In 2021 ICREA Research Professor, Margarita Díaz-Andreu received the prestigious Menéndez Pidal National Award for the humanities (bit.ly/3VBrdvD), and in 2022 she received the Neubergh award (U. Gothenburg, Sweden). She is one of the top cited researchers in Spain (https://bit.ly/41zVkHK), Since her arrival in Barcelona in 2012 she has published more than 20 books/special issues and many peer-reviewed articles/book chapters in prestigious journals/publishers. She is currently leading two projects: the Advanced ERC Artsoundscapes and the R+D+i ArqueólogAs/Herstory projects. In 2024 they sustained a total of thirteen positions, most of them for PhD and post-doctoral researchers. 9 students have completed their PhDs in Barcelona (2 of them in 2024), most of them now in research or professional careers. As a researcher Margarita Díaz-Andreu has contributed to fostering knowledge by organising and participating in conferences and engaging in outreach (blogs, podcasts, radio and newspapers)
Research interests
The three main research areas in which Díaz-Andreu has been active and has led research groups in the last few years are still in place. Her work in rock art and archaeoacoustics is highly innovative and she leads an ERC interdisciplinary group of archaeologists, acoustic engineers, ethnomusicologists and psychologists. For this project, fieldwork has been undertaken around the world, with publications on Russian Altai, Southern Africa, Baja California and Mediterranean Spain. In the history of archaeology, the highlight has been the publication of the first ever Handbook on the topic (OUP, 2024) and the running of the ArqueólogAs/Herstory project. This project -the 4th I+D project she leads as ICREA- focuses on Spain, but it is having a world impact in the recovery of women for the history of the discipline. Her research students actively participate in one or more of her research groups (ArqueólogAs, Artsoundscapes and GAPP).
Selected publications
- Díaz-Andreu M & Santos da Rosa N (eds.) 2024. Exploring ancient sounds and places: theoretical and methodological approaches to archaeoacoustics. Oxbow, Oxford.
- Díaz-Andreu M, Jiménez Pasalodos R, Santos da Rosa N, Benítez-Aragón D & Alvarez-Morales L 2024. 'The rock art soundscapes of the Karakol valley (Republic of Altai, Russia): an archaeoacoustic study of a unique landscape'. In Díaz-Andreu M & Santos da Rosa N (eds.) Exploring ancient sounds and places: theoretical and methodological approaches to archaeoacoustics Oxbow, Oxford, pp 207-238.
- Díaz-Andreu M & Coltofean L 2024, Handbook of the History of Archaeology, Oxford University Press, Oxford. pp 957
- Díaz-Andreu, M 2024. 'History of Archaeology: The Last Few Centuries'. In Nikita, E & Rehren, T (eds.) Encyclopedia of Archaeology, 2nd Edition. vol. 1, Academic Press, London, pp 25-35.
- Díaz-Andreu M & Pope R 2024, 'The History of Gender Archaeology '. In Díaz-Andreu M & Coltofean L (eds.) Handbook of the history of archaeology. Oxford University Press, Oxford, chapter 17 pp 371-401.
- Díaz-Andreu, M & Pastor, A 2024. 'Archaeological Heritage Values and Significance'. In Rehren, T & Nikita, E (eds.) Encyclopedia of Archaeology, 2nd Ed.. Academic Press, London, 477-485.
- Jones S, ... & Díaz-Andreu M 2024, 'Assessing the dynamic social values of the 'deep city': ' : An integrated methodology combining online and offline approaches', Progress in planning, 187, art. 100852.
Selected research activities
This has been a productive year in terms of publications, including three edited books and 14 peer-reviewed papers or book chapters. I have organised two sessions at international conferences, delivered a keynote, and was invited to act as a discussant. I have also participated in evaluation panels at national and international levels. Committed to public dissemination of knowledge, I have been writing blogs and organising public seminars as part of myresearch projects.