Javier Gomez Marin

Javier Gomez Marin is a Researcher at the Universidad de Murcia, affiliated with the Faculty of Arts and Humanities and the Department of Prehistory, Archaeology, Ancient History, Medieval History and Historiographic Sciences and Techniques. His work focuses on Roman and medieval archaeology, particularly domestic architecture, historical conflicts like the Bellum Sertorianum, and interdisciplinary methods involving GIS.

Research Interests:

• Roman urban development and domestic architecture in Carthago Nova
• Archaeology of conflict and historical battles in the Iberian Peninsula
• Medieval and Islamic urbanism in Murcia
• Iconography and material culture in Roman villas
• Long-term urban continuity from antiquity to the Middle Ages

Key Contributions:

• Analysis of domestic spaces in Carthago Nova across Republican and Imperial periods
• Study of the Sertorian War's impact on Hispania's urban settlements
• Excavations at the San Esteban archaeological site revealing medieval burial practices
• Interdisciplinary methodologies combining bioarchaeology and physical anthropology

Grants & Collaborations: Active in the research group Historical Archaeology and Heritage of the Western Mediterranean and has conducted fieldwork under the MINECO/FEDER-funded PID2019-105376GB-C41 project.