Phd in PHD SCHOOL OF ARCHAEOLOGY

email: alessandro.conti@uniroma1.it
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Alessandro Conti is a Tenure-Track Researcher in Pre-Roman Italy Civilisation and Etruscology (ARCH-01/C) at the Department of Antiquities - Sapienza University of Rome.
In 2023, he obtained the National Scientific Qualification (Abilitazione Scientifica Nazionale) for Associate Professor (ASN 2021–2023, fifth assessment round) in the competition sector 10/A1 – Archaeology.
He teaches Etruscology and Italic Antiquities in the Bachelor’s Degree programme in Archaeological Sciences (2021–2023); Culture and Archaeology of Pre-Roman Italy in the Bachelor’s Degree programme in Classics (since 2022); Ancient Mediterranean Cultural Interactions – The Etruscans in the Master’s Degree programme in Mediterranean Archaeology (since 2024); Archaeology of Etruria in the Master’s Degree programme in Archaeology (from 2026).
He also carries out, or has previously carried out, teaching support activities as a subject expert or research fellow in Etruscology and Italic Archaeology for the Master’s Degree in Archaeology and for the School of Specialisation in Archaeological Heritage. In addition, he serves as the academic supervisor for numerous internships and workshops offered as Other Training Activities.
Since June 2024, he has been a corresponding member of the National Institute of Etruscan and Italic Studies.
He is a member of the University Council for Pre-Roman Italy Archaeology (CAIP), where he is responsible for communications for the FCdA institutional website.
He collaborates with the peripheral offices of the Italian Ministry of Culture (MiC) responsible for the protection and enhancement of archaeological heritage - particularly the Superintendency of Archaeology, Fine Arts and Landscape for the Province of Viterbo and Southern Etruria, the Regional Directorate of National Museums of Lazio, and the National Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia - on a wide range of research, conservation, and public engagement projects. He also acts as a liaison for agreements and collaborative partnerships between these institutions and the Department of Ancient Sciences at Sapienza University.
His research primarily focuses on the following areas:
1) land management strategies adopted by the cities of southern Etruria, with particular reference to the territories of Caere and Vulci;
2) funerary archaeology in the southern Etruscan and Faliscan–Capenate regions;
3) craft production and figurative culture of the Orientalising and Archaic periods in the southern Etruscan and Faliscan–Capenate areas;
4) votive deposits and practices of worship in sacred contexts within the Etruscan–Italic world, with particular attention to the case studies of Pyrgi, Vulci and Veio;
5) the historiography of research, the reconstruction of “early excavations”, and the recontextualisation of archaeological finds dispersed as a result of clandestine activities.
Building on these interests—often developed within specific research projects, for which he has served as Principal Investigator or Co-Principal Investigator—he has conducted studies resulting in monographs, articles published in top-ranked journals, chapters in edited volumes, conference proceedings, and exhibition catalogues. He has also organised and participated in international conferences and exhibition events.

For a list of publications and research projects, please refer to the pages https://iris.uniroma1.it/cris/rp/rp32377 and https://uniroma1.academia.edu/AlessandroConti.