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Since I obtained my PhD at the Department of Archaeology, I am Affiliated Scholar at the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research University of Cambridge (UK). My research interests are ceramics and archaeometry which I have published in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings. I am the scientific director of the Roman Kilns Project and have directed the excavation of six Roman kilns at Montelabate (PG) in Umbria. Since I have been Visiting Professor at the Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering “G. Natta” my research focuses on compositional characterisation of ceramics and earthen architecture. I am a member of the Department of Classical Archaeology and PhD supervisor at the Department of Archaeology and Museology, Masaryk University Brno, Czech Republic. I have also conducted university teaching on different topics which covered analytical methods for the study of ceramics and building materials in Cultural Heritage.
Repisearch tocs:
- ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
- SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS
- ARCHAEOMETRY
Detailed topics:
My research focuses on compositional characterisation of clay materials by XRF, XRD, FT-IR applied to two main topics: earthen architecture in Cultural Heritage and the study of kilns structures, firing technology and ceramic production in antiquity. My current case studies are Umbria, Ostia, Pompeii and Etruria. In particular, I am analysing kiln structures and ceramics from Veii and other sites as part of the Research Agreement for Scientific Collaboration (2020-2023) on “Analisi archeometriche per la caratterizzazione della produzione ceramica etrusco-italica nell'Etruria meridionale costiera e nella media e bassa valle tiberina” between the Dipartimento di Scienze dell’Antichità Sapienza Roma and Dipartimento di Chimica, Materiali e Ingegneria Chimica “Giulio Natta” Politecnico di Milano. Recently, I am developing a new line of research on LCA and Cultural Heritage applied to archaeological case studies.