Site Director
Margarita
Orfila Pons, Ph.D.
Dr. Orfila is a professor of Archaeology at the University of Granada, where she directs several research groups on Archaeology and Ancient History. A native of Menorca, she has been part of the Pollentia excavation and research project for more than 15 years.
Besides directing the Pollentia excavation, Dr. Orfila directs the project "Digital Pollentia," which has digitally reconstructed the old city of Pollentia. In addition to her contributions to the site of Pollentia, Dr. Orfila has done extensive research and archaeological work at the Paleo-Christian site of Son Fadrinet in Mallorca.
ArchaeoSpain Staff
Sara Sevilla
Sara hails from Salamanca and has been with the ArchaeoSpain High School program since 2005. She has also excavated in Tiermes, Duraton, Lancia and Samano in Spain, and in Verona and Toscana in Italy. Sara also worked for a private archaeology firm in Italy.
Sara graduated from the University of Salamanca with a History degree, and has a
master's degree in International Cultural Management from the University of Genoa.
She also studied Archaeology for a year at Trinity College in Dublin.
Unai Aurrekoetxea
Unai led his first group at Pollentia in 2007, but he has been our group leader at Tiermes since 2004 in addition to directing the Pintia program in 2006. With eight years of archaeological experience, Unai has lived and worked in both his native Bilbao and Edinburgh, excavating dozens of sites.
Unai has an MA in Archaeology from the University of Deusto, Spain. He is currently working as an archaeologist in Bilbao.