Simone Mantellini

My main interests concern Landscape Archaeology with special focus on water management and hydraulic works in ancient societies. Other interests cover the interaction between man and environment (Geography, Ecology, Anthropology, and Ethnography), the research methodology, the documentation of the archaeological record (field survey and excavation), as well as Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System (GIS) applications. Main research and projects extend from the Mediterranean to the Near East and Central Asia, covering chiefly extreme or marginal ecological contexts (steppe and deserts).