EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH INTERESTS
Urban topography in Roman and Late Antique cities; transformations of public and private buildings and urban districts in relation to environmental changes and Christianisation processes; rural settlement patterns (vici, villae) in Northern Italy; Roman and Late Antique port and coastal systems; integration of archaeological data and textual sources through GIS and spatial analysis. Study of ancient architecture, with a focus on Roman and Late Roman mosaics and stamped bricks. Some contributions are dedicated to the study of ceramic materials (tableware and transport amphorae).
· Urban and landscape archaeology: Analysis of urban transformations between Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages, with a focus on hydraulic infrastructures and the city–water relationship (river, coast, springs). Study of Roman and Late Roman architecture, with particular attention to stamped bricks, Roman and Late Roman mosaics. Study of ancient materials (ceramics and amphorae).
· Late antique rural settlement: Doctoral research and publications on vici and villas in Northern Italy (Mediolanum, Ravenna), using a GIS-based approach and postdictive analysis. Focus on the city–countryside relationship, settlement dynamics, and the economy of rural sites in relation to ancient landscape morphology, as well as on the processes of Christianization of the countryside.
· Port and coastal archaeology: Excavations and research for the reconstruction of coastal and river routes in relation to the ancient territories of Ravenna and Mediolanum, through surveys, field investigations, GIS tools, and postdictive analysis.
· Museology and heritage enhancement: Research fellowship in Archaeological Museology (University of Bologna); curation of exhibitions, museum education activities, and student training.
