David Laguna PalmaHystoryUniversity of Granada

David Laguna-Palma received his BA in History (2017) at the University of Granada (First class; Best academic record 2014/2015; and First prize UGR-Caja Rural for excellence in academic studies in Arts and Humanities). His degree dissertation was entitled ‘Politics and diplomacy: the Aegean world in Egypt during the 18th Dynasty’ (with Honors). He pursued further training in Archaeology with his postgraduate, first obtaining an interuniversity MA in Archaeology (University of Seville and University of Granada) and later an MSc in Physical and Forensic Anthropology (Faculty of Medicine, University of Granada). Finally, he has received a PhD fellowship (FPU) granted by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities of Spain, by which he is now developing his doctoral research as a PhD research fellow and Teaching assistant in the Department of Prehistory and Archaeology at the University of Granada.

His main line of research is the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Network Analysis to analyze communication and transport routes between ancient Egypt and other surrounding areas in the Mediterranean context. For so doing, he employs a methodology based on data analysis, mapping and computational simulation modelling, all of which are guided by the theoretical principles of Landscape Archaeology. His methodological training has been enriched by pursuing several postgraduate courses, such as the Title of Expertise in the application of GIS for research and project management (University of Seville) or the Postgraduate Certificate for the archaeological application of GIS (Instituto e Ciencias del Patrimonio (INCIPIT) and Instituto de Arqueología de Mérida, both of which are specialized institutes of the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC).