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Mercedes
Planas BA
MSc MIfA
Principal
Surveyor and
Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Consultant
In
August 2004 Mercedes took the lead at Souterrain, responsible for the
development of a unique brand of specialised archaeological survey in
the UK.
She is a Member of the Institute
for Archaeologists (MIfA) with expertise in Research and Development.
She graduated in Archaeology from
Universidad Autonoma de Madrid in 1997. After attaining a wide experience
of archaeological fieldwork she went on to specialize in GIS, graduating
with a Masters degree in 2001. Other professional achievements include
the development of a GIS for CINDOC (Spanish Council for Scientific
Research) in 2001 and directorship of the Cancho Gordo GIS Research
Project in northern Madrid, between 1997 and 2000 (publication soon
to come out at the proceedings of the Computer Applications and Quantitative
Methods in Archaeology UK (CAAUK) Chapter meetings).
Her current research projects include
3-dimensional surveys of the Roman villas of Torre Aquila, near Mérida
and Carranque (Toledo), both in Spain, and the Norman castle of Hartshill
in Warwickshire.
She is currently studying for a MSc in Engineering
Surveying and Space Geodesy at the University of Nottingham.
Martin
Wilson BA (Hons) MAAIS MIfA FSA Scot MInstLM MEAGE
Heritage Consultant and Geophysical Survey Specialist
Specialises
in the preparation of Schemes of Archaeological Resource Management
and Mitigation; Project Management (including Pre-determination / pre-application
consultancy); Desk-based Assessment; and Near-surface Geophysics.
An
archaeologist since 1983, he has been engaged on numerous projects throughout
the UK and in Spain, Italy, Poland and the Middle East.
He is a Member of the Institute for Archaeologists (MIfA) and of the
European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE). Over the
past decade, he has directed and managed a wide range of commercial
archaeological projects around the UK.
A keen advocate of community archaeology, he has directed and taught
a series of Archaeology courses, institutes including the Universities
of Cambridge and Warwick.
Between 1993 and 2004, he has been a core research team member of the
University of Rome's (La Sapienza) annual Cultural Research Management
mission in the Zarqa district of Jordan. His archaeological specialisms
include historical research, landscape analysis and the history of Caucasian
diaspora peoples in Jordan. His quest is sunshine, good food and wines.
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