This curriculum vitae summarizes the educational and professional experience of Amanda Gustafsson Azzopardi. She has over 10 years of experience working as an archaeologist in Sweden, Norway, Malta, Jordan, and Cyprus. She holds a Master's degree in Archaeology from the University of Gothenburg and has published several papers on her archaeological work. Her experience includes excavations, research, and site supervision of various historical periods across Europe and the Middle East.
2. Research / Monitoring / Excavation of a Cave and Documentation at
TriqGnienXibla,Xaghra,Gozo.PrivateCustomer
Research / Excavation of Arabic graves / Documentation/ Report
writingatTriqSanPawl,Rabat.PrivateCustomer
Research / Monitoring / Inspections and Documentation at Triq Il
Mithna,Gozo.PrivateCustomer
Research / Monitoring / Excavations of Prehistoric deposits and
features / Documentation of features / Report writing at Ggantija
TempleComplex,Gozo.HeritageMalta
Archaeological Cleaning Intervention at Ghar ta Ghejzu Cave, Xaghra,
Gozo.XaghraLocalCouncil
Research / Excavation of a Washing house from 1700s / Inspections
and Documentation at Piazza tad足Dehra, Ghajnsielem, Gozo.
GhajnsielemLocalCouncil
April足May2011 ArchaeologicalTrenchMasterasVolunteerinCyprus
Excavation of the late Bronze Age settlement: Hala Sultan Tekke in
Cyprus under the direction of Professor Peter M. Fischer in
collaboration with the Gothenburg University. Additional information
availableon:http://www.fischerarchaeology.se/
2010足2011 ArchaeologistSiteCoordinator(Assistant*)asFreelancerinMalta
Excavation / Documentation of agricultural remains and Report writing
atLuqaCemetery,LuqaParishChurchofLuqa
Excavation and Documentation of Arabic cemetery at St Pauls Street,
RabatPrivateCustomer
Excavation and Documentation of agricultural remains at St Catherina
Street,ZurrieqPrivateCustomer
FieldWalkingExercise*atSiggiewiPrivateCustomer
FieldWalkingExercise*atTowerStreet,RabatPrivateCustomer
Investigation* at Casa Lanfreducci, Medieval house remains, Valletta
G.H.R.C
Excavation and Documentation at St Rita Street, Rabat Private
Customer
3. September足October2010 ArchaeologicalTrenchMasterasVolunteerinJordan
Excavation of the late Bronze Age settlement: Tell Abu al足Kharaz in
Jordan under the direction of Professor Peter M. Fischer in
collaboration with the Gothenburg University. A very difficult technical
excavation under environmental drastic conditions but with
extraordinary results and findings. Additional information available on:
http://www.fischerarchaeology.se/
2007足2008 AssistantArchaeologist(Part足time)atOMMSServicesinPaola,Malta
BaselineSurveyatMCAST,PaolaMinistryofEducation
Site preparation for conservation at Domvs Romana, Rabat Heritage
Malta
ExcavationatTaBistraCatacombsHeritageMalta
Excavation and Documentation at St Rita Street, Rabat Private
Customer
SEMINARS
May2015 AntikensV辰nner足Underjordp奪Malta
SeminaraboutthePhoeniciaandPunicandRomangravesinMalta.
April2015 UniversityofGothenburg足TheCityofDeath,RabatinMalta
SeminaraboutthegraveritualchangesontheMalteseislands720B.C.足
870A.D.
EDUCATIONANDTRAINING
2015 Body,clothsandvisualcommunicationsinancientRome足15ECTS
AncientRome足Visualculture,visualheritage足Pass足15ECTS
2011 OntoForeignShorestravelsinAntiguityPasswithDistinction15ECTS
20092011 MasterofArts足ArchaeologyatGothenburgUniversity,Sweden
ArchaeologicalEssayPasswithDistinction30ECTS
Contemporary Theoretical and methodological Problems in Archaeology
PasswithDistinction15ECTS
Contemporary Theoretical and methodological Problems in Archaeology II
PasswithDistinction15ECTS
5. PERSONALSKILLS
Languageskills
MothertongueSwedish
LanguageswithverygoodknowledgeEnglishandScandinavian
LanguageswithbasicknowledgeMaltese,ItalianandSpanish
Communicationskills
Good communication skills gained through my experience as a sales
assistant in different kinds of stores and shops, my experience when
working in restaurants and large public events held in Sweden. Under such
conditions of high stress I matured a Customer oriented attitude and a
team足player approach with my co足workers in order to achieve a smooth
runningwork.
