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CENIEH - Research

Programs

Geoarcheology

This program aims to support research and survey work and excavation. Coordinator: Alfredo Pérez-González.

Geochronology

Researchers of this program date archaeological and paleontological deposits of Plio-Pleistocene using different techniques and dating methods. Coordinator: Josep M. Parés Casanova

Paleobiology of Hominins

This program provides information about the biological characteristics of the species investigated. Its members conduct research and propose taxonomic and phylogenetic evolutionary scenarios. Coordinator: Jose Maria Bermudez de Castro.

Paleoecology

Under construction.

Prehistoric Technology

This program studies the lithic indistry from multiple approaches.Coordinator: Mohamed Sahnouni.

Spatial and Economic Archeology

This program studies the spatial distribution of any remaining archaeological and paleontological nature. Coordinator: Manuel Santonja.

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