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Oscar Moro Abadía

Dr. Oscar Moro Abadia
Position

Professor
Department Head

Contact

Email: omoro@mun.ca

Phone: (709) 864-3439 / (709) 864-8192

Office: QC4019 / QC2002

Academics

Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Toronto, 2006-2007
Ph.D. Universidad de Cantabria, Spain, 2006
M.A. (DEA) Universidad de Cantabria, Spain, 2000
B.A. (Licenciatura) Universidad de Cantabria, Spain, 1998

Research Interests

My research and publications focus on several interrelated areas: Paleolithic archaeology, art history, the history and philosophy of science, hunter-gatherer studies and the history of archaeology.

My primary research interest lies in the study of prehistoric and indigenous arts, with special attention to the history and epistemology of prehistoric images. In this work, I have engaged with some of the primary categories and concepts (such as 鈥渟tyle鈥 鈥渘aturalism鈥, 鈥渇igurative art鈥) used by Western art historians and anthropologists to classify prehistoric images. I have published nearly forty articles in this area, including in World Art, Cambridge Archaeological Journal, Journal of Anthropological Research, Journal of Art Historiography, Journal of Social Archaeology and Journal of Archaeological Research.

Current Research Projects
  • Rock images and ontology: With Martin Porr (University of Western Australia), I am editing Ontologies of Rock Art: Images, Relational Approaches and Indigenous knowledge (Routledge, Under Contract). This volume examines the impact of ontological approaches and indigenous knowledge for the interpretation of rock images.
  • Prehistoric and Indigenous arts: I am preparing a SSHRC Insight Development Grant to examine rock art from the Eastern Algonquian speaking peoples of the Canadian Maritimes (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and those parts of Qu茅bec on the Gulf of St. Lawrence) for the January 2020 competition.
  • Art in the making: With Manuel R. Gonz谩lez Morales (Universidad de Cantabria), I am editing a special issue of the Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory devoted to recent developments in the study of prehistoric images (expected January 2020).
  • Globalization and Paleolithic art: I am developing a project on globalization in the contemporary study of prehistoric art. Relatedly, I am a member of the BALKARTS project that, under the direction of Aitor Ru铆z Redondo (University of Southampton), has recently documented a number of new caves sites in the Balkans regions.
  • Prehistoric art and Art History: I am preparing a paper for the catalogue of the Pr茅histoire: Une 脡nigme Moderne exposition that will be held at the Centre Pompidou (Paris) from May 8 - September 16, 2019.
Courses Taught
Graduate courses

ARCH 6409: History of Science and Archaeology
ARCH 6001: Interpretative Methods in Archaeology

Undergraduate courses

ARCH 1000: Introduction to Archaeology
ARCH 2480: Principles of Archaeology
ARCH 3020: What is Human?
ARCH 3500: Prehistory of Africa, Asia and Europe I
ARCH 4194: Pleistocene Art: A Worldview Perspective
ARCH 4182: History of Archaeology

Courses in progress

I am currently developing: (A) Indigenous Art: A Global Perspective, and (B) An Introduction to North American Indigenous Arts. Additionally, I am also developing an online version of ARCH 2480.

