Background
Hortolà, Policarp was born September 13, 1958 in Badalona, Catalonia, Spain.
Hortolà, Policarp was born September 13, 1958 in Badalona, Catalonia, Spain.
Master of Science in Biological Scis., University Barcelona, Spain, 1987; Doctor of Philosophy, Rovira i Virgili University, Tarragona, Spain, 2001.
Herbarium assistant Botanical Institute Barcelona, 1989—1990; assistant biologist biochemistry service of the clinic hospital University Barcelona, 1990—1992, laboratory technician department cell biology and pathological anatomy, 1992—1994, laboratory technician department stratigraphy and palaeontology, 1997—1999; freelance science consultant biomolecular archeology Barcelona, 1995—1997; Spanish National Research Council fellow prehistory Rovira i Virgili University, Tarragona, Spain, 2000—2001, senior researcher, lecturer prehistory, since 2002; Author: (non-fiction book) Datación por Racemización de Aminoácidos, 1998; author: (with others) Hominidos: las primeras ocupaciones de los continentes, 2005, Entendre la ciència des de dins o si més no intentar-ho, 2006; contributor chapters to books, articles to professional journals; With artillery corps bugler Spanish Army, 1979-1980.