Customising the commonly used term SAB, the INCIPIT created its own Scientific Advisory Board of the INCIPIT (SABI). Not only is the name adapted to the INCIPIT, also the function of this advisory organ adheres closely to the institute’s vision.The INCIPIT is strongly committed to the standard protocols of international science and strives to contribute to this. The mission of the SABI in this is to provide feedback regarding the institute’s strategy, activities and output (such as publications, among others). The INCIPIT’s strategic planning and its research lines are regularly reviewed and the SABI actively contributes by suggesting new research objectives and issuing recommendations.Once a year, all SABI members take part in an annual meeting (in person or virtually). After this meeting, general and individual reports are elaborated. Moreover, the SABI´s members are invited to participate inthe annual INCIPIT’s workshop; Red_Incipit.
First conceived in 2020, the candidates for the SABI were selected by INCIPIT’s Faculty (claustro científico), which comprises the INCIPIT members with a doctoral degree, who have been linked to CSIC for at least five years and have capacity to act as Principal Investigators. This selection was assessed by the CSIC’s Scientific Advisory Committee (Comité Científico Asesor), and finally the members were appointed by the CSIC President, at that time Prof. Dr. Rosa Menéndez.The requisite for SABI´s members is for them to be of international reputation and outstanding relevance within the INCIPIT’s fields of research or linked to these by related expertise (e.g. strategic planning, research policies and organization, dissemination and public science, or socio-economic related agents). Each member serves for three years, after this period the renewal of the SABI’s members is considered. In a strategy allowing the partial renovation of the Board, whilst maintaining instrumental memory and expertise about the institute, three members are renewed in the third year since the foundation, and the other four in the following year.
A list of the SABI´s members with short profiles
Prof. Marcos Martinón-Torres (Chairperson SABI)Pitt-Rivers Professor of Archaeological Science, University of Cambridge, UK
https://www.arch.cam.ac.uk/directory/professor-marcos-martinon-torreshttps://cambridge.academia.edu/MarcosMartinonTorreshttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2124-2837 Dr. Martinón-Torres is
Pitt-Rivers Professor of Archaeological Science at the University of Cambridge since 2018, after having spent over a decade at UCL. His research focuses on the scientific analysis of material culture, ancient technologies, the context of innovations, and knowledge transmission. He has been conducting research in Europe, Africa, America and Asia, particularly concerning metals from Prehistory to the recent past. His interests also include ceramics, pigments, glass and amber, among other materials.As one of the world-leading scholars in the field of archaeological science, he is Co-Editor-in-Chief of the
Journal of Archaeological Science and President of the Society for Archaeological Sciences (SAS). As the INCIPIT is currently establishing new laboratories for the scientific analysis of archaeological materials, as well as new research lines in this field, his experience and broad knowledge are highly significant to the institute.
Prof.Margarita Sánchez-Romero (Deputy Chairperson SABI)Departamento de Prehistoria y Arqueología de la Universidad de Granada
https://directorio.ugr.es/static/PersonalUGR/*/show/cbac328997312762d2736b05607b52ee http://imujer.ugr.es/personal/margarita-sanchez-romero/https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3489-9195Dr. Sánchez-Romero is Professor of Prehistory and Archaeology. Currently vice-chancellor for Inclusion, Equality and Sustainability of Granada University (Spain). She did her postdoc in the University of Durham (UK) and academic leaves in Bergen (NW), Helsinki (FI), Cambridge (UK), La Habana (CU), Comahue (AR), Los Lagos (CH) and Puebla (MX). She is a specialist in archaeology of women and gender studies, mainly applied to the Late Prehistory of Southern Iberia. She has published several papers in the most important archaeological journals, including
Antiquity and some others.She is currently leading the Research Group on Material Culture and Social Identity in Southern Iberia. She was the coordinator of the EAA (European Association of Archaeologists) Community on Archaeology and Gender (AGE). Her strong reputation in public heritage and scientific and archaeological dissemination, participating in different activities that include TV shows, open gate events, community projects and citizen science, incorporates this expertise into the SABI, which is of great relevance for the INCIPIT.
Dr. Dominique Guillaud Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD - France)
http://www.paloc.fr/fr/annuaire/dominique-guillaud-6077https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3243-2567Dr. Guillaud is a Senior Researcher working at the pluridisciplinary Research Unit [:i] “Patrimoines locaux, environnement et globalisation"[:i], dependent on the
Institut de Recherche pour le Développement and the
Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle in Paris. She is a geographer and her fields of research have to do with Cultural Geography and the relationship between heritage, territory, identities and tourism. She has developed research projects and collaborations in diverse places such as France, Indonesia, Laos or East Timor.Her fields of interest coincide with various research lines of the INCIPIT. Moreover, her disciplinary background in geography provides an enriching perspective, as the INCIPIT’s approach mainly considers the point of view of archaeology and anthropology. She holds experience as director of research groups and units, something that adds an additional value to her contributions, critically assessing the INCIPIT’s performance.
