Carmen Aranegui Gascó (born 1945 in

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) is a Spanish archaeologist and university professor. In 2019, the

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awarded the Lluís Guarner Prize to Aranegui for "her professional merits in the field of archaeology and for her career in historical research."

Biography

Carmen Aranegui Gascó was born in Valencia, Spain in 1945. She began teaching archaeology at the university in 1970. She received her doctorate in 1972, from the

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, where she has been a professor of Archaeology. since 1986. She is currently an

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. Aranegui is the author of works such as ''Sagunto. Oppidum, emporio y ayuntamiento romano'' (2004), and ''Los iberos ayer y hoy. Archaeologies and cultures'' (2012). She is also the scientific editor of the archaeological memoirs of the excavations of ,

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, and Lixus, among other works. She excavated the port of Sagunto since 1974, also directing the archaeological study of the restoration and rehabilitation project of the Roman theatre of said city and its surroundings. Between 1995 and 2009, she carried out excavations at the archaeological site of Lixus, near

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, Morocco. She has also carried out excavations in Oliva, Ifac, La Serreta, Segaria and Cabezo Lucero.

Awards

The Generalitat Valenciana awarded the Lluís Guarner Prize to Aranegui in 2019 for "her professional merits in the field of archaeology and for her career in historical research."

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Aranegui, Carmen 1945 births Living people Spanish archaeologists Academic staff of the University of Valencia University of Valencia alumni