{"id":245,"date":"2020-07-09T20:28:19","date_gmt":"2020-07-09T18:28:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/arquezoologia\/dr-roger-alcantara-fors\/"},"modified":"2023-03-06T14:45:34","modified_gmt":"2023-03-06T12:45:34","slug":"dr-roger-alcantara-fors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/arqueozoologia\/en\/dr-roger-alcantara-fors\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Roger Alc\u00e0ntara Fors"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Biomechanics<\/span><\/div>\n
Geometric morphometrics<\/span><\/div>\n
Animal mobility<\/span><\/div>\n
Animal use and exploitation<\/span><\/div>\n
Domestication<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>
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Research lines<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My early education and research career have brought me to study many archaeological assemblages of different chronologies, including Pre-Pottery Neolithic, Neolithic, Bronze and Iron age and Roman period, and geographical areas, such as Siria, Irak or Spain, encompassed with a good number of fieldwork expeditions. These experiences helped me develop a good formation in archaeozoology with deep roots in Neolithic problematics.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have received training and participated in leading research groups in archaeology and archaeozoology directed by Miquel Molist (GRAMPO) and Maria Sa\u00f1a (Laboratori d\u2019Arqueozoologia), as well as in the BIOARCH European research network led by Jean-Denis Vigne (CNRS).<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My Master\u2019s dissertation focused on an integrated approach to the domestication dynamics of pig populations in South-West Asia using Geometric morphometrics, undertaking specialised training at the MNHN of Paris under the supervision of Allowen Evin. Results evidenced the simultaneous exploitation at the site of Tell Halula (7500-5700 cal BC) of wild boar and at least two different domestic pig populations since its earliest occupation phases, shedding light on the development of domestic practices in the area (Alc\u00e0ntara 2014).<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This early research helped me to understand the need to evolve towards an integrated research and the development of new techniques and methodologies that could broaden our understanding of the processes involved in animal domestication. This premise was the seed to deepen into a new research line, biomechanics, taking advantage of the \u201cnew\u201d methodologies of 3D data acquisition and image treatment.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Biomechanics provides useful data to understand the mechanical behaviour of animal, i.e. how animals move and how much they moved. In the case of domesticates, mobility results from human management decisions. Consequently, biomechanics, which can be easily implemented as a non-destructive technique, offers new clues to understand changing mobility regimes and the incorporation of new agricultural implements. Among other results, the biomechanical study of long-bones (humerus, tibia, metacarpus and metatarsus) cross-sections of goat from tell Halula revealed a clear tendency to a reduction of the mobility of this species, most probably related to their enclosure or penning due to the intensification of their exploitation practices (Alc\u00e0ntara et al. accepted<\/em>, Alc\u00e0ntara 2019). Additionally, the biomechanical study of cattle from North-east Iberia shed light over the use of cattle as an aid in deforestation and wood logs transport and the coexistence of different exploitation purposes (labour force, milking, meat) in la Draga, and helped define as well the use of the surrounding environment as pastures in both la Draga and Cova de les Pixarelles (Alc\u00e0ntara 2019).<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a result of these works, we developed the first deep insight into animal biomechanics in both eastern and western Mediterranean Neolithic contexts, consolidating the use of biomechanics and CT scanning to understand animal management practices through archaezoological assemblages.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have disseminated the results of my research at international conferences and workshops together with specialised publications. I have been part of the organizing committee of the 2019 ASWA International meeting in Barcelona, and organized an International Seminar on archaeozoology \u201cAn inside-out of bone studies in archaeozoology: recent advances in palaeobiomolecules, biomechanics and shape analysis\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nowadays I assist with the formation of young archaeozoologists and give support and supervise degree, master and Phd. research works while developing my own research.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Works on faunal assemblages from… <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spain<\/u><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

El Moll\u00f3 (M\u00f3ra d’Ebre, Ribera d’Ebre) – Neolithic and Bronze age<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cova de les Pixarelles (Tavertet, Osona) – Middle Neolithic<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pla de la Guineu (Gerri de la Sal, Pallars Sobir\u00e0) – Bronze age<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

La vil\u00b7la romana de la Gran Via \u2013 Can Ferrerons (Premi\u00e0 de Mar, Maresme) – Late roman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

