Construction Processes in Historical Western Societies (5th c. BC – 10th c. AD)

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Christopher Courault holds a PhD in archaeology and is a member of the research group Antiguas Ciudades de Andalucía (University of Córdoba). The focus of his research is the chaîne opératoire, construction time and costs, with particular attention to methodological revision and the social impact of major public works, including ancient urban fortifications.

Pedro Albuquerque is currently a distinguished researcher (Emergia) and lecturer in the department of Prehistory and Archaeology (University of Seville). He is a member of several research groups (HUM-152, De la Turdetania a la Bética) and institutions, such as the Centre for Global Studies (Aberta University, Portugal), CIAC (University of the Algarve, Portugal) and Uniarq (University of Lisbon, Portugal).

Javier Á Domingo is Professor of Christian Archaeology at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross. Through several postdoctoral fellowships, he has undertaken various research activities at the University of Rome ‘La Sapienza’ and the Escuela Española de Historia y Arqueología in Rome. His studies are focused on Roman and late Roman architectural decoration, in addition to developing a methodology for calculating the economic costs of construction in the ancient world.

Maria Serena Vinci is an Assistant Professor of Classical Archaeology in the Department of Prehistory and Archaeology at the Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), Madrid. Her research focuses primarily on Roman architecture and construction, with particular emphasis on the relationship between quarries and monuments. One line of investigation is on the use of epigraphic marks and carving guide-lines, understood as material evidence of planning, design, and construction processes.

Sebastián Vargas-Vázquez is a Professor in the Department of Prehistory and Archaeology at the University of Seville. His research focuses on the study of Roman mosaics, with a particular emphasis on the analysis of geometric designs and the socio-professional organization of musivarii (mosaic) workshops. Currently, his archaeological work is centered on the Roman city of Italica (Santiponce, Seville), where he analyses its architecture – primarily public buildings – and its integration within the city’s urban fabric.