Curriculum

1. Trasformazioni dell’habitat tra X e XV secolo;
2. analisi dell’edilizia medievale civile, religiosa e militare tra X e XVI secolo in ambito rurale e urbano ;
3. studio del ciclo produttivo, analisi archeometriche, mensiocronologiche e cronotipologiche dei materiali da costruzione (laterizi e pietra), classificazione delle tecniche per la redazione di atlanti delle murature in ambiti regionali specifici, analisi metriche dei materiali per lo sviluppo di curve mensiocronologiche locali;
4. studio delle modalità di reimpiego dei materiali da costruzione nell’edilizia medievale;
5. indagini sui cantieri di costruzione di grandi monumenti urbani, con particolare attenzione alle modalità di organizzazione del cantiere, ai metodi di approvvigionamento dei materiali, agli strumenti e alla circolazione di maestranze, ai sistemi di produzione e allo studio quantitativo delle architetture;
6. territori, insediamenti e viabilità;
7. processi di decastellamento nell’hinterland fiorentino e senese;
8. indagini di archeosismologia;
9. indagini di archeologia partecipata e valorizzazione.

Curriculum

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
Associate Professor in in Christian and Medieval Archaeology at the Department of Ancient and Modern Civilisations, University of Messina.
 
WORK EXPERIENCE AND ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- 2022-2023: Adjunct Professor at University of Padua in “Archeology of Post Classical Architectures”, (master's course, academic year 2021-2022).
- July 2018-July 2021: tenure track as Research Fellow / Assistant Professor (Ric. TD A) in Christian and Medieval Archaeology at the Department of Cultural Heritage, University of Padua.
- From 2010 to 2018: founding member of Archeòtipo, a spin-off company of the University of Siena (www.archeotipo.it).

- From 2009 to 2013: collaborator (research contract) to the research for the permanent exhibition dedicated to the history of the medieval hospital of Santa Maria della Scala and of the city of Siena, located at the Museum Complex of Santa Maria della Scala (Comune di Siena).

- From 2002 to 2010 and 2016-2017: collaborator (scholarship, research contract) to the research activities of the Department of Historical Sciences and Cultural Heritage, University of Siena.

- From 2001 to 2018: collaborator to the research activities of the LIAAM – Laboratorio di Informatica Applicata all’Archeologia Medievale (Laboratory of computer science applied to medieval archaeology) of the University of Siena (http://www.dssbc.unisi.it/it/ricerca/strutture-della-ricerca/laboratori/laboratorio-di-informatica-applicata-allarcheologia).

- From 2005 to 2108: scientific editing of volumes and conference proceedings (La memoria culturale dell’Oltresarca trentino. Paesaggi, persone e storie di pietre, eds. A. Chavarría Arnau e M.A. Causarano, progetti di Archeologia, SAP Società Archeologica s.r.l., Mantova 2018; Italia, 888-962: una svolta, atti del V Seminario Internazionale (Cassero di Poggio Imperiale a Poggibonsi –SI, 4-6 dicembre 2009), eds. M.Valenti, C. Wickham, Brepols Publishers, Turnhout, 2013; Le vie della cultura. Il ruolo delle Province europee nella valorizzazione dei percorsi storici di pellegrinaggio, atti del Convegno Internazionale (Siena, Palazzo del Governo, 26-27 marzo 2009), eds. A. De Martinis, P. D'Orsi, All'Insegna del Giglio, Firenze, 2011; Riccardo Francovich e i grandi temi del dibattito europeo. Archeologia, storia, tutela, valorizzazione, innovazione, atti del Convegno (Siena, Santa Maria della Scala, 15-17 novembre 2007), All'Insegna del Giglio, Firenze, 2010; IV Congresso Nazionale di Archeologia Medievale, atti del Convegno (Chiusdino Siena, 26-30 settembre 2006, Scriptorium dell'Abbazia), eds. R. Francovich, M. Valenti, All'Insegna del Giglio, Firenze, 2006; C'era una volta. La ceramica medievale nel convento del Carmine, eds. R. Francovich, M. Valenti, Firenze, 2002)