Dr. Chiara De CesariEuropean Studies and Cultural Studies, University of Amsterdam
https://amsterdam.academia.edu/ChiaraDeCesarihttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7659-2725Dr. De Cesari is Associate
Professor in European Studies and Cultural Studies at the University of Amsterdam. Her research focuses on how forms of memory, heritage, art, and cultural politics are shifting under conditions of contemporary globalization and state transformation. She is currently leading a major NWO-funded project, “Imagining Institutions Otherwise.” Her expertise in institutions and organizations is very advantageous for the SABI. In addition, her research on the transnational politics of memory and cultural heritage are particularly relevant for some of the lines of research developed at the INCIPIT.
Dr. Jeremy HuggettSchool of Humanities (Archaeology)University of Glasgow
https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/humanities/staff/jeremyhuggett/https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7535-9312Dr. Huggett is an academic working on the social and philosophical implications of information technologies in archaeology. He is one of the founders of computational archaeology, and has provided a critical and insightful view on the digital turn of the humanities since the 1980s. His major areas of interest are archaeological knowledge management, archaeological theory, and archaeological big data.The INCIPIT has been working on computational archaeology, and the digital humanities in general, since its foundation in 2010 (and even before that). Jeremy’s extensive experience in this area constitutes a unique resource to evaluate and provide advice on INCIPIT’S take on this fluid field, and make sure that it does not commit the same mistakes that others have made before when adopting the new and fashionable label of
digital humanities. Dr. Huggett is also an accomplished archaeologist, which will add extra value to his contributions towards the INCIPIT’S archaeological projects.
Dr. Dacia Viejo-RoseCambridge Heritage Research Centre, University of Cambridge
https://www.arch.cam.ac.uk/directory/dv230https://cambridge.academia.edu/DaciaViejoRosehttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9434-2359Dr. Viejo-Rose is Deputy Director of the
Cambridge Heritage Research Centre and Lecturer in cultural heritage and the politics of the past at the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge. Her areas of specialization are cultural violence/violence against culture, politics of the past, heritage and post-conflict situations. Her PhD (2009) from the University of Cambridge focused on the reconstruction of cultural heritage after the Spanish Civil War and its long-term impacts. Her first book on the topic was "Reconstructing Spain: Cultural Heritage and Memory after Civil War" (Sussex Academic Press 2011).Dr. Viejo-Rose also combines various disciplines: political science, international relations, heritage studies, anthropology, archaeology, and history, among others. Her interdisciplinary approach to heritage is very relevant to the INCIPIT. In addition, her focus on violence and dissonant heritage contributes to the lines of research developed at Incipit.
Dr. Paul Jeremy LaneJennifer Ward Oppenheimer Professor of the Deep History & Archaeology of Africa. University of Cambridge
https://www.arch.cam.ac.uk/staff/prof-paul-lanehttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9936-1310Dr. Lane got his first degree and PhD in the University of Cambridge, supervised by the world leading archaeologist Ian Hodder. After this, he taught and conducted research in the UK (London, Bristol, York), Tanzania, Botswana, Kenia and Sweden. Lastly, he has been appointed
chair of African Archaeology in the University of Cambridge. He has authorized four co-edited books, one co-edited encyclopedia section, besides several peer reviewed articles in the most prominent journals of his field, plus many other peer-reviewed book chapters published by outstanding publishers.He is a reputed specialist in the archaeology and cultural heritage of Africa, one of the main research areas of the INCIPIT. He combines a strong expertise in archaeology and anthropology. His research interests also encompass those of Contemporary Archaeology, archaeology and history of slavery, community and public engagement, and archaeology and recent history of Eastern Africa, all domains that are of high importance for the INCIPIT´s own research priorities.
Dr. Valdimar HafsteinFaculty of Sociology, Anthropology and Folkloristics, University of Iceland
https://english.hi.is/staff/vthhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valdimar_Tr._Hafsteinhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6375-4166Dr. Hafstein is Professor in the Department of Ethnology, Folklore, and Museum Studies, University of Iceland. He chaired the
Icelandic UNESCO Commission from 2011-2012, and has been a principal investigator in European and Nordic collaborative research projects. His areas of interest include the politics of heritage institutions, UNESCO convention of intangible heritage, authorship and intellectual property, and vernacular cultures.The INCIPIT has a long-standing record of research on vernacular cultures and heritage institutions and benefits from the participation of Dr. Hafstein as a member of the Scientific Advisory Board.The person in charge of interaction and communication with SABI on behalf of the INCIPIT is its Deputy Director,
Cristina Sánchez-Carretero.
Raquel Sánchez-Martín acts as assistant and facilitator to the SABI.For internal management, its members have named Prof. Marcos Martinón-Torres the SABI chairperson and Prof. Margarita Sánchez-Romero deputy chairperson.
For further illustration of the composition and functioning of the INCIPIT’s own Scientific Advisory Board, please check out the link below that will lead you to a video summarizing the SABI’s first in person (after COVID-19) meeting in November 2022:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_g1Fvz98tNY