CATERINA GRASSI

PhD Student

PhD program:: XXXVIII
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supervisor: Prof.ssa Alessandra Ten
co-supervisor: Prof.ssa Corinne Rousse
joint PhD: Université Aix-Marseille, Centre Camille Jullian

Research: The diffusion of augustea: from punctual analysis to the reconstruction of a complex phenomenon in Italy and provinces of Iberia

PhD student in Archaeology, Ancient Topography curriculum. Cotutelle with Université Aix-Marseille.

My research will be based on the identification, study and comparison of the buildings known as augustea. The main aim is to recognise the presence of specific architectural and topographical features that could confirm the function of the structures even when other material evidence is missing. At the same time a reconstructive hypothesis of the buildings of the forum will be digitally modelled for a specific case study -Rusellae- in order to proceed with analyses in order to understand the peculiar choices of orientation and location of the augusteum.

EDUCATION
January 2022: Master's degree in Archaeology, specialization in Ancient Topography, La Sapienza University.
Thesis 'The augusteum of Roselle. Survey and analysis of the remains for a reconstructive proposal': direct and indirect survey and 3D modelling applied to archaeological remains.
Supervisor: Prof.ssa Alessandra Ten, Co-Supervisor: Prof. Paolo Liverani.

July 2019: Bachelor's degree in History of Archaeology, Fine Arts, Archives and Libraries, University of Florence.
Thesis: 'The augusteum of Roselle. A reconstructive hypothesis', 3D modelling applied to archaeological remains.
Supervisor: Prof. Paolo Liverani, Co-Supervisor: Prof. Giorgio Pocobelli.

SCHOLARSHIPS
Academic year 2020/2021: "Percorso d'eccellenza", La Sapienza University.
Academic year 2019/2020: "Wanted the best", La Sapienza University.

EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATIONS

2023-2025: collaboration with PRIN project GreaTt-Global Research on Environmental and Territorial Transformations.

26th august-6th september 2024: E-RIHS Summer school-3D surveying training at Sermoneta Castle and Ninfa Park.

April-june 2024: research and formation period at Lund Universitet.

October-December 2021: internship at CNR-ISPC, Rome.

October-December 2019: internship at Archeo&Arte 3D-Sapienza.


Peltuinum (AQ): excavation campaigns 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020.

Falerii Novi (VT): excavation campaign 2022.

Tannetum (RE): excavation campaign 2021.

Rignano sull'Arno (FI): excavation campaign 2018.

Pietrarossa di Trevi (PG): excavation campaign 2018.

Cosa (GR): excavation campaign 2017.

Fuentes de Leon (Extremadura, Spain): excavation campaign 2016.

CONFERENCES PARTICIPATIONS

22nd-23rd september 2025: conference "Indagini non invasive multidisciplinari per la conoscenza della topografia antica di centri urbani e del territorio", PRIN project GreaTt, at CNR-Rome.

3rd december 2024: seminar "Indagini non invasive e ricerca topografica Castelporziano e Roselle", PRIN project GreaTt, at Università di Firenze.

22nd november 2024: seminar "Augustea : un problème d'identification et d'interprétation. Analyse en Italie et en Gaule Narbonnaise", MMSH, Aix-en-Provence.

SSDA, XI edition PhD students seminar Sapienza 2024. Speech and seminar organization.

7th-9th june 2023: conference "Archeologia in Toscana", CAMNES, in Florence.

SSDA, X edition PhD students seminar Sapienza 2023. Poster category.

D-SITE Drones. System of Information on culTural hEritage for a spatial and social investigation 2022.

Spring Archaeology 2020, promoted by the University of Siena. Poster category.

IAS 2020, promoted by La Sapienza University. Poster category.

Research products

11573/1742664 - 2024 - La diffusione degli Augustea. Dall’analisi puntuale alla ricostruzione di un fenomeno complesso in Italia e nelle province iberiche
Grassi, Caterina - 02a Capitolo o Articolo
book: X SEMINARIO della Scuola di Dottorato in Archeologia (SSDA 2023) - (978-88-5491-600-5)

11573/1737495 - 2024 - Il foro di Rusellae e il suo Augusteo.
Liverani, Paolo; Grassi, Caterina - 04b Atto di convegno in volume
conference: Archeologia in Toscana. Ricerca – Tutela – Gestione – Valorizzazione (Firenze)
book: Archeologia in Toscana. Ricerca – tutela – gestione – valorizzazione. Atti del Convegno di Firenze, 7-9 Giugno 2023 - (979-1281-427-17-4)

11573/1700682 - 2023 - L’augusteum di Roselle. Un’ipotesi ricostruttiva
Grassi, Caterina - 04f Poster
conference: IAS - Incontri di Archeologia Sapienza 2020 (Roma, Università degli studi di Roma La Sapienza)
book: InFieri : Incontri di Archeologia Sapienza : miscellanea degli atti II (2018-2019) e III (2020) - (978-1-80327-000-5)

11573/1666756 - 2022 - A 3D survey in archaeology. Comparison among software for image and range-based data integration
Grassi, Caterina; Ronchi, Diego; Ferdani, Daniele; Franco Pocobelli, Giorgio; Manganelli Del Fà, Rachele - 04b Atto di convegno in volume
conference: D-SITE. Drones-systems of information on cultural heritage for a spatial and social investigation (Pavia)
book: D-SITE. Drones-systems of information on cultural heritage for spatial and social investigation - (9788869521591)

11573/1667080 - 2021 - Un'ipotesi ricostruttiva per l'Augusteum di Roselle
Grassi, Caterina - 04f Poster
conference: Spring Archaeology (Siena)
book: Spring Archaeology Atti del Convegno, Siena 15-17 maggio 2020 - (978-1-80327-000-5)



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