- Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
- Archaeology and Historical Studies
- Ancient Egypt and Archaeology
- Paleopathology and ancient diseases
- Classical Antiquity Studies
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Forensic and Genetic Research
- Medieval Architecture and Archaeology
- Diverse academic and cultural studies
- Educational and Social Studies
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage
- Archaeological and Historical Studies
- Biblical Studies and Interpretation
- Italian Social Issues and Migration
University of Sassari
2014-2024
The island of Sardinia has been particular interest to geneticists for decades. current model Sardinia's genetic history describes the as harboring a founder population that was established largely from Neolithic peoples southern Europe and remained isolated later Bronze Age expansions on mainland. To evaluate this model, we generate genome-wide ancient DNA data 70 individuals 21 Sardinian archaeological sites spanning Middle through Medieval period. earliest show strong affinity western...
The Phoenicians emerged in the Northern Levant around 1800 BCE and by 9th century had spread their culture across Mediterranean Basin, establishing trading posts, settlements various European North African locations. Despite widespread influence, what is known of comes from was written about them Greeks Egyptians. In this study, we investigate extent Phoenician integration with Sardinian communities they settled. We present 14 new ancient mitogenome sequences pre-Phoenician (~1800 BCE)...
The analysis of specific epigraphic evidence, distributed across a wide territory from Upper Mesopotamia (Nimrud) to the central Mediterranean (Carthage, Sardinia) and extending Egypt (Saqqara, Daphnae), reveals role played by certain women in broader contexts social, economic, political mobility characterizing Levant area Phoenician Punic culture diffusion between 9thand 3rdcenturies BC. By integrating critical examination available data with methodological reflections underlying research,...
Il panorama sulla storia degli studi intorno agli insediamenti antichi di Sulky e Monte Sirai, delineato qui seguito, non ha pretese esaustivita essendo finalizzato ad illustrare le fasi salienti delle ricerche nelle due citta con particolare attenzione alle acquisizioni piu recenti. Queste, infatti, oltre incrementare il quadro conoscitivo tracciato nei precedenti studi, hanno permesso in certi casi una rivisitazione o conferma risultanze emerse tempi addietro. Gli stessi esiti raggiunti...