Guarda Archaeological Project (Portugal)

Guarda Archaeological Project (Portugal)

The Guarda Archaeological Project (GAP project, 2023–2026) is an exciting research initiative that aims to illuminate the roles of sanctuaries, hillforts, and villages in the non-urban settlement organization of the Serra da Estrela mountains (Beira Interior,...
Settler Colonial Paradigms (SECOPS)

Settler Colonial Paradigms (SECOPS)

Throughout world history, the occupation of new territories by settler communities has informed the formation of specific colonial regimes, combining territorial control, the imposition of legal authority, and the eradication of indigenous cultures. The newly...
Landscapes of Early Roman Colonization

Landscapes of Early Roman Colonization

This project examines the role of Roman non-urban settlements in the formative phase of the Roman empire (c.4th-1st centuries BC). Both ancient and modern viewers have portrayed Roman colonies as key-factors in the spread of the urban model and are sharply contrasted...
FASTI Survey: Rescuing our archaeological legacy

FASTI Survey: Rescuing our archaeological legacy

Archaeologists have surveyed millions of hectares of the Mediterranean landscape using field-walking techniques (i.e. pedestrian survey) to document archaeological finds that have surfaced, for instance by ploughing or erosion. They have accumulated an impressive...
Scrivere è (r)esistere: la Resistenza nel romanzo contemporaneo

Scrivere è (r)esistere: la Resistenza nel romanzo contemporaneo

This ongoing project focuses on the concepts of ‘resistance’ and ‘anti-fascism’ in contemporary literature and culture. I engage with novels on the partisan war published in Italy between 2000 and 2022 by combining literary analysis with cultural and memory studies in...