Ferran Lagarda Mata
Biography
Ferran Lagarda Mata (Barcelona, 1959) is a Spanish archaeologist from Catalonia.
Educated in the University of Barcelona with teachers of the category of Joan Maluquer de Motes and Miquel Tarradell.
In 1981, after to collaborate in some archaeological digs, as that of the street Guillem de Palafolls of Malgrat de Mar (county of Barcelona), and to obtain the maximum qualifications and honours in all the subjects, he is licensed in Prehistory and Ancient History for this University. In 1984, he obtains the grade by means of the defense, in the presence of a tribunal formed by the doctors Palol, Maluquer and Mª Lluïsa Pericot, of the memory titled El armamento prehistórico de cobre o bronce en Catalunya (The prehistoric armament of copper or brass in Catalonia), almost a doctoral thesis, in four volumes and several thousands of pages, directed by Dra. Anna Mª Rauret, with which he obtains the highest examination mark.
Between 1983 and 2000, he attends and participates in different congresses and colloquies (I Jornades sobre la situació profesional de l'Arqueologia, The Marine Roman Trade in the Western Mediterranean...), he becomes a member of the Societat Catalana d'Arqueologia (Catalan Society of Archaeology) (1984) and he is devoted to the technical (from the Castilian, Catalan, French, English, Italian and Portuguese languages) translation for different specialized companies and, mainly, to the teaching, imparting more than 60 courses directed to titled university people for the account of the Col•legi de Doctors i Llicenciats en Filosofia i Lletres i en Ciències de Catalunya, the Ramon Llull University, the government of the Principat d'Andorra, the Societat Catalana d'Arqueologia, etc., highlighting among them these ones (Photo historical Itineraries) that wanted to give to know the archaeological and historical rich patrimony of Catalonia as a useful and necessary tool in all educational level, those that were precursory of the current artistic itineraries in the city of Barcelona (Itineraries of Art in Barcelona), those that allowed to numerous educational people to know with detail the main museums of Barcelona with night visits dedicated to them (Discovering the Barcelona museums; The new Barcelona museums), those dedicated to the archaeology of Minorca (Minorca, an archaeological paradise) and to the prehistoric rock painting (Altamira, "Sistine Chapel of the Quaternary Art"; Visiting Altamira, a journey through the prehistoric rock painting) and the most technical that turn on the photography (Initiation to the Photography, Slide Workshop, Scanning and digital retouch, etc.) and, especially, to the archaeological photography (Photography and Archaeology, Photography and Art; Introduction to the Archaeological Photography), for those that he could to take use of the acquired experience during their stage as professional photographer in which worked among other for the Generalitat of Catalonia. From this fertile period, they are reflective his numerous pedagogic articles in the magazines Guix, Perspectiva Escolar, etc.
Lastly, he has been devoted another time to the archaeological field, collaborating sporadically with the Museu Diocesà de Menorca (Ciutadella de Menorca) and summing up a good number of works dedicated to the archaeology of the island of Minorca and the prehistoric rock paintings, mainly of Catalonia and Aragon. They highlight from among them those of the series "arqueoguia.com": Taulas (Zaragoza, 2004), Navetas (Zaragoza, 2005), Talayots de Menorca (Zaragoza, 2006), Basilicas and mosques of Minorca (Zaragoza, 2007), Dólmenes menorquines (Zaragoza, 2007), Cuevas prehistóricas de Menorca (Zaragoza, 2008). It is also necessary to mention the briefest in the series "minor": Itineraris arqueològics per Menorca I and II (Zaragoza, 2006 and 2007), Grabados rupestres de Menorca (Zaragoza, 2006), Divagaciones sobre Sanisera, Torretrencada y Ses Roques Llises (Zaragoza, 2007) and Víkings a Menorca (Zaragoza, 2008). From among his collaborations with other investigators, we will mention the book So na Caçana (Alaior, Menorca), written with the archaeologist Joan Carles de Nicolás Mascaró and published by Arqueomenorca in 2004 in the series “Patrimonio Histórico de Menorca. Guías e Itinerarios" where recently it has appeared the title Son Catlar (Ciutadella, Menorca). At the present time, he is coordinating a great work of prompt appearance that collects works of the archaeologists J.S. Gornés Hachero, J. Aramburu-Zabala, D. Albero, J. Hernández-Gasch, of the archaeoastronomers M. Hoskin, J.A. Belmonte and P. Hochsieder, of the egyptologist J. Lull and of the mathematical V. Ibáñez Orts, among other, on the exciting world of the "Taulas" of Minorca. A summary of his work in these last years in relation to the Balearic archaeology easily can be consulted in the page created in 1996, when the web (the global spider's web) was still in the cradle, and renovated periodically from then, The Archaeology of Minorca.
