María Ángeles Querol facts for kids

María Ángeles Querol Fernández, born on February 5, 1948, is a well-known Spanish historian, professor, and writer. She has dedicated her life to studying the past and teaching others about it.

What María Ángeles Querol Does

María Ángeles Querol is a Professor of Prehistory at the Complutense University of Madrid in Spain. Prehistory is the study of human history before writing was invented. This means she learns about ancient people by looking at the things they left behind, like tools, bones, and old settlements.

Her Main Research Areas

Professor Querol's work focuses on three exciting areas:

• Human Origins: She explores how humans first appeared and evolved. One of her books on this topic is called Adán y Darwin.
• Women in Archaeology: She studies the role of women in ancient societies and how they are represented in archaeological findings. She wrote La mujer en "El Origen del Hombre" with Consuelo Triviño.
• Managing Archaeological Sites: She also works on how to protect and manage important archaeological sites and artifacts. This is called archaeological heritage management. She co-wrote La gestión del Patrimonio Arqueológico en España about this.

Important Projects and Awards

Professor Querol leads a research group at her university that focuses on archaeological heritage. She also led a big project looking at how archaeological sites are managed in famous cities like Alcalá de Henares in Spain, Puebla in Mexico, and Havana in Cuba.

In 2015, she received a very special award called the European Archaeological Heritage Prize. She earned this award for her amazing work in archaeology, her leadership in academic roles, and her strong ethical standards.

Roles She Has Held

María Ángeles Querol has held many important positions throughout her career, helping to shape how archaeology is done and taught in Spain:

• She was a Deputy Director in the Ministry of Culture from 1985 to 1988, helping to manage archaeological projects across Spain.
• She served as the President of the Professional Association of Archaeologists of Spain from 1984 to 1990.
• She led the Andalusian Archeology Commission from 1997 to 2000.
• She was the Director of the Prehistory Department at her university for ten years, from 1994 to 2004.
• Since 2010, she has been the Coordinator for the Archeology Degree program at the Complutense University of Madrid.
• She also helps coordinate a group focused on cultural heritage at the Campus de Moncloa.
• From 2017 to 2018, she coordinated a master's degree program about cultural heritage.

Books She Has Written

María Ángeles Querol has written many books and articles that share her knowledge with students and the public. Here are some of her selected works:

• El yacimiento achelense de Pinedo (Toledo) (1979)
• El yacimiento de cantos trabajados de El Aculadero (Puerto de Santa Maria, Cádiz) (1983)
• De los primeros seres humanos (1991)
• La gestión del Patrimonio Arqueológico en España (1996)
• Adán y Darwin (2001)
• Entre Homínidos y elefantes. Un paseo por la remota edad de la piedra (2002)
• La mujer en "El Origen del Hombre" (2004)
• Un siglo de Extremadura en mi cocina (2005)
• Historia de las mujeres en España y América latina. Vol. 1: de la Prehistoria a la Edad Media (2005)
• Moure Romanillo, Alfonso: Escritos sobre Historiografía y Patrimonio Arqueológico (2006)
• Manual de Gestión del Patrimonio Cultural (2010)
• El Patrimonio Inmaterial (2014)

See also

In Spanish: María Ángeles Querol para niños