Student supervision
Ph.D Dissertations
  • Chase, Amy (in progress). Research topic: Neandertal Art and Symbolism: A Reappraisal of Archaeological Evidence in Western European Paleolithic Art Sites.
  • Vallejos, Susana Arenas (in progress). Research topic: In Search of Symmetry: Ships, Heritage and the Interpretation of Complex Things (Co-supervised with Dr. Catherine Losier).
  • Tapper, Bryn (2025). Petroglyphs on the periphery: the landscapes of rock art in the Canadian Maritimes. (co-supervised with Dr. Michael Deal).
  • Palacio P茅rez, Eduardo (2016). Construction and transformation of the concept of 鈥楶aleolithic art鈥: The theoretical foundations of an idea. (Completed at Universidad de Cantabria)
M.A. Theses
  • Osmond, Jazpyn (2020). When You Can鈥檛 Unearth the Covered Up: Archaeology and the 糖心视频ization of Mount Cashel Orphanage. (co-supervised with Dr. Mario Blaser).
  • Chase, Amy (2017). On the Origins of Art and Symbolism: The Case of Neanderthal 鈥楢rt鈥 in Northern Spain.
  • Riley, Dustin (2017). The caves of Cantabria: non-figurative representation in Northern Spain.
B.A. Honours essays
  • Piskor, Ashley (2013). Personal ornamentation in Neanderthal contexts.
  • D鈥橝gostino, Katherine (2012). Community archaeology as public archaeology: A critical approach.
Publications
Books
  • Moro Abad铆a, O. and M. Porr (eds.) 2021. . London: Routledge.
  • Rold谩n, C.; Moro Abad铆a, O. (eds.) 2009. . Madrid: Los libros de la Catarata.
  • Moro Abad铆a, O. 2007. . Barcelona: Bellaterra.
  • Moro Abad铆a, O. 2006. . Santander: Universidad de Cantabria.
Edited journals
  • Moro Abad铆a, O.; Gonz谩lez Morales, M. R. (eds.) 2020. Special Issue: Art in the making. Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory, 27(3).
  • Moro Abad铆a, O.; Huth, C. (eds). 2013. , Complutum, Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Vol. 24 No. 2.
Articles & book chapters
  • Tapper, B., Moro Abad铆a, O., and Zawadzka, D. 2021. Representation and meaning in rock art: the case of Algonquian rock images. World Archaeology.
  • Tapper, B.; Moro Abad铆a, O. 2021. Interpreting scenes in the rock art of the Canadian Maritimes, in I. Davidson, A. Nowell (eds.), Making Scenes: Global Perspectives on Scenes in Rock Art, pp. 295-309. Berghahn Books, New York.
  • Moro Abad铆a, O.; Gonz谩lez Morales, M. R. 2020. Art in the making: Recent developments in the study of Pleistocene and Holocene images. Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory, 27(3): 439-453.
  • Ruiz-Redondo, A.; Kom拧o, D.; Garate Maidag谩n, D.; Moro Abad铆a, O.; Gonz谩lez Morales, M. R., Aubert, J.; Karavani膰, I. 2019. , Antiquity 93(368): 297-312.
  • Moro Abad铆a, O. 2019. L鈥檌d茅e de 鈥榩rogr猫s鈥 en arch茅ologie: R茅flexions du point de vue de l鈥櫭﹑ist茅mologie et l鈥檋istoire des sciences. Spriggs, M. ; Dotte, E. (eds) Pour une histoire de la pr茅histoire oc茅anienne : Approches historiographiques et 茅pist茅mologiques de l鈥檃rch茅ologie dans le Pacifique. Cahiers du CREDO. Pacific CREDO publications: Marseille.
  • Moro Abad铆a, O. 2017. Bridging the gap in archaeological theory: An alternative account of scientific 鈥榩rogress鈥 in archaeology. World Archaeology, 49 (2): 271-280.
  • Moro Abad铆a, O.; Palacio- P茅rez, E. 2015. . Cambridge Archaeological Journal 25: 657- 672.
  • Moro Abad铆a, O.; Nowell, A. 2015. . Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory 22: 952-979.
  • Moro Abad铆a, O. 2015. . Journal of Art Historiography, 12, 23 pages.
  • Moro Abad铆a, O.; Palacio- P茅rez, E. 2015. Le symbole face 脿 l鈥櫭﹙olution: Leroi-Gourhan et l鈥檃rt Pal茅olithique, en P. Soulier (ed.) , pp. 145-158. Travaux de la MAE Ren茅-Ginouv茅s, 20: 145-158.
