Phd in PHD SCHOOL OF ARCHAEOLOGY

email: giulia.recchia@uniroma1.it
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Giulia Recchia
University Lecturer (Prehistory and Protohistory).


EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
- 1992 Laurea cum laude (BA+MA) ‘Sapienza’ University of Rome
- 1998 PhD in Prehistoric Archaeology, ‘Sapienza’ University of Rome.

ACADEMIC POSITIONS AND APPOINTMENTS
- 2019- present: University Lecturer (Prehistory and Protohistory). Sapienza University of Rome – Department of Antiquities.
- 2005-2018: University Lecturer (Prehistory and Protohistory). University of Foggia – Department of Human Studies.

- 2014- present: member of the teaching staff of the Ph.D. school in Archaeology (Prehistory) at the ‘Sapienza’ University of Rome.
- 2009-2014: member of the teaching staff of the Ph.D. school "Cultures of environment, territory and landscapes", University of Foggia
- 2006-2009: member of the teaching staff of the Ph.D. course "Archaeology and cultural heritage teaching methods" at the University of Foggia

- 2016 – present: Co-director of the Italian Archaeological Mission in Malta

HONORARY APPOINTMENTS AND COLLABORATIONS
- 2017-present: Honorary Associate Researcher at UCL - Institute of Archaeology (London, UK)
- 2016 Honorary Professor at– UCL - Institute of Archaeology (London, UK)

TEACHING
Bachelor – Master courses
- 2006-2018: course of Palaeoethnology (Prehistory) at the University of Foggia
- 2007-2016: course of Prehistory and Protohistory at the University of Foggia
- 2008-09: course of Landscape Archaeology at the University of Foggia
- 2006-07: course of Palaeoethnology (Prehistory) at the ‘Sapienza’ University of Rome

Post – graduate courses
- 2013-2015: course of Prehistory and Protohistory at the ‘Scuola di Specializzazione in Archeologica’ (post-graduate course in Archaeology), University of Salento

MEMBERSHIPS
- Member of the Italian Archaeological Mission in Malta – from 2003
- Member of the Italian Institute of Prehistory and Protohistory – from 2005
- Member of the Accordia Research Institute- from 2012
- Member of the European Association of Archaeologists (EAA) (2008, 2014-2015, 2018-2019)
- Member of the BPI-Balkan Prehistory Initiative


OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
- Member of the Scientific Board of the series "Insulae Diomedeae" of the University of Foggia
- Member of the Scientific Board of the scientific journal "IpoTESI di Preistoria" of the University of Bologna
- Member of the Scientific Board of the series “Malta. Excavations and research of the Italian Archaeological Mission”, Edipuglia, Bari.

- peer reviewer for Quaternary International, Journal of Archaeological Science, Cambridge Archaeological Journal.

I presented papers in more than 100 national and international conferences and gave lectures on my research projects at invitation of several public bodies and universities.


CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Central Mediterranean Prehistory (especially third and second millennium BC);
- Development of complex society;
- Landscape archaeology;
- Funerary and ritual archaeology;
- Functional and spatial analysis.

CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND EXCAVATIONS
1997- ongoing: Coppa Nevigata (Foggia, IT). Excavation and studies of the fortified Bronze Age settlement, in collaboration with the ‘Sapienza’ Univesity of Rome. Directors: Alberto Cazzella (‘Sapienza’ Univeristy of Rome), Giulia Recchia.

2003 – ongoing: Tas-Silġ (Malta, MT). Excavation and studies of the Late Neolithic megalithic sanctuary and its re-use during the Bronze Age/ Early Iron Age, research activities of the Italian Archaeological Mission in Malta. Directors: Alberto Cazzella (‘Sapienza’ University of Rome), Giulia Recchia.

2016 - ongoing: the UCL/UNIFG Prehistory Project: “Tavoliere-Gargano Interface”. Studies on settlement patterns and socio-economic use of the landscape between the upper Tavoliere plain and the Gargano promontory (Apulia- IT) during late Prehistory (Neolithic, Bronze Age, Early Iron Age). Lead in collaboration with Sue Hamilton and Ruth Whitehouse (UCL – Institute of Archaeology, UK).

2017 – ongoing: “Cultural Encounters across the Adriatic and Ionian seas. 2500-2000 BC”. Studies on the spread of Cetina-type pottery and related cultural phenomena in the Central Mediterranean, including archaeometrical and Stable Isotope analyses. Lead in collaboration with Maja Gori (University of Bochum, DE). In this framework she participates in the “CEVAS - Cetina Valley survey” project directed by Helena Thomas (University of Zagre, HR).

PREVIOUS RESEARCH PROJECTS AND EXCAVATIONS
2005 – 2016: Oratino-La Rocca (Molise, IT). Excavation and studies of the Middle and Late Bronze Age settlement, in collaboration with the ‘Sapienza’ Univesity of Rome. Directors: Alberto Cazzella and Valentina Copat (‘Sapienza’ Univeristy of Rome), Giulia Recchia.

2000-2009: Masseria Chiancudda (Brindisi, IT). Excavation and studies of the fortified Bronze Age settlement in collaboration with the Soprintendenza per i Beni Archeologici della Puglia. Directors: Angela Cinquepalmi (Soprintendenza per i Beni Archeologici della Puglia), Giulia Recchia.

2003-2008: “Murge Tableland Project”. Surveys of the landscapes and archaeology of the Bronze and Iron Ages, Roman and Medieval periods of the Murge tableland and Brindisi coastal plan (IT) in collaboration with the Vrije Universiteit of Amsterdam and the University of Salento. Directors: Giulia Recchia, Gert Jan Burgers (Vrije Universiteit of Amsterdam, NL), Girolamo Fiorentino and Grazia Semeraro (University of Salento).

2003-2007: Monteriduni-Paradiso (Molise, IT). Excavation and studies of the Middle and Late Bronze Age settlement, in collaboration with the ‘Sapienza’ Univesity of Rome. Directors: Alberto Cazzella (‘Sapienza’ Univeristy of Rome), Giulia Recchia.

CONFERENCES ORGANISATION
- I organised together with M. Gori the session ‘The making of Adriatic and Ionian seascapes. Interpreting seaborne social and economic interactions during late Prehistory’ in the framework of the 24th Conference of the European Association of Archeologists (Barcelona, September 2018).
- I took part in the Scientific Board of the XLVII Scientific Conference of the Italian Institute of Prehistory and Protohistory: “Prehistory and Protohistory in Apulia” (Ostuni – BR, 9th-13th October 2012).
- I organised together with A. Cazzella (“Sapienza” University of Rome) the international workshop "The Tas-Silg Sanctuary in the Framework of the Recent Archaeological Research in Malta" (“Sapienza” University of Rome, 10th June 2011).
- I organised together with F. Radina (Apulia Archaeological Superintendence) the workshop: “Amber for Agamemnon. Italian communities and the Mycenaeans between the Adriatic, Ionian and Aegean seas” (Bari – Foggia, October 2010).

ARCAHEOLOGICAL EXHIBITIONS
- I coordinated together with F. Radina (Apulia Archaeological Superintendence) the exhibition: “Amber for Agamemnon. Italian communities and Mycenaeans between the Adriatic, Ionian and Aegean seas” (Bari – Palazzo Simi, May 2010 – January 2011).


LANGUAGES
Italian – Mother tongue
English – Proficient C2 (Certificate of Proficiency in English – ESOL)