DEGREES
- 31/10/2018 – 30/10/2028: National Scientific Qualification (ASN) as Associate Professor (Abilitazione Scientifica Nazionale II fascia) of Archaeology (10/A1 – L-ANT/08 Christian and Medieval Archaeology)
- 2017: PhD in Medieval Archeology - University of Siena (grade: Excellent cum laude).
- 2001: BA (four-year degree) in Medieval Archaeology - University of Florence, Faculty of Literature and Philosophy (grade: 110/110 cum laude).
 
ADDITIONAL TITLES
- 2020: professional in the field of Cultural Heritage registered in the lists of the MIBAC (Ministry of Cultural Heritage)
- 2018-2019: member of the Teaching Council of the Graduate School (Scuola di Specializazzione) in Archaeological Heritage at the University of Padua.
- 2015: Diplôme approfondi de langue française – DALF C1.
- 2002: Technical qualification "Tecnico di catastazione multimediale" (“Multimedia recording technician”). Professional training course organized by Regione Toscana (Project Archeoval-POR Ob.3 2000-2006) in collaboration with University of Siena and University of Pisa.
- 1997: Professional training course "Operatore individuazione siti archeologici" (“Archaeological site identification and survey”) - organized by the Siena Province and the University of Siena.
 
SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS
My main research interests are focused on Medieval archaeology and archaeology of buildings, with particular attention to building techniques, masonry, and materials. My research has been dedicated to the study of the civil and religious buildings in central northern Italy and, specifically, to the building techniques in the central and late centuries of the Middle Ages (10^th-15^th centuries), in both rural areas (Siena countryside, Valdarno around Florence, Trento countryside), and in urban settings (Siena, Volterra, Padova, Norcia).
In the rural space, from 1997, I carried out research on historical buildings and on the related production systems in Bagno a Ripoli and Pontassieve, Valdelsa (Poggio Imperiale in Poggibonsi) Val d'Arbia (Buonconvento and the archaeological site of Santa Cristina in Caio), Val di Merse (Chiusdino and the Miranduolo castle) and Oltresarca trentino (Massone and Brentonico, Trento).
As regards the urban space, from 2001 I focused my research on the city of Siena, studying the evolution of the Cathedral and the transformations of the assets below the Cathedral's hill. In the last years new research included the modalities of construction material supplies and the circulation of techniques and workers in Central Italy in the Middle Ages (the Cathedrals of Volterra and Norcia, the urban masonry city in Padua (11^th -15^th), the lime production techniques and the organization of the construction yards in the Early Middle Ages, the stone quarries in medieval and modern times (the quarries of Massone and Brentonico - Trento), the urban settlement at Rab (Arbe, Croazia). Recently, i have been studying the dynamics of ‘decastellation’ (decastellamento) and habitat transformations in the Florentine and Sienese hinterland (12^th -15^th).
I have worked in the preparation of museum exhibition and museum projects:
- 2002: participation in the exhibition “C’era una volta… La ceramica medievale nel convento del Carmine” (Siena, Santa Maria della Scala, 25 giugno-15 settembre 2002).
- 2003-2005: the Archaeological and Technological Park of Poggio Imperiale in Poggibonsi (SI) and the Documentation Center and the Medici fortress;
- 2009 preparation, along with B. Sordini, F. Cantini and S. Pallecchi, of the scientific executive project for the permanent exhibition dedicated to the history of the medieval hospital of Santa Maria della Scala and of the city of Siena, located at the Museum Complex of Santa Maria della Scala;
- 2013 member of the scientific committee for the exhibition “La luce del mondo. Maioliche mediterranee nelle terre dell’Imperatore” (San Miniato al Tedesco, 2 marzo-19 maggio 2013);
- since 2019 member of the scientific committee for the installation of the Territory Museum in Abbadia a Isola (Monterggioni-SI).
 