La Draga (Banyoles, Pla de l’Estany) – Early Neolithic<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Abroad<\/u><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tell Halula (S\u00edria) – PPNB, pre-Halaf and Halaf<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tell Lashkir (Kurdistan, Iraq) – 5th to 1st millenium BCE<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Banahilk (Kurdistan, Iraq) – Halaf<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Research projects<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

HAR2017-88304-P: Arqueobioqu\u00edmica de la alimentaci\u00f3n durante el Neol\u00edtico Peninsular: Nuevos marcadores y referenciales para el estudio de las pautas de reproducci\u00f3n y consumo en Arqueolog\u00eda. IP: Maria Sa\u00f1a (UAB). Ministerio de Econom\u00eda, Cultura y Competitividad. 01\/02\/2018 to 31\/12\/2021.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

HAR2016-78416-P. Procesos de transferencia e interacci\u00f3n social en el neol\u00edtico del pr\u00f3ximo Oriente: Estudio de los \u00e1mbitos del valle del \u00c9ufrates y Altiplanos del Zagros. IP: Miquel Molist (UAB). Ministerio de Econom\u00eda y Competitividad. 30\/12\/2016 to 29\/06\/2020.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CLT009\/18\/00023 Evoluci\u00f3 del poblament i \u00fas del territori al Prepirineu oriental durant la prehist\u00f2ria recent (10000-900 cal BC). IP: Maria Sa\u00f1a (UAB). Subvencions per a projectes quadriennals de recerca en mat\u00e8ria d’arqueologia I Paleontologia de la Generalitat de Catalunya. 01\/01\/2018 to 31\/12\/2021.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CLT009\/18\/00028 Rius, assentaments i mineria prehist\u00f2rica: recerca a les valls del Ebre, Ter i Gav\u00e0. IP: Anna G\u00f3mez (UAB). Subvencions per a projectes quadriennals de recerca en mat\u00e8ria d’arqueologia I Paleontologia de la Generalitat de Catalunya. 01\/01\/2018 to 31\/12\/2021<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Featured publications<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Accepted<\/em>: Alc\u00e0ntara Fors, R.<\/strong>, Fortuny, J., Tornero, C., Molist, M., & Sa\u00f1a, M. Assessing changes in mobility\/activity patterns during first domestication and husbandry stages on archaeological samples of Capra: Tell Halula (Syria) as a case study. In XIIIth ASWA International Meeting Proceedings, 2017, Cyprus <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2020: Sa\u00f1a, M., Antol\u00edn, F., Alc\u00e0ntara, R.<\/strong>, Sierra, A., & Tornero, C. Integrating domesticates: earliest farming experiences in the Iberian Peninsula. In Kurt J Gron, Peter Rowley-Conwy and Lasse Sorensen (Ed.) Farmers at the Frontier A Pan European Perspective on Neolithisation. 23rd EAA Annual Meeting Proceedings, Maastricht. <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2019: Alc\u00e0ntara, R. <\/strong>Contributions of bone microestructure and biomechanics to animal domestication and husbandry practices in East and Western Mediterranean (10000-4000 cal. BC). Doctoral dissertation. Universitat Aut\u00f2noma de Barcelona, pp: 446.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2019: Molist, M. Bradosty, Z., Breu, A., Sisa, J., Alc\u00e0ntara, R.<\/strong>, Cruells, W., Douch\u00e9, C., Mylona, P., Arnaiz, R., Sa\u00f1a, M., Zebari, A., & G\u00f3mez-Bach, A. 2019. New data on the 4th-3rd millennia in Northern Mesopotamia: The ancient occupations at Gird Lashkir in their archaeological contexts. Pal\u00e9orient <\/em>45.2. pp: 191-206.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2019: G\u00f3mez-Bach, A., Cruells, W., Alc\u00e0ntara, R.<\/strong>, Sa\u00f1a, M., Douch\u00e9, C., & Molist, M. 2019. New excavations at Gird Banahilk, a Halafian site in Iraqi Kurdistan: Farmer and herder communities in the Upper Zagros Mountains. Pal\u00e9orient <\/em>45.2. pp: 53-66.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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