Brief CV

I hold a PhD in Prehistory, Ancient History, and Archaeology from the University of Barcelona (UB). With a solid career spanning over 30 years in research and 18 years of experience in university teaching, I have been a member of numerous multidisciplinary teams in international archaeological projects across Spain, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Croatia. Currently, I combine my position as an associate researcher at the Catalan Institute of Classical Archaeology (ICAC) with appointments at other academic institutions.

My scientific activity focuses on reconstructing the economy and society of Classical Antiquity through material culture. I specialize in Instrumentum Domesticum Inscriptum, a discipline in which I use the study of inscriptions to unravel production and commercial distribution networks in the Roman Empire. My research ranges from the production and consumption of foodstuffs, such as oil and wine, to more complex topics including land ownership patterns, the logistics of military supply in border zones, and fiscal control systems associated with maritime and overland trade.

Throughout my career, I have published numerous articles in prestigious scientific journals and reference monographs in the field. Notable among my works are epigraphic studies on oil amphorae from Baetica and wine amphorae from Laietania, as well as volumes dedicated to the logistics of Roman military administration on the Rhine. Recently, my research has gained prominence with the epigraphic study of amphorae from the underwater site of Ses Fontanelles (Mallorca), providing highly valuable data on trade links and fiscal control in the Mediterranean during the 4th century AD. Furthermore, I currently direct the PIRIDI project, a new virtual laboratory for Latin inscriptions on instrumenta.