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Sara Cura
As an archaeologist and academic with over 20 years of experience, I specialized in Prehistory, Lithic Technology, Museology, Cultural Heritage, and Science Communication. I hold a PhD in Prehistory from the University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, a Master’s degree in Prehistory from Université Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne, and a Master’s in Science Communication from Nova University of Lisbon.
Throughout my career, I have been deeply involved in both academia and the museum sector.
I’ve spent 17 years at the Prehistoric Art Museum of Mação, where I contributed to Museology studies, Heritage Mangement and Education, and Science outreach. As part of the Museum team I participated in over 19 research and Cultural Heritage projects, collaborated with UNESCO programs, directed fieldwork and developed numerous initiatives of Community Engagement.
As an Archeologist specialized in Prehistory I served as a scientific consultant for organizations in Portugal and Spain.
My academic journey includes 18 years of teaching at the Polytechnic Institute of Tomar, particularly within the Erasmus Mundus Master in Quaternary and Prehistory, where I coordinated Master and PhD thesis. I have a strong publication record with over 100 articles, book chapters, and edited volumes, alongside delivering over 70 presentations at national and international conferences.
From 2021 to 2024 I worked in the School of Communication and Media Studies/ Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon as Science Manager acquiring intensive experience in Science Management.
Currently, I am highly committed to science communication in Archaeology through hosting a podcast on Prehistory, contributing to various media outlets, and publishing a monthly newsletter on Communication Archaeology and Prehistory.
In 2024, I was honored with a Diploma of Merit in the Social Sciences category awarded by the Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon/Caixa Geral de Depósitos as part of the Community Activities Awards.
Phone: +351964286144
Throughout my career, I have been deeply involved in both academia and the museum sector.
I’ve spent 17 years at the Prehistoric Art Museum of Mação, where I contributed to Museology studies, Heritage Mangement and Education, and Science outreach. As part of the Museum team I participated in over 19 research and Cultural Heritage projects, collaborated with UNESCO programs, directed fieldwork and developed numerous initiatives of Community Engagement.
As an Archeologist specialized in Prehistory I served as a scientific consultant for organizations in Portugal and Spain.
My academic journey includes 18 years of teaching at the Polytechnic Institute of Tomar, particularly within the Erasmus Mundus Master in Quaternary and Prehistory, where I coordinated Master and PhD thesis. I have a strong publication record with over 100 articles, book chapters, and edited volumes, alongside delivering over 70 presentations at national and international conferences.
From 2021 to 2024 I worked in the School of Communication and Media Studies/ Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon as Science Manager acquiring intensive experience in Science Management.
Currently, I am highly committed to science communication in Archaeology through hosting a podcast on Prehistory, contributing to various media outlets, and publishing a monthly newsletter on Communication Archaeology and Prehistory.
In 2024, I was honored with a Diploma of Merit in the Social Sciences category awarded by the Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon/Caixa Geral de Depósitos as part of the Community Activities Awards.
Phone: +351964286144
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And what is there to reflect when we are faced with pseudoarchaeology?
Like many other sciences, the communication of Prehistory, even its relation with society as a relevant practice, is being challenged by disinformation.
However, one has to ask if everybody who has an interest in knowing about the past is willing to embark on ungrounded, sometimes lunatic, theories. Probably not.
Therefore, we must revise the way and possibilities of communicating and interacting with society, given that prehistorians have a fundamental saying on many relevant issues of modern society.
A arqueologia é a ciência que recupera o sentido do lixo já que é através de vestígios descartados e traços de práticas antigas que identificamos as mudanças culturais através dos tempos. As nossas lentas e minuciosas escavações de acumulações de lixo são um exemplo de como este providencia preciosas informações sobre a vida de comunidades antigas. O estudo de materiais abandonados permite-nos ter ideias de como eram organizados os dias das comunidades e como, ao longo do tempo, as rotinas se foram transformando.