In what refers to the topic of the prehistoric rock painting, it is necessary to highlight his discovery, with Rosa Maria Asensi and Lluís Poudevida, of the Levantine rock paintings in the Cingle de Tavertet (Osona, county of Barcelona), published in the bulletin of the Col•legi de Doctors i Llicenciats en Filosofia i Lletres i en Ciències de Catalunya in 1998 and later on in the web . Equally, we must refer to his books on the prehistoric paintings of Albarracín (county of Teruel): Las Pinturas Rupestres de Albarracín y las Claves del Arte Rupestre Levantino (Zaragoza, 2004) and Revisitando Albarracín I: Los Toricos del Prado del Navazo (Pinturas Rupestres en el Rodeno) (Zaragoza, 2005).
He is son of Fernando Lagarda Callís (Barcelona, 1929-2007), philosopher and poet in the most intimate thing that has only left published a sport manual, Prontuario del Cámping (Ed. Zeus. Barcelona, 1964), although his environment is preparing the edition of his complete works.
Work
Papers on photography
* Diapositives, ja! “Perspectiva Escolar”, 132, p. 27-30. Barcelona, February 1989.
* Diapositives. “Escola d'Estiu. Diari”, 6. Barcelona, July 9 1990.
* Una càmera fotogràfica amb una capsa de rodet. “Guix”, 160, p. 74-76. Barcelona, February 1991.
* Fem diapositives. “Guix”, 169, p. 74-76. Barcelona, November 1991.
* Diapositiva o vídeo? “diari. Escola d'Estiu”, 2. Barcelona, June 30 1992.
* Taller de Diapositivas. “Pantalla Escolar”, 17, p. 9-12. Madrid, June 1992.
* Traient profit de la Fotografia. “Guix”, 181, p. 47-48. Barcelona, November 1992.
* La Fotografia a l'escola. “Sant Joan Informatiu”, p. 2.2-2.3. Barcelona, 1992-93.
* Diapositives de paper. 1. “Guix”, 201-202, p. 124-126. Barcelona, July-August 1994.
* Diapositives de paper. 2. “Guix”, 204, p. 80-81. Barcelona, October 1994.
* Diapositives d’acetat. 1. “Guix”, 223, p. 88-90. Barcelona, May 1996.
* Diapositives d’acetat. 2. “Guix”, 225-226, p. 127-128. Barcelona, July-August 1996.
* Diapositives de plàstics diversos. “Guix”, 229, p. 80-82. Barcelona, November 1996.
* Diapositives fotogràfiques. 1. “Guix”, 240, p. 78-81. Barcelona, December 1997.
* Diapositives fotogràfiques. 2. “Guix”, 249, p. 79-84. Barcelona, November 1998.
Papers on archaeology
* EGIPTO: Las “Pirámides”, y bastante más. “Foto Profesional”, 103, p. 7-9. Madrid, July 1991.
* Pels verals de Tavertet. “Revista del Col•legi”, 103, p. 78-81. Col•legi Oficial de Doctors i Llicenciats en Filosofia i Lletres i en Ciències de Catalunya. Barcelona, 1998 (With Rosa Ma. Asensi and Lluís Poudevida).
* Pequeño ensayo sobre la emoción. “Mediamweb” (http://www.mediamweb.com). June 2003.
* Pilastres i columnes perforades menorquines. “Ex Novo”, III, p. 151-154. Comitia Rei Novae. Universitat de Barcelona. Barcelona, November 2006.
Papers on pedagogy
* Una experiència interdisciplinària: el zoo de 4t. “Guix”, 121, p. 9-12. Barcelona, November 1987 (With Francesc Jorba).
* Treballar amb “dossiers”. “Guix”, 136, p. 80-81. Barcelona, February 1989.
* Refranys, refranys!. “Guix”, 137, p. 39-41. Barcelona, March 1989.
* Una gimcana al zoo de Barcelona. “Guix”, 146, p. 47-49. Barcelona, December 1989.
* Una pel·lícula de dibuixos animats. “Guix”, 155, p. 16- 19. Barcelona, September 1990.
* Transparències. “Guix”, 172, p. 77-80. Barcelona, February 1992.
* Treballar la Llengua Catalana. “Guix”, 182, p. 77-78. Barcelona, December 1992.
