Roberta Ferritto

1. Ancient domestic architecture.
2. Topography and archaeology of the ancient landscape.
3. Natural sciences.
4. Archaeology of production and trade.
5. Virtual Archaeology.
6. Archaeology and Economic History.

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1. Roman maritime villas: survey and architectural analysis of the different models built along the Tyrrhenian coast of southern Latium; drawings and plans investigation of the different architectural typologies developed in the Mediterranean basin; identification of regional variations and prevailing trends over time, socio-economic reasons behind specific design options; production of drawings and plans, digitisation and georeferencing of the pre-existing plans. 
2. Topography and archaeology of the ancient landscape: analysis of the dialogue between architecture and the environment; study of the overuse consumption of the coastal Mediterranean landscape; exploitation of natural resources; ancient landscape and environment transformations; GIS and maps; survey; archaeology of architecture and stratigraphy of elevated structures (analysis of the building materials and construction techniques).
3. Natural sciences: investigation of the overuse of water in domestic architecture and possible water recycling measures adopted in the Roman world.
4. Archaeology of production and trade: production activities attested in roman maritime villa; role of the private harbours and exchange of goods in Mediterranean Sea.
5. Virtual Archaeology: 3-D modelling of archaeological features, eg. villas and man-made fishponds.
6. Ancient aquaculture: reconstruction of the original design (2-D and 3-D) of man-made fishponds built along the Tyrrhenian coast of southern Latium and typological comparisons with the rest of the Mediterranean settings; quantifying the potential production capacity of the tanks and the costs for labour for their construction.