Albert Casas Ponsati
Professor emèrit / Emeritus Professor
Short biography
Professor of Applied Geophysics since 1th October 1972 and actually Emeritus Professor at the University of Barcelona. Extensive experience in collaborating on relevant archaeological projects. Among the most relevant, Empúries, Pollensa and Sa Nitja (Menorca), cathedrals (Chartres, Tarragona, Girona and Barcelona), city walls (Lugo, Barcelona and Tarragona), necropolises (Sant’Antioco and Capo San Marco in Sardinia), castles (Alcazaba de Ronda, and Ibiza), thermal baths (Caldes de Montbui and Lugo) and potteries (Ermedàs and Navés).
Research interests
The main objectives are the application of non-destructive high-resolution shallow geophysical methods for solving engineering and environmental problems, including archaeological and geoheritage projects.
Selected publications
Casas, A., Castanyer, P., Himi, M., Lovera, R., Rivero, L., Santos, M., & Urruela, A. (2022). Frequency Domain Electromagnetic mapping for delineating subsurface structures related to the historical port of Emporiae. Archaeological Prospection, 29(1), 33-43.
Casas, A.; Cosentino, P.L.; Fiandaca, G.; Himi, M.; Macias, J.M.; Martorana, R.; Muñoz, A.; Rivero, L.; Sala, R.; Teixell, I. (2018) Non-invasive Geophysical Surveys in Search of the Roman Temple of Augustus Under the Cathedral of Tarragona (Catalonia, Spain): A Case Study. Surveys in Geophysics. 39(6): 1107-1124.
Himi, M.; Armendariz, A.; Teira, L.; González, J.; Ibáñez, J.J.; Haïdar-Boustan, M.; Casas, A. (2016) Geophysical and Archaeological evidences of buried Epipalaeolithic, Neolithic, Bronze Age and Roman Architecture in West-Central Syria. Archaeological Prospection. 23: 273-285.
Ranieri, G.; Godio, A.; Loddo, F.; Stocco, S.; Casas, A.; Capizzi, P.; Messina, P.; Orfila, M.; Cau, A.; Chávez, M.E. (2016) Geophysical prospection of the Roman city of Pollentia, Alcúdia (Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain). Journal of Applied Geophysics. 134: 125-135.
Himi, M., Pérez Gracia, V., Casas, A., Caselles, J. O., Clapés, J., & Rivero, L. (2016). Non-destructive geophysical characterization of cultural heritage buildings: applications at Spanish cathedrals. First Break, 34(8), 93-101.
Selected projects
Empúries: Les àrees portuàries de l’antiga Empúries. Coordinator: Pere Castanyer Masoliver. Museu d’Arqueologia de Catalunya. Funded by Departament de Cultura. Direcció General del Patrimoni Cultural. Period: 2018-2021.
El Plio-Pleistocè del Camp dels Ninots i la depressió Prelitoral: evolució paleoclimàtica, dispersions faunístiques i humanes II. Coordinators: Bruno Gómez i Gerard Campeny. l’Institut Català de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social. Funded by Departament de Cultura. Direcció General del Patrimoni Cultural. Period: 2018-2021
Muntanya viva: assentaments, recursos i paisatges a la Catalunya medieval (segles IVXIII). Coordinators: Marta Sancho i Pau Castell. Universitat de Barcelona. Funded by the Departament de Cultura. Direcció General del Patrimoni Cultural. Generalitat de Catalunya. Period: 2018-2021
A Quantitative Approach to Neolithic Plant-working Techniques: From Assessing Tool Use to Modelling Human Dispersals. Coordinator: Juan José Ibáñez. Milá i Fontanals Institute (Barcelona). Funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation. Period: 2018-2020.
Excavacions en el conjunt monumental de la Catedral de Tarragona (III Fase). Coordinator: Josep Mª Macias. Catalan Institute of Classical Archaeology. Funded by the Departament de Cultura. Direcció General del Patrimoni Cultural. Generalitat de Catalunya. Period: 2022-2025.
Links:
https://webgrec.ub.edu/webpages/personal/ang/003245_albert.casas.ub.edu.html