Miguel Ángel Hervás, PhD

Miguel Ángel is a professional archaeologist and holds degrees in Geography and History from the Complutense University of Madrid, and PhD from the University of Castilla-La Mancha (Spain) with a Doctoral Thesis on restoration of built heritage. He is currently Academic of the Academy of Social Sciences and Humanities of Castilla-La Mancha, Member of the Spanish National Committee of ICOMOS, and Expert Member of the International Scientific Committee on Archaeological Heritage Management of ICOMOS (ICAHM). Also, he is currently Secretary of the Spanish Association of Medieval Archeology, member of the Editorial Committee of the magazine “Boletín de Arqueología Medieval Española,” and is part of the research teams of Global Digital Heritage (USA), of the Archaeological Research Center of the Isthmus-El Caño Foundation (Panama), and of the Archeology Laboratory, Heritage and Emerging Technologies of the University of Castilla-La Mancha (Spain). Miguel Ángel specializes in the development and application of techniques of prospecting, excavation and archaeological documentation, in the study of traditional and historical construction materials and techniques, and in conservation and restoration of the built heritage. He has participated as speaker in more than 120 national and international conferences, seminars, workshops and courses. He has been academic secretary of various conferences and workshops, including several editions of the Medieval Archaeology Congress of Spain and Portugal. Dr. Hervás Herrera is the author of more than 120 scientific publications about matters of his specialities, and has worked on numerous research projects. He has directed or participated in research projects related to cultural heritage in Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, United Arab Emirates, Panama and Costa Rica.