Notes on Contributors

Xavier Ballestín-Navarro PhD (1963), Universitat de Barcelona, is Serra Hunter Associate Professor in the Area of Medieval History. His main publications are related to the career of Ibn Abī ʿĀmir al-Manṣūr (976/1002) and the dynamics of power legitimacy in early Islam in al-Andalus.

Pedro Buendía (1968), Complutense University, Madrid is Associate Professor of Arabic Language and Literature. His research interests include medieval Arabic literature and history, as well as the symbolic history of Islamic civilization and the history of mentalities in premodern Arab societies. His publications focus on these fields, as well as on translations of classic texts of Arabic literature.

María Teresa Casal-García Ph.D. (1975), University of Córdoba, is Assistant Professor of Archaeology at the Autonomous University of Madrid. She is an expert in Andalusi Archaeology and has published extensively in this field of study.

Mª del Camino Fuertes-Santos PhD (1966), archaeologist at the Andalusian Agency of Cultural Institutions—Ministry of Culture and Historical Heritage of the Regional Government of Andalusia. She has published extensively on Roman and Andalusi medieval archeology in general, and on the archaeological sites of Cercadilla and Ategua (Cordoba) in particular.

Alejandro García-Sanjuán PhD (1969), University of Seville, is Associate Professor of Medieval History at the University of Huelva. His scholarship deals with medieval Iberia and, more specifically, with the history of al-Andalus.

Rafael Hidalgo Prieto PhD (1962), University of Pablo de Olavide (Seville), is Associate Professor of Archaeology at that university. He has published extensively on Roman and late antique archaeology.

Alberto León Muñoz PhD (1967), University of Córdoba, is Associate Professor of Archaeology at that university. He has published extensively on late antique and Andalusi archaeology.

Carlos Márquez (1959) is Full Professor of Classical Archaeology at the University of Córdoba. His research covers classical architecture and sculpture from the Roman period in both Spain and in Italy.

José Martínez Delgado PhD (1974), University Complutense of Madrid, is Associate Professor of Hebrew Language at the University of Granada. He has published extensively on the history and transmission of biblical Hebrew during the Middle Ages, and on the study of biblical Hebrew grammar and lexicography in al-Andalus in particular.

María Antonia Martínez-Núñez PhD (1951), University of Malaga, is Associate Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies at that university. She has published extensively on the Arabic epigraphy of al-Andalus and the medieval Maghreb.

Mohamed Meouak PhD (1957), University of Cádiz, is Full Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies at that university. He has published extensively on the sociohistorical, cultural, and linguistic subjects of the medieval Islamic West (al-Andalus, Maghreb, and Sahel).

Juan Pedro Monferrer-Sala PhD (1962), University of Córdoba, is Full Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies at that university. He has published extensively on Christian Arabic literature in general, and on al-Andalus in particular.

Alberto Javier Montejo Córdoba graduate (1966), Junta de Andalucía, Archaeological Heritage Curator. He has published extensively on the urban planning of the sector of the Alcázar-Mosque of Córdoba. Director of the Archaeological Ensamble of Medina Azahara between 2017 and 2019.

Antonio Monterroso-Checa PhD (1977), University of Córdoba, is Associate Professor of Archaeology at that university. He has published extensively on Roman archaeology and remote sensing for cultural heritage in general, and on the architecture and topography of ancient Rome in particular.

José Ignacio Murillo-Fragero (1972), Project Manager of Urbe pro Orbe, is a specialist in the archaeology of architecture. He has published extensively on early medieval buildings and methodological aspects such as BIM adaptation to Cultural Heritage (HBIM).

Juan Francisco Murillo Redondo PhD (1959), University of Córdoba, is Head of the Archaeological Excavations in the Municipality of Córdoba. He has published extensively on ancient, late antique, and Andalusi archaeology.

Sabine Panzram PhD (2001), Münster University, is Professor of Ancient History at Hamburg University and currently director of the Center for Advanced Study RomanIslam—Center for Compared Empire and Transcultural Studies. She focuses on the social history of power in the Western Mediterranean, and in particular on urban history on the Iberian Peninsula.

José Miguel Puerta Vílchez PhD (1959), University of Granada, is Associate Professor of Islamic Art History at that university. His studies and publications are mainly focused on Arabic aesthetics and art and architecture in al-Andalus.

Julio Samsó PhD (1942), University of Barcelona, is Emeritus Professor of that university. He has published extensively on the history of science in al-Andalus and the Maghreb, in general, and on the history of astronomy in Western Islamic lands in particular.

Esther Sánchez-Medina PhD (1977), Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM), is Associate Professor of History of Ancient Rome and History of the Byzantine Empire. She has published extensively on Roman Africa and on identities during the Roman Empire and late antiquity.

María de los Ángeles Utrero Agudo PhD (1974), Autonoma University of Madrid, is Tenured Researcher at the School of Arabic Studies in Granada (Spanish National Research Council, CSIC). Her research is devoted to late antique and early medieval archaeology and architecture in Western Europe, both Islamic and Christian.

Antonio Vallejo-Triano PhD (1957), is Curator of Historical Heritage of the Regional Government of Andalusia and Director of Archaeological Site of Madīnat al-Zahrāʾ (Córdoba). He has published extensively on architecture, archaeology, and the material culture of the Umayyad Caliphate, in particular on Madīnat al-Zahrāʾ.

Alejandro Villa del Castillo PhD (1987), Complutense University of Madrid, is an independent researcher. His research is focused on late antique and early medieval sculpture and architecture in the Iberian Peninsula from an archaeological methodological approach.

Jaime Vizcaíno-Sánchez PhD (1978), University of Málaga, is Associate Professor of Archaeology at that university. He has published extensively on Early Byzantine archaeology in the Western Mediterranean and on Roman and late antique iconography, dress accessories, and jewelry.