BIANCA VISEU holds a MA in Archaeology from McMaster University (2021). Her thesis, supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, utilized data gathered from excavation at Castelo and explored the emergence of the Late Bronze Age in southwest Iberia. She received her BA from the University of Toronto in 2017, double majoring in Archaeology and Classical Civilization. Since 2015, Bianca has worked on several excavation and survey projects involving sites dating from the Neolithic to the Roman period. Bianca previously worked as the Outreach and Communications Officer for the Department of Classics at the University of Toronto before moving to the Alentejo to run a heritage tour company and conduct archaeological research. Bianca won a PhD Studentship from the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia in 2024 and will begin her doctorate in archaeology at the University of Lisbon in January 2025.
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Gonçalo Bispo, Co-Director
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GONÇALO "POUCA" BISPO is currently finishing up a Master's in Archaeology at the University of Lisbon and is writing his thesis on the ditched enclosure of Montoito and 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. 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 as a CRM archaeologist in Ontario, Canada for three years and has conducted Stage II-IV work in the region. Pouca currently works in archaeology and runs a heritage tour company in the Alentejo.
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Hugo Morais, Archaeologist
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HUGO MORAIS holds a Master's in Archaeology from the University of Lisbon (2024) and a Bachelor's in Archaeology from the same university. His thesis focused on the Iberian Chalcolithic. He has been working as a contract archaeologist since 2017, alternating between rescue archaeology on construction sites, heritage consulting projects, as well as collaborating with research projects. As a result, he has dug extensively all around the center and south of Portugal and worked in all the chronological periods.
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Sinead Kyral, Student Supervisor
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SINEAD KYRAL graduated with a Bachelor of Archaeology from Macquarie University in 2020 with a major in Ancient Egypt and the Near East. She is pursuing a Master of Research in Ancient History with a particular interest 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 6/2025 | MARTES SEASON 1/2025
STAFF
Rui Mataloto MA Archaeology, University of Lisbon Bianca Viseu MA Archaeology, McMaster University Gonçalo "Pouca" Bispo MA Student in Archaeology, University of Lisbon Hugo Morais MA Archaeology, University of Lisbon Sinead Kyral MRes Student in Ancient History, Macquarie University Students
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Summer 2024 Team
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CASTELO SEASON 5/2024
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Rui Mataloto MA Archaeology, University of Lisbon Bianca Viseu MA Archaeology, McMaster University Gonçalo "Pouca" Bispo MA Student in Archaeology, University of Lisbon Hugo Morais MA Archaeology, University of Lisbon Sinead Kyral MRes Student in Ancient History, Macquarie University 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. (Simon Fraser University, Canada) Giulia Z. (University of California, Santa Cruz, USA) |
Summer 2023 Team
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CASTELO SEASON 4/2023
STAFF
Rui Mataloto MA Archaeology, University of Lisbon Bianca Viseu MA Archaeology, McMaster University Gonçalo "Pouca" Bispo MA Student in Archaeology, University of Lisbon Hugo Morais MA Student in Archaeology, University of Lisbon 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 F. (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 MA Archaeology, University of Lisbon Bianca Viseu MA Archaeology, McMaster University Gonçalo "Pouca" Bispo MA Student in Archaeology, University of Lisbon Hugo Morais MA Student in Archaeology, University of Lisbon Filipa Santos MA Archaeology, University of Lisbon Rachael Breen BA Archaeology, University of Queensland Emily Jonsson BA Classics, Georgetown University 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 MA Archaeology, University of Lisbon Bianca Viseu MA Archaeology, McMaster University Gonçalo "Pouca" Bispo MA Student in Archaeology, University of Lisbon |
Summer 2019 Team
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CASTELO SEASON 2/2019
STAFF
Rui Mataloto MA Archaeology, University of Lisbon Bianca Viseu MA Student in Archaeology, McMaster University Gonçalo "Pouca" Bispo MA Student in Archaeology, University of Lisbon Kathryn Bryles MA Student in Public History, University of Arkansas at Little Rock Hugo Morais BA Archaeology, University of Lisbon 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
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Rui Mataloto MA Archaeology, University of Lisbon Bianca Viseu MA Student in Archaeology, McMaster University Gonçalo "Pouca" Bispo MA Student in Archaeology, University of Lisbon Kathryn Bryles MA Student in Public History, University of Arkansas at Little Rock 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) |