Since 2001: member of the Italian Society of Medieval Archaeologists (SAMI, card n. 218);
Since 2014: member of the scientific committee of the Centre for the Study of the Hospital of Santa Maria della Scala (University of Siena).
 
Areas of interest
1) Archeology of Building in the Middle Ages:
• Technical skills and building materials; analysis of types of brick and stone masonry;
• Methodology and systems analysis: development of methodologies for the construction techniques classification (Cronotipology, Atlas Masonry);
• Medieval building activities: masonry workshop’s organization, itinerant specialized workers, lime production, methodology and tradition of limestone quarrying;
2) Medieval Archaeology in central-northern Italy and urban settlement;
3) Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies;
4) Archaoseismology;
5) Territories, settlements and roads;
6) Transformations of the peri-urban habitat between the 10^th and 15^th centuries;
7) Partecipatory research in archaeology;
8) Archaeosismology.

Partecipation in research programs, grants, scholarships, etc
- from 2022 (project approval: march 2021): Project partners (2022-2026), Repenser le 10^e siècle au prisme des territoires: régulations et résistances dans une Europe en reformation. Axe 4: Territoires, communautés, citoyenneté (project managers: Geneviève Bührer-Thierry (Référente pour l’EFR), Gianmarco De Angelis (Univ. di Padova), Sylvie Joye (Univ. de Lorraine) in partnership with l’Ecole française de Rome.
- since November 2020: Partner in BIRD Project (Budget Integrato per la Ricerca Dipartimentale, Università di Padova) Archaeometric investigations on the Euganean Pozzolan (project manager: M. Secco, Univ. of Padua).
- 2019-2020: PRD project (Progetti di Ricerca di Dipartimento, Università di Padova), I materiali da costruzione a Padova e nel suo territorio in epoca medievale.
- November 2018-February 2020: Member of the research team of the PRIN project 2015 Archeologia al Futuro. Teoria e prassi dell’Archeologia Pubblica (project manager: prof. G. Volpe, Univ. di Foggia).
- Since November 2019: Member of the scientific committee for the installation of the Territory Museum in Abbadia a Isola (Monteriggioni-SI).
- April 2016 – April 2017: Member of the research team on the walls of Siena (Director: prof. Fabio Gabbrielli).
- November 2012 – May 2013: Member of the scientific committee of the exhibition “La luce del mondo. Maioliche mediterranee nelle terre dell’Imperatore” (San Miniato al Tedesco (Pisa), Palazzo Grifoni, 2 marzo – 19 maggio 2013).
- June 2011: Scholarship granted by the École Française de Rome for the doctoral school "Lo sfruttamento delle risorse naturali nel Medioevo. Approcci pluridisciplinari" (École Française de Rome, Université de Provence / LAMM-UMR 6572 CNRS and Scuola di Dottorato "Riccardo Francovich : Storia e Archeologia del Medioevo, Istituzioni e Archivi", Università di Siena), Grosseto, 20-24 June 2011.
- September – December 2008: research contract “Studio e analisi degli elevati a Siena e successiva catalogazione del materiale su database alfanumerico e multimediale” (Director prof. Marco Valenti, University of Siena).
- 2007-2009: collaboration at the PAR projects, funded by the University of Siena (PAR 2006 "Lo scavo di Miranduolo: la sperimentazione di un GIS 3D" – Director dott. Alessandra Nardini, University of Siena).
- 2008: collaboration in the “Studio e schedatura informatizzata delle strutture di interesse storico nel territorio comunale di Chiusdino e nell'alta Val di Merse” and Member of the Management Committee in the ARCHINTEC ("ARCHeologia e INnovazione TECnologica per la valorizzazione dell'Alta Val di Merse"), funded by Regione Toscana (DOCUP OB. 2 ANNI 2000-2006, " AZIONE 1.7.1 "Reti per il trasferimento tecnologico").
- June 2007 – April 2008: research contract “Studio e analisi degli elevati a Siena e nel suo territorio storico e successiva catalogazione del materiale su database alfanumerico e multimediale” (Director: prof. Marco Valenti, University of Siena).
- 2007: collaboration in the “Studio delle strutture di interesse storico nel castello di Miranduolo (Chiusdino, SI)” and Member of the Management Committee in the Project ArcheOn-line ("ArcheOn-Line. Network archeologico digitale per la Toscana"), fundend by Regione Toscana ( DOCUP OB. 2 ANNI 2000-2006, "AZIONE 1.7.1 "Reti per il trasferimento tecnologico").
- November 2006 – December 2006: research contract “Studio mensiocronologico degli elevati del Duomo di Siena e successiva catalogazione del materiale su database alfanumerico e multimediale” (Director: prof. Riccardo Francovich, University of Siena).
- 2006-2008: collaboration in the PAR projects, funded by the University of Siena (PAR 2005, “GIS della città di Siena e catastazione del dato edito archeologico e dei monumenti" – Director prof. Marco Valenti, University of Siena; PAR 2005, “Architettura civile a Siena nel Medioevo" – Director Fabio Gabbrielli, University of Siena).
- December 2005 – June 2006: research contract “Studio e analisi degli elevati a Siena e nel suo territorio storico e successiva catalogazione del materiale su database alfanumerico e multimediale” (Director: prof. Riccardo Francovich, University of Siena).
- January– December 2002: research contract “Studio degli elevati all'interno del Progetto Duomo di Siena e delle stratigrafie murarie urbane” (Director: prof. Riccardo Francovich, University of Siena).
- February – September 2001: research contract “Informatizzazione tramite piattaforma GIS degli interventi di scavo sulla città di Siena e lettura stratigrafica delle murature del complesso Duomo di Siena” (Director: prof. Riccardo Francovich, University of Siena).