Archaeology足relatedskills
Archaeological Technical skills acquired through archaeological field work
andGIScourses
Total station work experience during excavations acquired throughout my
volunteerworkinJordan,CyprusandinMalta
Organisational/managerialskills
2000: Organiser together with another 6 youths of a concert Outro足00 in
the centre of Gothenburg City, promoting abstention of alcohol drinking and
drug taking during celebrations at the end of the school year. This concert,
apart from giving an opportunity to local bands, was a success and
permittedthecalmestgraduationdayin8years.
1999 足 2002: Swedish government young ambassador related to a project
against racism, discrimination, homophobia, and hostility against
foreigners.Lectureronthesesubjectsforchildrenandteenagers.
1998 足 2002: 2 years project leader focusing on working with football teams
from developing countries during tournaments organised by the SIDA
(Swedish International Development Authority) in order to appreciate
different cultures, life situations and encourage these children to improve
theirhomecountrysituationinordertoliveinabetterworldinthefuture.
Since 1998 Coach, Judge, technical controller and Commissioner of the
GothenburgFigureSkatingUnion,Sweden.
Computerskills
Excellent command of Microsoft Office tools: Office Word, Excel, Power
Point
Photoshop
Acad
ExcellentcommandofOutlook&theInternet
6. Artisticskills
25 years of involvement in figure skating sport, competition and activities:
from the age of 4 I was engaged in figure skating. In 2001, I joined a team of
synchronised figure skaters which is very different from single figure
skating. Working together with other skaters as a team became essential
to succeed in this sport. In the Junior World Championship of 2001 we took
the 5th
place, 6th
place in 2002 and the 8th
place in 2003, meanwhile in the
Swedish National Team of Figure Skating our team was the 1st
in Sweden
throughthoseyears.
Drivinglicense
B
Othercourses
MalteseforForeignersPassUniversityofMalta,30hcourse.2012
ManagingFinancePass足ETC,Malta,50hcourse.2011
ADDITIONALINFORMATION
Publications
Azzopardi A, 2015, Malta 足 En arkeologs paradis. Medusa, vol. 4,
december
Azzopardi Gustafsson A, Cardona D, Farrugia G 2014, THE ST
AUGUSTINE'S CATACOMBS COMPLEX: Excavations and Assessment.
HeritageMalta
Azzopardi Gustafsson, A 2014, Katakomberna p奪 Malta, Popul辰r
Arkeologi,vol.2,april,pp15足16.
Gustafsson, A & Cardona, D 2013, Excavations at St. Augustines
catacombs:APreliminaryReport.ArchaeoturProject.pp67足74.
Gustafsson, A & Azzopardi, J 2012 Appendix 2: Interpretation of an Early
Iron Age Room from 2011, Editor: Prof. Peter M. Fischer. Preliminary
Report of Iron Age I Excavation in Tell Abu al足Kharaz in Opuscula, vol. 5,
May,pp184.
Gustafsson, A 2012, Megalitiska tempel, korsriddargravar och unikt
arabisktgravf辰lt,Popul辰rArkeologi,vol.1,january,pp20足23.
Gustafsson, A 2010, Beware the invisible, Papers from the Institute of
Archaeology.UniversityCollegeLondon,vol.pp97足110.
Gustafsson, A 2008, Arkeologi p奪 Malta, Arkeologen 足 Nyhetsbrev fr奪n
Institutionen f旦r Arkeologi och Antikens kultur G旦teborgs universitet, vol. 13,
no.2,october,pp21足24.