C U R R I C U L U M V I TA E
RICARDO CABRAL
Personal Information
Name: Ricardo Daniel Figueiredo Cabral
Address: Rua D. Ernesto Sena de Oliveira, Lote 12, 1º G. 3030-378, Coimbra.
Portugal
Phone: (+351) 918234267
E-mail: [email protected]
Date of Birth: 05-11-1983
Education
PhD Candidate in Archaeology - Faculty of Humanities of the University of
Coimbra, supervised by Doctor Maria Conceição Lopes (Univ. Coimbra) and
Doctor Diederik Meijer (Univ. Leiden).
2008
Licentiate Degree in Archaeology and History - Faculty of Humanities of the
University of Coimbra, with a final grade of 18 (out of 20).
Positions
2011 - present
Invited Assistant Professor at the Department of History, Archaeology and Arts Faculty of Humanities, University of Coimbra.
2015 - present
Erasmus Department Coordinator at the Department of History, Archaeology and
Arts - Faculty of Humanities, University of Coimbra.
2012 - present
Director of the Kani Shaie Archaeological Project (KRG, Iraq).
2008 - present
Researcher at the Archaeology, Arts and Heritage Research Centre (CEAACP).
2009 - 2013
Researcher in the project Spaces and Architectures in Tell Beydar, Portuguese
Foundation for Science and Technology.
Publications
2015
Correia, M., Cabral, R. & Costa, T. “O Museu Virtual do Depósito Votivo de Garvão
(Ourique, Portugal)”, In Digital Humanities in Portugal: building bridges and
breaking barriers in the digital age, Lisbon (Portugal) [In prep.]
Cabral, R., Renette, S. & Tomé, A. “Kani Shaie Archaeological Project: Preliminary
Results of the First Season of Fieldwork” [In prep.]
Tomé, A., Renette, S., & Cabral, R., “Kani Shaie: an archaeological Project in the
Bazyan Basin, Sulaimaniyah”. In K. Kopanias & J. MacGinnis (eds.) The
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Archaeology of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and Adjacent Regions. Oxford:
Archaeopress [In press].
2014
Costa, T., Cabral, R. & Lopes, M. C. (2014). The Hellenistic Pottery from Field C. In
M. Lebeau & A. Suleiman (eds.), Tell Beydar. The 2010 Season of Excavations and
Architectural Restoration - A Preliminary Report (Subartu 34). Turnhout: Brepols.
Cabral, R., Tomé, A., Vaz, A., Costa, T. & Lopes, M. C. (2014). Field C: results of
the 2010 excavations. In M. Lebeau & A. Suleiman (eds.), Tell Beydar. The 2010
Season of Excavations and Architectural Restoration - A Preliminary Report
(Subartu 34). Turnhout: Brepols. Turnhout: Brepols.
2012
Cabral, R., Costa, T., Katzy, E., Lopes, M.C., Schmid, J., Tomé, A., Vaz, A. (2012).
Traditional Building techniques of the Hellenistic Period in the Khabur Valley
(Syria): The cases of Tell Halaf and Tell Beydar. In Proceedings of the XIth
International Conference on the Study and Conservation of Earthen Architectural
Heritage, Terra 2012. Lima, Peru.
2011
Lopes, M. C., Cabral, R., Tomé, A., Vaz, A., & Costa, T. (2011) Tell Beydar 2009 —
Field C Preliminary Report. In M. Lebeau & A. Suleiman (eds.), Tell Beydar. The
2004/2 — 2009 Seasons of Excavations, the 2004/2 — 2009 Seasons of
Architectural Restoration. A Preliminary Report (Subartu 29). Turnhout: Brepols.
2010
Vaz, A., Tomé, A., Cabral, R. & Costa, T. (2010), Espaços e Arquitecturas em Tell
Beydar: Campanha de Escavações de 2009. In Actas do 6º Seminário de
Arquitectura em Terra em Portugal / 9º Seminário Ibero-Americano de Construção
e Arquitectura em Terra, 16-19. Coimbra.
Presentations & Posters
2015
Cabral, R. “The Virtual Museum of the Votive Deposit of Garvão: an experimental
approach towards interactive exhibitions”, JIA 2015 - VIII Young Researchers in
Archaeology Conference, Lisbon (Portugal)
Cabral, R., Correia, M. R., Costa, T., “Using 3D digital tools in an archaeological
exhibition: the Votive Deposit of Garvão (Ourique, Portugal)”, XI Iberian Congress
of Archaeometry, Évora (Portugal)
Correia, M., Cabral, R., Costa, T., “O Museu Virtual do Depósito Votivo de Garvão
(Ourique, Beja)”, Digital Humanities in Portugal: building bridges and breaking
barriers in the digital age, Lisbon (Portugal)
Correia, M., Bottaini, C., Cabral, R., Costa, T., Carriço, N., Amaral, V., Bordalo, R.,
“Técnicas digitais aplicadas ao Património Cultural. Duas experiências de
divulgação interactiva desenvolvidas pelo Laboratório HERCULES (Universidade
de Évora)”, 1º Simpósio de Arqueologia Virtual, Montemor-o-Novo (Portugal)
Renette, S., Cabral, R. & Tomé, A. “Kani Shaie Archaeological Project: Tracing the
Beginning of the Bronze Age in the Zagros Foothills,” Annual Meeting of the
American Schools of Oriental Research (ASOR), Atlanta, GA (USA).