TEACHING ACTIVITIES
- 2023- : University of Messina, Department of Ancient and modern civilisations, sole instructor: bachelor's course (BA) in Medieval Archeology.
- 2023- : University of Messina, Department of Ancient and modern civilisations, sole instructor: master's course (MA) in Late antique and medieval settlements archaeology.
- 2021-2022: specialistic lessons in the field of medieval archeology and architectural archeology at University of Florence, DIDA department, Summer School “Digital Survey for archaeological heritage”.
- 2020-2021: University of Padua, Department of Cultural Heritage: Workshop of Medieval Methods, Tools and Materials.
- 2018-2022: University of Padua, Department of Cultural Heritage, sole instructor: master's course in Archeology of Post Classical Architectures in 2018-2019, 2019-2020, 2020-2021, 2021-2022.
- 2018-2022: specialistic lessons in the field of medieval archeology and architectural archeology at University of Florence, University of Siena, University of Roma “La Sapienza”, University “G. D’Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescara, at the Graduate Schools in “Archeologia” and “Beni Architettonici e del Paesaggio” at the University of Florence.
- 2018-2021: supervisor of master's degree thesis (n. 3) and bachelor degree (n. 1).
- 2006-2022: University of Siena, Department of Archaeology and History of Art; specialistic lessons (archaeology of architecture and museology, Epigraphy) within the Medieval Archaeology courses (proff. R. Francovich, M. Valenti, R. Farinelli, G. Bianchi).
- 2016: Instructor at the Associazione Guide Turistiche Siena (AGT Siena).
- 2006: Instructor at the Professional training course "Art 3D" (Agenzia Formativa Ouverture Service-Regione Toscana).
- 2004-2005: Lecturer at the Postgraduate Master "MUASA - Archeologia e Storia dell'alto medioevo: interpretazione, analisi e valorizzazione delle fonti, sistemi informatici e pratiche di gestione" (Archaeology and history of the early Middle Ages: intepretation, analysis and valorisation of sources, IT systems and management), University of Siena.
- 2003-2005: Lecturer at the Scuola Superiore per Stranieri di Siena "Study in Siena" and at the America School “Lorenzo il Magnifico” in Florence.