Department: Historia

Area: Ancient History

Research group: GRUPO DEMETER. MATERNIDAD, GENERO Y FAMILIA

Email: lastraelena@uniovi.es

Elena Lastra-Alonso obtained her BA in History from the University of Oviedo. After finishing her degree, she obtained a MA in Prehistory and Archeology from the University of Cantabria specializing Gender Prehistory and Archaeology. Currently, she is enrolled in the Gender and Diversity PHD programme at the University of Oviedo and enjoys a Severo Ochoa Scholarship. Her doctoral thesis, titled “Daily life and gender roles in the Asturian Iron Age: an analysis based on material culture” is supervised by Dr. Rosa María Cid López and Dr. Fernando Rodríguez del Cueto. Some of her research interests are related to Gender Prehistory, Archaeology and Paleodermatoglyphic analysis. She is a member of Demeter Research Group. Maternity, Gender, and Family. Keywords: Prehistory, Archaeology, Gender, Fingerprint, Paleodermatoglyphic analysis, Functional analysis.