Eudald Carbonell | |
|---|---|
 Eudald Carbonell at Atapuerca | |
| Born | February 17, 1953 |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Citizenship | Spain |
| Education | PhD in Geology of the Quaternary from Pierre and Marie Curie University (1986) PhD in History from University of Barcelona (1988) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | archaeology, anthropology, paleontology |
Eudald Carbonell i Roura (born 17 February 1953, Ribes de Freser, Girona) is a Spanish archaeologist, anthropologist and paleontologist.
Educated in Girona, Barcelona and Paris, he holds a PhD in geology of the Quaternary from Pierre and Marie Curie University (1986), and one in history from the University of Barcelona (1988).
In June 2015, he left the direction of the Institut Català de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social[1] to be professor at the University of Rovira and Virgili in Tarragona.[2] He also serves as co-director of the excavations at the archaeological site of Atapuerca, together with José María Bermúdez de Castro and Juan Luis Arsuaga.[3]
His findings include the discovery of Homo antecessor,[4][5] and well-preserved remains of Homo heidelbergensis.[6]
- ^ "Eudald Carbonell deja la dirección del Institut de Paleoecología Humana de Tarragona". El Periódico (in Spanish). Grupo Zeta. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ "Eudald Carbonell deja la dirección del IPHES y vuelve a la docencia en la URV". Diari Digital de la Universitat Rovira i Virgili (in Spanish). Universitat Rovira i Virgili. 9 June 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ Miranda, Roberto (24 November 2004). "Eudald Carbonell CODIRECTOR DE LA EXCAVACION DE ATAPUERCA : "La técnica es la adquisición que nos hace humanos"". El Periódico de Aragón (in Spanish). Zaragoza: Grupo Zeta. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ "Hallados en Atapuerca dos nuevos restos del Homo antecesor". El País (in Spanish). Burgos: Prisa. 21 July 2003. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ EFE (22 July 2003). "Descubren en Atapuerca dos nuevos restos de la especie "Homo antecesor"". Diario de León. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ "Descubiertos en Atapuerca restos del Heidelbergensis de hace 400000 años". La Razón (in Spanish). 20 July 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2019.