She is currently a Research Fellow at the Department of Cultural Heritage at Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna.
Education
2016 PhD in History of Arts (XXVIII cycle). Inter-university Doctoral School of the University Ca' Foscari of Venice, IUAV University of Venice, University of Verona (external supervision: Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna). Thesis title: "The Punic-Roman residential quarters of Tharros (OR). Architectural and urban investigation."
2012 Specialist in Archaeological Heritage. Postgraduate Specialization in Archaeological Heritage at Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna. Thesis title: "Punic funerary architecture in Sardinia: Typology and ritual arrangements."
2009 Master's Degree in Archaeology. University of Pisa. Thesis title: "Amber in the Aegean World."
2007 Bachelor's Degree in Cultural Heritage (Architecture, Archaeology and the Environment). University of Salento. Thesis title: "The workers' village of the city of Tell el-Amarna."
Participation in Archaeological Research Missions
Since 2018, she is a member of the excavation mission at the Sa Codriola isthmus of Tharros (Sardinia) of Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, directed by Prof. A.C. Fariselli, as the Responsible of Graphic and Photogrammetric Documentation.
Since 2018, she is a member of the excavation mission at the cardo maximus of the settlement of Tharros (Sardinia) of Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, directed by Prof. A.C. Fariselli, as the Responsible of Graphic and Photogrammetric Documentation.
Since 2019, she is a member of the excavation mission at the Sarcapos site, Santa Maria di Villaputzu (Sardinia) of Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, directed by Prof. R. Secci, as the Responsible of the sector on the field and Graphic and Photogrammetric Documentation.
From 2012 to 2019, she was a member of the excavation mission at the southern necropolis of Capo San Marco at the Tharros site (Sardinia) of Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, directed by Prof. A.C. Fariselli, as the Responsible of the sector on the field (2016) and Graphic and Photogrammetric Documentation (2012-2019).
From 2010 to 2012, she was a member of the excavation mission at the northern necropolis of San Giovanni di Sinis of Tharros (Sardinia), in the excavation sector so-called "cupola", directed by Prof. A.C. Fariselli (Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna) (in partnership with the University of Cagliari (directed by Prof. C. Del Vais), the ministry concessionaire for the excavation), as the Responsible of Graphic and Photogrammetric Documentation (2011-2012).
During her academic training, she participated in research and excavation missions in Italy (Marzabotto (2011) - University of Bologna; Senigallia (2011) - University of Bologna; San Gaetano di Vada (2008) - University of Pisa; Monterenzio (2008) - University of Bologna; Roca Vecchia (2006) - University of Salento; Muro Leccese (2006) - University of Salento; Avetrana - Masseria La Marina (2006) - University of Salento; Museo Diffuso di Cavallino (2005) - University of Salento) and abroad (Bakchias, Egypt (2010) - University of Bologna; Burnum, Croatia (2010) - University of Bologna; Soknopaiou Nesos, Egypt (2007) - University of Salento).
Participation in National and International Conferences
2024 (19th-20th December) Archeo.FOSS XVIII | 2024. International conference on Open software, hardware, processes, data, and formats in archaeological research (University of "G. d'Annunzio" Chieti-Pescara), with a presentation titled "GIS and Photogrammetry for standardized data recording practices in Archaeology, from site discovery to heritage management: case studies from Punic and Roman Sardinia."
2023 (1st-2nd December) Conference "Ferruccio Barreca tra tutela e ricerca a 100 anni dalla nascita" (Cagliari, Cittadella dei Musei), with a presentation titled "Lo sfruttamento delle risorse marine nella Sardegna punica e romana: dalle ricerche di Ferruccio Barreca alle nuove acquisizioni da Sarcapos (Santa Maria di Villaputzu, SU) [The exploitation of marine resources in Punic and Roman Sardinia: from Ferruccio Barreca’s research to new findings from Sarcapos (Santa Maria di Villaputzu, SU)]."
2023 (16th October) La Ceramica a Tavola. Giornata di Studi sulla Ceramica da Tavola fra Mediterraneo e Asia (Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, DBC), with a presentation titled "La ceramica da cucina punica di Tharros: note per uno studio dei costumi alimentari e delle dinamiche di genere [Punic cooking pottery from Tharros: notes for a study of dietary customs and gender dynamics]."
2022 (17th-21st October) X Congreso Internacional de Estudios Fenicios y Púnicos (Santa Eulalia des Riu, Ibiza), with a presentation titled "Su alcuni manufatti noti come "plettri votivi" rinvenuti nel Mediterraneo centro-occidentale [On some artefacts known as 'votive plectra' found in the central-western Mediterranean]."
2022 (7th-8th October) Conference "Ancient and Modern Knowledges. Transmission of models and techniques in the artistic and handcraft products in Sardinia through the centuries" (Cagliari, Cittadella dei Musei), with a contribution titled "Mestieri e competenze per il lavoro in mare nel Mediterraneo antico [Crafts and skills for working on the sea in the ancient Mediterranean]."