  • Moro Abad铆a, O. 2013. Thinking about the concept of archive: Reflections on the historiography of Altamira, in Moro Abad铆a, O.; Huth, C. (eds). 2013. Speaking materials. Sources for the History of Archaeology, Complutum 24 (2): 145-152.
  • Moro Abad铆a, O. 2013. Rock art stories: Standard narratives and their alternatives. Rock Art Research 30 (1): 1-33.
  • Moro Abad铆a, O.; Gonz谩lez Morales, M. R. 2013. . Journal of Archaeological Research 21 : 269-306.
  • Moro Abad铆a, O. 2013. The History of Archaeology as a Field: From Marginality to Recognition, in: Chrisomalis, S.; Costopoulos, A. . Toronto: University of Toronto Press, pp. 90-101.
  • Moro Abad铆a, O. 2012. La nueva historia de la arqueolog铆a. Un balance cr铆tico (The New History of Archaeology : A Critical Appraisal) Complutum, 2012, Vol. 23 (2): 177-190.
  • Moro Abad铆a, O.; Gonz谩lez Morales, M. R. ; Palacio P茅rez, E. 2012. . World Art 2 (2) : 219-240.
  • Moro Abad铆a, O.; Gonz谩lez Morales, M. R. 2012. , in : McDonald, J. ; Veth, P. (editors). A Companion to Rock Art. Wiley-Blackwell, Chichester, pp. 263-275.
  • Moro Abad铆a, O. 2011. 鈥, Studies in History and Philosophy of Science 42 (2): 372-380.
  • Moro Abad铆a, O.; Gonz谩lez Morales, M.R. 2011. , 尝鈥橝苍迟丑谤辞辫辞濒辞驳颈别 115: 343- 359.
  • Moro Abad铆a, O.; Pelayo, F. 2010. , History of the Human Sciences 23 (4): 1- 20.
  • Moro Abad铆a, O. 2010. Beyond externalism. Exploring new directions in the history of archaeology, Archaeological Dialogues 17 (2): 215-236.
  • Moro Abad铆a, O. 2010. Connecting Historiographical Tradition. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A 41: 105-108.
  • Moro Abad铆a, O.; Gonz谩lez Morales, M. R. 2010. , Oxford Journal of Archaeology 29 (3): 229- 243.
Non-refereed publications (selection)
  • Moro Abad铆a, O. 2019. L鈥檃rt dans les premiers discours de la Pr茅histoire. Catalogue de l鈥橢xposition 鈥楶r茅histoire. Une 茅nigme Moderne. Centre Pompidou, Paris, 8 mai - 16 septembre 2019.
  • Moro Abad铆a, O. 2018. Les r茅volutions de l鈥檃rt pr茅historique, in Les R茅volutions de l鈥檃rch茅ologie. Jean-Paul Demoule, Dominique Garcia, Alain Schnapp (eds.), La D茅couverte. Paris, pp. 125- 130.
Presentations
Organizer
  • Moro Abad铆a, O.; Gonz谩lez Morales, M. R. 鈥淏eyond images: New conceptualizations of prehistoric art.鈥 Session XXVIII-3 organized at the XVIII掳 UISPP World Congress in Paris (June, 4-9, 2018), France, September 2006 (June 6, 2018).
  • Moro Abad铆a, O.; Beaune, S. A. de; Kaeser, M. 鈥淓pistemology, History and Philosophy of Science: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the History of Archaeology.鈥 Session VII-4. organized at the XVIII掳 UISPP World Congress in Paris (June 4-9, 2018), France, September 2006. (June 7, 2018).
Participant
  • Moro Abad铆a, O. 2018. 鈥淥rigines de l鈥檃rch茅ologie pr茅historique et institutionnalisation de la pr茅histoire en France et aux 脡tats-Unis鈥. International Conference 芦 Pr茅histoire 禄 Itin茅raires d鈥檜n mot dans les champs du savoir organised by Sophie A. de Beaune and R茅mi Labrusse, Mus茅e d鈥橝rch茅ologie Nationale et Institut National d鈥橦istoire de l鈥橝rt, Paris (France), May 22.
  • Moro Abad铆a, O. 2018. Beyond art and images. Recent conceptualisations of Palaeolithic symbolic materials. International Senckenberg Conference. Images, gestures, voices, lives. What can we learn from Palaeolithic art?. T眉bingen (Germany), May 31.
  • Moro Abad铆a, O. 2018. Three paradigms for Paleolithic Art Research. Introduction to the session Beyond images: New conceptualization of prehistoric art. XVIII掳 UISPP World Congress in Paris, France, June 6.
  • Moro Abad铆a, O. 2018. Epistemology and the History of Archaeology. Paper presented at the session Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the History of Archaeology. XVIII掳 UISPP World Congress in Paris, France, June 7.