2014
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Tavares, D., Vaz, H., Cabral, R., “CACMB - Museu Virtual do Depósito Votivo de
Garvão” Seminar Cultura 2020. Antes Agir que Reagir. Ourique, Portugal.
Renette, S., Cabral, R., Tomé, A. “Kani Shaie: An Early Bronze Age Center in the
Bazyan Valley, Sulaimaniyah,” Annual Meeting of the American Schools of Oriental
Research (ASOR), San Diego, CA (USA)
Tomé, A., Cabral, R. “O Projecto Arqueológico de Kani Shaie (Iraque-Curdistão)”.
Faculty of Humanities of the University of Coimbra.
2013
Cabral, R. “Archaeology in the Near East: projects from the University of Coimbra”
Theoretical, Practical and Field Seminars on Archaeometry Case Studies I of the
Erasmus Mundus Master in Archaeological Materials Science of the University of
Évora. Portugal.
Renette, S., Tomé, A., Cabral, R. “Preliminary Results from Excavations at Kani
Shaie, Southern Bazyan Valley” Archaeological Research in the Kurdistan Region
of Iraq and the adjacent areas. Athens, Grécia.
2012
Cabral, R., Barreira, J. ”3D Digitization and Digital Publication of Pottery"
Workshop. X International Congress on Medieval Pottery in the Mediterranean (X
CICM2). Silves. Portugal.
Cabral, R. ”Anatomia de uma comunidade rural: O Período Helenístico em Tell
Beydar”. Seminar Percursos e Discursos - O 3º Ciclo em Arqueologia da FLUC.
Coimbra, Portugal
Cabral, R. ”Anatomy of a rural community: the Hellenistic Period at Tell Beydar
(Syria)”. Doctoral Workshop Villes, Espaces Urbain. Morphologie et Archéologie.
Coimbra, Portugal
Cabral, R., Costa, T., Katzy, E., Lopes, M.C., Schmid, J., Tomé, A., Vaz, A.,
“Traditional Building techniques of the Hellenistic Period in the Khabur Valley
(Syria): The cases of Tell Halaf and Tell Beydar”. XIth International Conference on
the Study and Conservation of Earthen Architectural Heritage - Terra 2012. Lima,
Peru.
2011
Cabral, R., Katzy, E., ”Classical Jezirah”. ARCANE Final Conference. Bern,
Switzerland.
Cabral, R., Lopes, M.C., ”Hellenistic Levels of Tell Beydar" in the II International
Workshop of The Hellenistic Period (and Classical Antiquity Jezirah Periods) in
Northern Mesopotamia (Habur Valley). Munich, Germany.
Cabral, R., Lopes, M.C., ”The Hellenistic Period in Tell Beydar" in the I International
Workshop of The Hellenistic Period (and Classical Antiquity Jezirah Periods) in
Northern Mesopotamia (Habur Valley). Munich, Germany.
Tomé, A., Cabral, R. “The Urban Landscape of the Ancient Mesopotamian City”,
lecture given in the Doctoral Program of Landscape Architecture and Urban
Ecology. Coimbra, Portugal.
2010
Cabral, R., Tomé, A. ”Spaces and Architectures in Tell Beydar: 2009 Season of
Excavations” 6º ATP – 9º SIACOT,. Arquitectura de Terra em Portugal e IberoAmericano de Construção e Arquitectura com Terra. Coimbra, Portugal.
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2008
Cabral, R., Tomé, A. “Presentation of the results of the participation in the
excavations of Tell Beydar”. II Brazilian-Portuguese Forum of Urban Archaeology.
Coimbra, Portugal.
Reports
2015
Cabral, R., Tomé, A, and Renette, S. (2015) “Kani Shaie - Second Excavation
Seson Report,” presented to the Sulaimaniyah Department of Antiquities (Iraqi
Kurdistan) and the State Board of Antiquities and Heritage (Baghdad, Iraq), pp.
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2013
Cabral, R., Tomé, A, and Renette, S. (2013) “Report on the First Season of
Excavations at Kani Shaie and Exploration of the Bazyan Valley” presented to the
Sulaimaniyah Department of Antiquities (Iraqi Kurdistan) and the State Board of
Antiquities and Heritage (Baghdad, Iraq), pp. 16
2010
Cabral, R., Tomé, A., Vaz, A., & Costa, T. (2010) Tell Beydar 2010 — Field C. In M.
