Research: Artuqid Production: a Dialogue between Architecture and Numismatics
Luca Tuozzolo (Rome, 2000) obtained his Bachelor’s degree with honours in Art History in January 2023 at Sapienza University of Rome. His Bachelor’s thesis focused on the urban planning and monumental architecture of the cities of Africa Proconsularis/Ifrīqiya between Late Antiquity and the early Islamic period, under the supervision of Prof. Michelina Di Cesare.
[17:17, 25/01/2026] Luca: Luca Tuozzolo (Rome, 2000) obtained his Bachelor’s degree with honours in Art History in January 2023 at Sapienza University of Rome. His Bachelor’s thesis focused on the urban planning and monumental architecture of the cities of Africa Proconsularis/Ifrīqiya between Late Antiquity and the early Islamic period, under the supervision of Prof. Michelina Di Cesare.
At the same university, he earned a Master’s degree with honours in Archaeology in January 2025. His Master’s thesis examined the architecture of the Artuqid mosque of Mardin between the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, under the supervision of Prof. Michelina Di Cesare and the co-supervision of Prof. Pio Francesco Pistilli.
He further broadened his academic training through the Erasmus programme, spending one semester at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (September 2023–February 2024).
During his university studies, he collaborated with the Italian Ministry of Culture (October 2021–March 2022), working in the editorial office of Bollettino d’Arte. His responsibilities included reviewing submitted articles for compliance with the journal’s editorial guidelines and contributing to the digitalisation of its archival holdings.
In autumn 2024, he took part in the Sapienza Archaeological Mission to the Arabian Peninsula and the Gulf, conducting fieldwork at Wadi al-Maʿāwil, South Batinah, in the Sultanate of Oman.
In summer 2025, he was awarded a Saudi government scholarship to attend an eight-month intensive course in Classical Arabic in Riyadh (September 2025–May 2026).
He is currently a PhD candidate in Archaeology (Post-Classical curriculum) at Sapienza University of Rome (41st cycle), with a research project focused on Artuqid production, with particular emphasis on monumental architecture and numismatics.