Andres Zarankin

I'm full professor at the Department of Anthropology and Archaeology, of the Faculty of Philososphy and Human Sciences (FAFICH)of the University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), where i teach lessons in graduate and postgraduate course. I also was sub-coordinatorof the Master in Anthropology (2006-2008), sub-coordinator in the anthropology course (2009-2011) Head of Sociology and Anthropology Department and at the moment I'm Head of the Anthropology and Archaeology Department (2011-). I received scholarships from CONICET (Argentina), FAPESP (Brazil) and CNPQ (Brazil). My academical formation includes: graduation in Anthropology with archaeological orientation by the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters of the University of Buenos Aires (UBA), especialization in History and Critic of Architecture by the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism of the University of Buenos Aires (1995-1997) and Ph. D. in History by the University of Campinas (UNICAMP) (1998-2001). I also made two post-doctorates, the first in archaeology in the CONICET (2001-2003) and the second in History in the University of Campinas (UNICAMP) (2004-2005). As researcher, I have published more than a dozen books and more than 60 articles (on national and international magazines). I carried out more than 40 fiedworks in historical archaeology in Brazil, Argentina and Antarctica. From 1995/96 I conduct an international project to study the first human occupation strategies in Antarctica, with funding of CONICET, FONCyT and at the moment of the CNPq. I'm coordinator of the Laboratory of Antarctic Studies in Human Sciences of the FAFICH-UFMG. I was a researcher in the CONICET (Argentina) and visiting professor in the University of Buenos Aires and UNICAMP. At the moment I'm correspondent researcher at CONICET (Ad honorem) and visiting professor in the Master in Archaeology at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) and (UFS).I'm editor with Dr. Luis Symanski of Vestigios: Latin-american magazine of Historical Archaeology. I also take part of manyeditorial comittees in national and international magazines. My research interests include (Source: Lattes Curriculum)