* Llengua Catalana i Informàtica. “Guix”, 187, p. 63-65. Barcelona, May 1993.
* La informàtica a l'ensenyament. “Guix”, 206, p. 61-65. Barcelona, December 1994.
Books ====
* Taulas. Col. "arqueoguia.com", 1. Zaragoza, 2004. (English, Catalan and Spanish versions).
* So na Caçana (Alaior, Menorca), with Joan C. de Nicolás i Mascaró. Col. "Patrimonio Histórico de Menorca. Guías e Itinerarios", 2. Arqueomenorca S.L. Menorca-Zaragoza, 2004.
* Las Pinturas Rupestres de Albarracín y las Claves del Arte Rupestre Levantino. Col. "Patrimonio Histórico de Aragón. Guías e Itinerarios", 1. Zaragoza, 2004.
* Navetas. Col. "arqueoguia.com", 2. Zaragoza, 2005. (Spanish and atalan versions).
* Talayots de Menorca. Col. "arqueoguia.com", 3. Zaragoza, 2006. (Spanish and Catalan versions).
* Itineraris arqueològics per Menorca I. Col. "minor", 1. Zaragoza, 2006.
* Grabados rupestres de Menorca. Col. "minor", 2. Zaragoza, 2006.
* Revisitando Albarracín I: Los Toricos del Prado del Navazo (Pinturas Rupestres en el Rodeno). Col. "Patrimonio Histórico de Aragón. Guías e Itinerarios", 2. Zaragoza, 2006.
* Basilicas and Mosques of Minorca. Col. "arqueoguia.com", 4. Zaragoza, 2007. (English, Catalan and Spanish versions).
* Dólmenes menorquines. Col. "arqueoguia.com", 5. Zaragoza, 2007. (Spanish and Catalan versions).
* Itineraris arqueològics per Menorca II. Col. "minor", 3. Zaragoza, 2007.
* Divagaciones sobre Sanisera, Torretrencada y Ses Roques Llises (Menorca). Col. "minor", 4. Zaragoza, 2007.
* Cuevas prehistóricas de Menorca. Col. "arqueoguia.com", 6. Zaragoza, 2008. (Spanish and Catalan versions).
* Estudio preliminar de la necrópolis talayótica de Son Bou (Alaior, Menorca). Col. "minor", 5. Zaragoza, 2008.
* Víkings a Menorca. Les ràtzies dels "homes del Nord" a les Balears. Col. "minor", 6. Zaragoza, 2008.
* Son Catlar (Ciutadella, Menorca). Col. "Patrimonio Histórico de Menorca. Guías e Itinerarios", 3. Zaragoza, 2008.
* Pozos, agua y magia en la Prehistoria de Menorca. Col. "arqueoguia.com", 7. Sobradiel, 2009. (Spanish and Catalan versions).
* Las piscinas bautismales paleocristianas de Menorca. Col. "minor", 7. Sobradiel, 2009.
* Menorca Arqueológica I: Montefí (Ciutadella de Menorca). Col. "La Arqueología de Menorca. Yacimientos y Monumentos", 1. Sobradiel, 2009.
* Antes de Armstrong: Carta del Dr. Cleghorn, fechada en Menorca el 10 de Abril de 1739, relativa a algunos curiosos monumentos de la Antigüedad habitualmente denominados allí Altares de los Gentiles. Col. "minor", 9. Sobradiel, 2009.
* Fortalezas prehistóricas de la costa menorquina. Col. "arqueoguia.com", 8. Sobradiel, 2010. (Spanish and Catalan versions).
* ¿Esculturas subterráneas en Menorca? - La cueva de Tot-lluc y sus grabados rupestres. Col. "minor", 8. Sobradiel, 2010.
* Menorca Arqueológica II: La Naveta des Tudons y otros monumentos cercanos (Ciutadella de Menorca). Col. "La Arqueología de Menorca. Yacimientos y Monumentos", 2. Sobradiel, 2010.
* Armamento prehistórico en cobre o bronce de Catalunya y Andorra. Going to press.
CD-Rom
* The Archaeology of Minorca. Janun, S.C. Zaragoza, 2003. (English, Catalan, Spanish)
* Talatí-Son Catlar, with Joan C. de Nicolàs i Mascaró. Arqueomenorca S.L. Menorca-Zaragoza, 2003.
* Arqueo-Balear, by Felipe Sánchez-Cuenca Alomar. Zaragoza, 2004. (As Editor).
 
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