CAMNES co-director, archaeologist

Co-director of the Center for Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies (CAMNES) and supervisor of the Department of Ancient Studies at the Lorenzo de' Medici Italian International Institute, both based in Florence (Italy). He studied at the University of Florence  in Italy (B.A. and M.A) graduating in Near Eastern Archaeology. Subsequently he obtained his PhD at the University of Reading (UK) in Near Eastern Archaeology. He participated in various excavation projects in Italy, Israel, Syria, Cyprus, Azerbaijan and especially Turkey. He participated in various excavation projects in Italy, Israel, Syria, Cyprus, Azerbaijan, Iraq and Turkey. His research interests and scholarly activities primarily focus on the nomadic communities of Eastern Anatolia and the South Caucasus during the Late Bronze Age and Early–Middle Iron Age, with particular emphasis on their associated material culture. He also studied the impact and interaction of the Middle- and Neo-Assyrian empire over these populations.