Susana Gómez-Martínez

Susana Gómez-Martínez is an Assistant Professor at the University of Évora’s School of Social Sciences, where she teaches mediaeval and Islamic archaeology. She holds a degree in Geography and History from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid and completed her PhD there in 2004. Her research career began with internships in archaeological sites across Spain, France, Israel, and Portugal, and she has been a researcher at the Mértola Archaeological Centre since 1992 and the Research Centre in Archaeology, Arts and Cultural Heritage (CEAACP) since 2008. She has received various research grants, including a doctoral fellowship from FCT and post-doctoral fellowships with the European project “MERCATOR” and FCT. Gómez-Martínez has held teaching positions at several universities in Portugal and Spain between 2009 and 2018. She has written over 200 papers, edited 14 monographs, and served on the editorial committees of several academic journals. She is also a mentor to PhD and Master’s students. Her research focuses on mediaeval and Islamic archaeology, with notable involvement in projects like the CEAACP’s Strategic Project and “Alcáçova de Mértola”. She has coordinated major heritage conservation projects and curated two travelling exhibitions. Gómez-Martínez holds leadership roles in several academic and professional organisations, including the Mértola Archaeological Centre (CAM), the Spanish Association of Medieval Archaeology (AEAM) and the Association Internationale pour l’Etude des Céramiques Médiévales et Modernes en Méditerranée (AIECM3)