Dr. Ioana-Nicoleta MELEG
Principal Investigator
I am an evolutionary
biologist and speleologist, with particular expertise in the ecology of
Romanian caves and karst systems, as well as ancient DNA and palaeogenomics.
Dr. Aritina HALIUC
Experienced Researcher
I am a geographer and
paleoclimatologist interested in solving the mysteries of Earth’s past using a
set of natural archives from marine, lake to cave sediments and also historical
documents. My expertise includes geological/geochemical proxies from different
depositional environments and biological proxies mainly fire history
reconstructions based on macro- and micro-charcoal analysis.
Dr. Andrea DEMJEN
Postdoctoral Researcher
I am an archeologist,
with expertise in the medieval and premodern periods.
dr. Augustin NAE
Experienced Researcher, Assistant Manager Project
I am a biologist and
speleologist, with expertise in the taxonomy and ecology of invertebrates,
especially in the taxonomy and ecology of spiders.
Publications
Dr. Beatrice KELEMEN
Experienced Researcher
My main interests are in
the field of biological anthropology with a special focus on the use of
scientific methods in archaeology and the understanding of the structure and
dynamics of historical human populations and the factors that shape them.
Dr. Adriana Vulpoi LAZAR
Experienced Researcher
I am a physicist and an
electron microscopist with experience in material science and the interactions
between inorganic and organic/biological matter.
Dr. Călin GHEMIȘ
Experienced Researcher
I am an archaeologist
mainly interested in prehistoric archaeology, as well as palaeometallurgy, art
history, cave archaeology and numismatics.
Răzvan DUMBRAVĂ
PhD student
I am an engineer and
geographer, specialized in GIS and territorial planning and tourism. I am also
a passionate speleologist and I have a special interest in cave surveying and
underground cartography.