Her chief research fields concern ancient peopling and
topography, particularly in the Po Valley and Adriatic areas. They
specifically involve a great attention to the study of the main
cities and their territories and to the knowledge of both Italian
and eastern shores of Adriatic sea. Her interest in Etruscan Po
Valley mainly focuses on settlements and necropolis in the cities
of Bologna, Spina and Castelvetro - Modena (religious rules,
dynamics of occupying the funeral areas, burial monuments and
structures, arrangements of funeral offerings).
She has been participating since 1999 uninterruptedly in the
excavation campaignes supported by the Department of Archaeology of
the University of Bologna in the Etruscan city of Marzabotto
(Directors Prof. G. Sassatelli and Prof. E. Govi). From 2003 until
2007 she had responsibility of graphical documentation of
archaeological evidences and structures, since 2007 she has been
having responsibility of editing of the excavation diary and
stratigraphic units database together with Prof. E. Govi.
