Rafael Garrido Pena

Rafael Garrido Pena is an Associate Professor at the Autónoma University of Madrid since 2011, where he also directed the Master in Archaeology. He is currently a Guest Researcher at the Austrian Archaeological Institute's 'Prehistoric Identities' group (2024). His research focuses on Neolithic and Chalcolithic societies, particularly social change in domestic and funerary contexts across Iberia and North Africa. He leads the project analyzing the cemetery and settlement of Humanejos (Spain) using archaeometric methods.

Education: PhD in Prehistoric Archaeology from Complutense University (Madrid, 1999), followed by post-doctoral research at the University of Valladolid. Key projects include excavations at Early Neolithic sites in Iberia, the Pyrenees, and the Chafarinas Islands, as well as studies on megalithic graves and Bell Beaker sites. His expertise spans interdisciplinary bioarchaeology (anthropology, DNA, isotopes, proteomics).

No specific awards are listed in the provided text. His research emphasizes social inequality and material culture analysis.