Yoanna Katreva

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Yoanna Katreva'

Division of Palaeobotany and Palynology
Institute of Biodiversity & Ecosystem Research
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
23 Academic Georgi Bonchev Str.
Floor 3, Room 336
Sofia - 1113

https://orcid.org/my-orcid?orcid=0009-0004-6838-6082

Curriculum vitae

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

◦ 2018 - 2023: Field Archaeologist (Trench supervisor) at Medieval Fortress – “Ryahovets”, Historical museum - Gorna Oryahovista
◦ 2019: Field Archaeologist (Trench supervisor), Myltilayered site of Vladinya ,National Archaeological Institute with Museum, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
◦ 2020: Field Archaeologist (Trench supervisor), Orlovets - a multi-phase site, National Archaeological Institute with Museum, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
◦ 2021: Field Archaeologist (Trench supervisor), Late Neolithic site of Aldomirovrtsi, National Archaeological Institute with Museum, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
◦ 2021: Field Archaeologist, Archaeological Reserve "Kabyle", Sofia Universiy "St. Kliment Ohridski"
◦ 2021: Field Archaeologist, tell Sokol-Himitliyata, Sofia Universiy "St. Kliment Ohridski"
◦ 2022: Field Archaeologist (Trench supervisor), Late Neolithic settlement near Slivnitsa , National Archaeological Institute with Museum, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
◦ 09/2022: Field Archaeologist, Late Antiquity and Medieval Fortress – “Horizont”, Sofia Universiy "St. Kliment Ohridski"
◦ 01/11/2022 – 01/11/2023: Technician, Division of Palaeobotany and Palynology, Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
◦ 12/07/2023 - 06/08/2023: Field archaeologist,„Dikili Tash. History of a tell. Excavations 2023“. Leading institutions: French School at Athens, Archaeological Society at Athens;
◦ 03/09/2023 - 16/09/2023: Field archaeologist and palynologist, Archaeological excavation and research at the prehistoric tell Yunatsite, Southern Bulgaria.
◦ 01/11/2023 - now: Specialist, Division of Palaeobotany and Palynology, Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

EDUCATION
◦ 2023 - present: MA, Archaeology, University of Sofia, Bulgaria.
◦ 2019 – 2023: BA, Archaeology, University of Sofia, Bulgaria.
◦ 2014 – 2019: Professional Language School "Prof. Dr. Asen Zlatarov", Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria

TRAINING/SPECIALISATIONS

◦ 11/2021-05/2022 - Archaeobotany Technician, Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research,
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences with Dr. Mila Andonova-Katsarski
◦ 09/2022 - Palynology laboratory technician, State Office for Cultural Heritage Baden-Württemberg, Germany with PD Dr. Elena Marinova-Wolff

AWARDS:
◦ 05/2023: named "Student of the Year" for 2023 in the category for Humanities, Sofia university "St. Kliment Ohridski", Sofia, Bulgaria.

Publications:
Петракиев, И., Класнаков, М., Катрева, Й. (2022). Археологическо издирване в община Айтос. – В: Известия на Бургаския музей, Бургас, VIII, 38-49.

Participation in conferences and seminars:
◦ 06/10/2023: Academic lecture "Tell Yunatsite in the context of the archaeological research in Southeastern Europe and in the framework of recent paleoecologcial research as bridge to reconstruct the past", as part of the Academic Seminar series in State Office for Cultural Heritage Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
◦ 18/09/2023: 3rd International conference on Botany and Mycology, Sofia, Bulgaria. Poster session (co-author): "Plant macrofossil microfossil analysis of sediment samples from “Chirpan 4” (Thrace, Bulgaria) – a multiphase rescue excavation archaeological site".
◦ 09-11/11/2023: International conference "Kliment's Days 2023 - 60 Years Faculty of Biology", Sofia university "St. Kliment Ohridski", Sofia, Bulgaria. Oral presentation (presenter): "Recent paleoecological research at tell Yunatsite as a bridge to reconstruct the Past".
◦ 24-26/11/2023: The 43rd Conference of the Association for Environmental Archaeology, Tarragona, Spain. Oral presentation (co-author): "The Late Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age vegetal fibers at Tell Yunatsite, Southern Bulgaria".

LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY*
◦ English – B2+
◦ French – A1
◦ German - A1 (in progress)
◦ Bulgarian – native

COMPUTER SKILLS
Microsoft Office / Google Drive / Zoom / Google Docs / Adobe In Design and Photoshop / Optika
Proview / Helicon Focus

OTHER CERTIFIED SKILLS
◦ Driving Licence - EU (2019)

Research interests

South-east Europe, Palynology, Palaeoclimatology, Climate Change, Field Archaeology and Methodology, Prehistory, Medieval Archaeology;

Affiliation

Department

Plant and Fungal Diversity and Resources

Division

Palaeobotany and Palynology

Research group

Palaeobotany

History

Member for

1 year 22 weeks