Maria Antónia de Castro Athayde Amaral

E-mail: mathaydenator@gmail.com

Maria Antónia de Castro Athayde Amaral is a PhD student in Archaeology at the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences of the Universidade Nova de Lisboa, with a thesis entitled Archaeology of Conflict: the strategy and tactics used in the Battle of Aljubarrota interpreted through archaeological remains. She has a degree in History (Archaeology variant) and a postgraduate degree in Cultural Affairs within the scope of Local Authorities and in Roman Archaeology, from the Faculty of Arts of the University of Coimbra. She works at Património Cultural, IP where she holds the position of Head of the Registration, Inventory and Classification Division. She investigates topics in the area of ​​Medieval Archaeology, with an emphasis on themes linked to battlefields, royal burials and castles.

Main interests and research topics: Battlefields, fortifications, royal burials.

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1461-9600

Ciência Vitae: https://www.cienciavitae.pt/portal/5916-4052-DF1F

Research group(s): Cultural encounters and evasion