Lebeau & A. Suleiman (eds.), Report on the 17th Season of Excavations at Tell
Beydar, 11-14. Accessible at http://beydar.com/pdf/beydar-2010.pdf
2009
Cabral, R., Tomé, A., Vaz, A., & Costa, T. (2009) Tell Beydar 2009 — Field C. In M.
Lebeau & A. Suleiman (eds.), Report on the 16th Season of Excavations at Tell
Beydar, 9-12. Accessible at http://beydar.com/pdf/beydar-2009.pdf
Grants and Awards
2014
Research Grant, project IMAGOS – Inovative Methodologies in Archaeology,
Archaeometry and Geophysics – Optimizing Strategies X APOLLO Archaeological and Physical On-site Laboratory – Lifting Outputs. HERCULES
Laboratory (University of Évora).
2013
Research Grant, project Spaces and Architectures in Tell Beydar. Portuguese
Foundation for Science and Technology.
2009
PhD Grant, Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology.
2008
3% Best Students Prize, University of Coimbra.
2007
Merit Scholarship, University of Coimbra.
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Feijó Excellency Prize, Faculty of Humanities of the University of Coimbra.
3% Best Students Prize, University of Coimbra.
2006
Merit Scholarship, University of Coimbra.
3% Best Students Prize, University of Coimbra.
Teaching Experience
2014 - 2015
Laboratory Archaeology (Faculty of Humanities. University of Coimbra).
Mediterranean Archaeology (Faculty of Humanities. University of Coimbra).
2014 - 2015
Laboratory Archaeology (Faculty of Humanities. University of Coimbra).
Introduction to Archaeology (Faculty of Humanities. University of Coimbra).
2013 - 2014
Laboratory Archaeology (Faculty of Humanities. University of Coimbra).
Introduction to Archaeology (Faculty of Humanities, University of Coimbra).
2012 - 2013
Laboratory Archaeology (Faculty of Humanities. University of Coimbra).
2011 - 2012
Laboratory Archaeology (Faculty of Humanities. University of Coimbra).
Archaeological Fieldwork
2015
Kani Shaie (KRG, Iraq), Director, University of Coimbra and University of
Pennsylvania.
2013
Kani Shaie (KRG, Iraq), Director, University of Coimbra and University of
Pennsylvania.
2010
Tell Beydar (Syria), Field Responsible, ECUMS (European Centre for Upper
Mesopotamian Studies) and DGAM (Directorate-General of Antiquities and
Museums).
2009
Tell Beydar (Syria), Field Responsible, ECUMS (European Centre for Upper
Mesopotamian Studies) and DGAM (Directorate-General of Antiquities and
Museums).
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Conservatório Regional do Baixo Alentejo / Rua da Moeda (Beja, Portugal), Area
Supervisor, University of Coimbra.
2008
Tell Beydar (Syria), Excavator, ECUMS (European Centre for Upper Mesopotamian
Studies) and DGAM (Directorate-General of Antiquities and Museums),
Conservatório Regional do Baixo Alentejo (Beja, Portugal), Area Supervisor,
University of Coimbra.
Tróia (Grândola, Portugal), Excavator, CEAUCP.
2007
Archaeological Chart of the Region of Moura (Portugal), Surveyor, Câmara
Municipal de Moura.
Tróia (Grândola, Portugal), Excavator, CEAUCP.
2006
Mamoa 1 do Alto do Picão (Castro Daire, Portugal), Excavator.
Conservatório Regional do Baixo Alentejo (Beja, Portugal), Excavator, project
Morfodinamismo das paisagens de Pax Iulia - Beja.
Caverna (Fundão, Portugal), Excavator, project “PNTA/2000 - O Povoamento
Romano na Região da Cova da Beira”.
Beja (Portugal), Surveyor, project POCI/HAR/ 60842/2004, “Morfodinamismo das
paisagens de Pax Iulia - Beja”.
Organization of Scientific Events
2011
ARCANE “Larger Upper Mesopotamia Interregional Meeting”, European Science
Foundation. Coimbra, Portugal.
2010
6º Seminário de Arquitectura em Terra em Portugal / 9º Seminário IberoAmericano de Construção e Arquitectura em Terra. Coimbra, Portugal.
2008
II Brazilian-Portuguese Forum of Urban Archaeology. Coimbra, Portugal.
Complementary Training
2013
Arabic I - Language and Culture (Faculty of Humanities, University of Coimbra).
Intensive Course on Archaeobotanical Analysis, by Dr. René Cappers (Univ.
Groningen) – CEAUCP
2012
Geographic Information Systems in Archaeology: Data and Methods, by Dr. André
Mano - Campo Arqueológico de Mértola.
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2007
Intensive Course on Ancient Technology of Gold and Bronze, by Prof. Dr. Barbara
Armbruster (Univ. Toulouse) – CEAUCP - Institute of Archaeology, University of
Coimbra.
Archaeological Drawing Course, by Dr. José Luís Madeira – Institute of
Archaeology, University of Coimbra.
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