2022 (24th-25th January) International Conference "ARCHEOLOGIA DELLE ACQUE. Uomini, navigazione, commerci e paesaggi costieri tra Oriente e Occidente" (Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, DBC), with a presentation titled "La pesca nel Mediterraneo antico: i pescatori di corallo tra fonti letterarie e archeologia [Fishing in the ancient Mediterranean: coral fishermen between literary sources and Archaeology]."
2019 (10th-11st December) Study Days “Gennaro Pesce in Sardegna: vent’anni di ricerche e scavi archeologici fra Nuragici, Punici e Romani” (Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, DBC), with a presentation titled "L’archeologia domestica tharrense attraverso la ricerca pioneristica di Gennaro Pesce [Domestic Archaeology at Tharros through the pioneering research of Gennaro Pesce]."
2019 (15th-17th May) I Convegno Antichità Classiche “Land Experience in Antiquity. Costruire, Ridefinire, Abitare” (University of Rome – Tor Vergata, Rome), with a poster titled "Reuse in ancient architecture: a contribution from the Punic-Roman site of Tharros (Sardinia)."
2018 (21st-23rd November) III Jornadas de Investigación en Historia y Arqueología marítimas “El paisaje Marítimo y las sociedades de las ciudades costeras” (University of Lisbon - University of Cádiz; Lisbon, Portugal), with a poster titled "A three-holed sandstone anchor from the living area of Tharros: archaeological analysis and three-dimensional documentation."
2018 (22nd-26th October) IX Congreso Internacional de Estudios Fenicios y Púnicos “Un viaje entre Oriente y Occidente del Mediterráneo y sus periferias” (Mérida – Alcazaba Cultural Center, Spain), with a presentation titled "Macine granarie da Tharros: note preliminari per una caratterizzazione funzionale degli spazi abitativi punico-romani [Granary millstones from Tharros: preliminary notes for a functional characterization of Punic-Roman living spaces]."
2018 (19th-21st October) Unlocking Sacred Landscapes II “Digital Humanities and Ritual Space" (Rethymnon, Crete), with a poster (with F. Belfiori and S. Floris) titled "Sacra Tharrhica Project: preliminary results of 3D virtual reconstruction of the Punic-Roman sacred areas of Tharros, Sardinia."
2017 (30th November - 1st December) International Conference “Cartagine fuori da Cartagine: mobilità nordafricana nel Mediterraneo centro-occidentale fra VIII e II sec. a.C.” (Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, DBC), with a presentation titled "Urbanistica cartaginese a Tharros? Il sistema viario e i quartieri residenziali tra età punica e romana [Carthaginian urbanism at Tharros? The road system and residential quarters between Punic and Roman times]."
2017 (18th-21st April) Kainua 2017. International Conference on Knowledge, Analysis, and Innovative Methods for the study and dissemination of ancient urban areas (Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, DiSCi), with a presentation (with A.C. Fariselli, F. Boschi, and M. Silani) titled "Tharros – Capo San Marco in the Phoenician and Punic age. Geophysical Investigations and Virtual Rebuilding."
2015 (20th-21st November) 28e Colloque de l’Association Française pour la Peinture Murale Antique (Paris – École Normale Supérieure, AFPMA, France), with a poster (with M. Silani) titled "Les peintures murales dans la ville punique-romaine de Tharros (Cabras-Sardaigne): nouvelles expérimentations pour une reconstruction tridimensionelle dans les quartiers de habitation [Wall paintings in the Punic-Roman city of Tharros (Cabras-Sardinia): new experiments for a three-dimensional reconstruction in the residential quarters]."
2013 (21st-26th October) 8th International Congress of Phoenician and Punic Studies "From the Mediterranean to the Atlantic: people, goods, and ideas between East and West" (Carbonia-Sant'Antioco, Sardinia), with a poster titled "Per una rivalutazione dell’abitato punico-romano di Tharros: dati di archivio e studio urbanistico-topografico [For a re-evaluation of the Punic-Roman settlement of Tharros: archival data and urban and topographic study]."
2013 (25th March) Da Tharros a Bitia: nuove prospettive della ricerca archeologica nella Sardegna fenicia e punica (Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, DiSCi) with a presentation titled "L’abitato punico-romano di Tharros: progetto di recupero e valorizzazione virtuale [The Punic-Roman settlement of Tharros: virtual recovery and enhancement project]."
Publications
She is the author of a monograph and scientific articles in national and international journals and conference proceedings (details in the Publications section).
Additional Professional Experience
Since 2011, she has been involved in preventive archaeology activities in Emilia Romagna and Piedmont.
Since 2013, she has been involved in archaeological education for primary and secondary school students.
