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Research interests
I am Director of Research in the Department of Prehistory and the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology (ICTA), at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB). My research combines zooarchaeology, light stable isotopes (organic and inorganic) and organic residue analysis to derive ecological and dietary information on past societies. I am particularly interested in the emergence of food production and the role of coastal and ocean environments to early societies in South America and southern Europe. I am the PI of the ERC-Consolidator project TRADITION, and the research group EarlyFoods (SGR-2011) at UAB. In addition, I am co-leading several research projects including ChemArch (MSCA-ITN-EJD), ANIMAL FARM (PID2020-115715GB-I00), and the Societal Challenge OCEANS (Ziveri & Colonese) of the Maria de Maeztu (2020-2023) Unit of Excellence, accredited to ICTA by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MINECO). My research team includes PhDs, postdocs and technicians funded by distinct competitive grants (ERC-CoG, Marie Sklowdoska-Curie Actions, FPI, Maria de Zambrano, Beatriu de Pinos, etc).
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Ph. D., University of Siena
2002 → 2006
Award Date: 1 Jun 2006
Degree
1997 → 2002
Award Date: 1 Jul 2002
External positions
Permanent Lecturer position in Bioarchaeology, University of York
2017 → 2019
AHRC-Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of York
2014 → 2016
Marie Curie Research Fellow, University of York
2011 → 2013
Jae-Doc Research Associate , Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científias. Instituto Milà i Fontanals. Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia.
2008 → 2011
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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UNCOVERING FAUNAL DIVERSITY AND TRACING DOMESTICATION THROUGH FRAGMENTED BONES
Saña Segui, M. (Principal Investigator), Colonese , A. C. (Co-Investigador/a Principal), Aguirre Uribesalgo, A. (Collaborator), Alcantara Fors, R. (Collaborator), Cantelli , M. (Collaborator), Cid Jugo, M. C. (Collaborator), Di Muro ., A. (Collaborator), González Fernández, M. (Collaborator), Hansen ., J. (Collaborator), Mata Ferrer, S. (Collaborator), Mcgrath , K. M. (Collaborator), Moraleda Cibrián, N. (Collaborator), Pouran ., K. Y. (Collaborator), ROSSETI , P. (Collaborator), Ripoll Miralda, J. (Collaborator), Ruano García, E. (Collaborator), Sierra Sainz Aja, A. (Collaborator), Vives Ingla, M. (Collaborator) & Villanueva Ribes, J. (Investigator)
1/09/24 → 31/12/27
Project: Research Projects and Other Grants
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SEACHANGE: Quantifying the impact of major cultural transitions on marine ecosystem functioning and biodiversity
Colonese , A. C. (Principal Investigator)
1/03/24 → 30/09/27
Project: International research project
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NEARCOAST: Neanderthal coastal adaptations in southern Europe and eastern Asia
Colonese , A. C. (Principal Investigator) & García Escárzaga, A. (Beneficiary)
European Commission (EC), MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship
1/09/23 → 12/12/25
Project: International research project
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TRADITION: Long-term coastal adaptation, food security and poverty alleviation in Latin America (TRADITION)
Colonese , A. C. (Principal Investigator), Mcgrath , K. M. (Investigator), Fossile, T. (Researcher on contract), Toso ., A. M. (Researcher on contract), Firme Herbst Gerhardinger, D. (Researcher on contract), Cavaleri Gerhardinger, L. (Researcher on contract), Brodie Rudolph, T. K. (Investigator) & Santos da Silva, L. G. (Assessor)
1/09/19 → 31/08/25
Project: International research project
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PACHAMAMA: Paleodietary analyses of the first Andean cities: high-resolution assessment to macronutrients using a multiproxy approach.
Pezo Lanfranco, L. N. (Beneficiary) & Colonese , A. C. (Principal Investigator)
European Commission (EC), MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship
1/10/22 → 30/09/24
Project: International research project
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Evaluating the culinary significance of maize in the Araucanía, Southern Chile. Evidence from organic residue analysis of pre-colonial pottery
Montalvo-Cabrera, J. A., Campbell, R., Colonese, A. C., Palma, G., Lucquin, A., Talbot, H. M., Serna, A., Roa Solís, C., Admiraal, M. & Craig, O. E., Jan 2025, In: Journal of Archaeological Science. 173, 11 p., 106118.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Feasting on fish. Specialized function of pre-colonial pottery of the Cerritos mound builders of southern Brazil
Admiraal, M., Colonese, A. C., Milheira, R. G., Di Muro, A., Talbot, H. M., Lucquin, A. & Craig, O. E., 5 Feb 2025, In: PloS one. 20, 2 February, 14 p., e0311192.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Identifying communal interaction and mobility in the peruvian central coast through strontium isotope analysis of human individuals in Huaca 20
Vega Centeno, R., Pezo-Lanfranco, L., le Roux, P. & Colonese, A. C., Feb 2025, In: Journal of archaeological science: reports. 61, 12 p., 104889.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Local knowledge and official landing data point to decades of fishery stock decline in West Africa
Macedo, T. P., Ziveri, P., Varela, B. & Colonese, A. C., Jan 2025, In: Marine Policy. 171, 9 p., 106447.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Strengthening the evidence for seasonal intertidal exploitation in Mesolithic Europe and new insights into Early Holocene environmental conditions in the Bay of Biscay from the oxygen isotope composition of Phorcus lineatus (da Costa, 1778) shells
García-Escárzaga, A., León-Cristóbal, A., Álvarez-Fernández, E., Colonese, A. C., Arrizabalaga, A., Iriarte-Chiapusso, M. J., Iriarte, E. & Fano, M. Á., 1 Feb 2025, In: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 659, 10 p., 112624.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Organisations
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Evolution and impact of early food production systems - EarlyFoods
Organisational unit: Research Group