CURRICULUM VITAE ELENA SCARSELLA, M.A. 1. PERSONAL INFORMATION: Nationality: Italian Academia: https://independent.academia.edu/ElenaScarsella ) Cambridge web page: https://www.arch.cam.ac.uk/directory/es782 Address: Darwin College, Cambridge Email: es782@cam.ac.uk 2. PRESENT STATUS: PhD student, University of Cambridge. 3. ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS: 2014: BA University of Rome “La Sapienza” (Archaeology and Cultures of East and West) 110/110 (Laurea trienale) Thesis in Etruscology and Pre-Roman Archaeology: “Veio-Piazza d’Armi. Pottery from the 1st and 2nd period”, supervisor Professor Gilda Bartoloni. 2017 MA University of Rome “La Sapienza” (Prehistory) 109/110 (Laurea specialistica) Thesis in Aegean Archaeology: “The invisible Trade: Harbours and Shipwrecks in Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean (1450-1200 BC)”, supervisor Professor Silvia Ferrara, co-supervisor Dr. Carol Bell. 4. RESEARCH STATEMENT My primary research interest focuses on material culture and its role in economic interactions, in particular on trade and raw materials circulation, military and combat techniques and funerary practices. I am also interested in landscape and its relationship with economic models. I focus mainly on Mediterranean regions, namely Central-Italy, Cyprus and Iberian Peninsula, in a chronological span that cover the end of the Late Bronze Age until the end of the Iron Age. 6. PUBLICATIONS Book chapters (*peer review) Scarsella, E. in press. Rap’ānu and the others: The Private Agency in the Late Bronze Age Eastern Mediterranean. In XXII Symposium on Mediterranean Archaeology (SOMA), Santa Severa (Rome), Italy on 22-25 November 2018. * Recchia, G., Mironti, V., Ruzza, S. & Scarsella, E. in press. From violence to warfare: arrows and archers in southern Italy between the late 4th and 2nd millennia BC. Proceedings of the XVIII° Congrés de l’Union Internationale des Sciences Préhistoriques et Protohistoriques, Paris 4-9 June 2018. * Scarsella, E. & Bruni, V. in press. Parcere subiectis, debellare superbos: The romanization of inner Abruzzo (Central Italy). In Cobb, M. & Haeussler, R. (eds.), Re-Thinking Globalisation in the Ancient World, Acts of the Conference held in Lampeter, 8-10 May 2018. * Benvenuti, M., Drago, L., Gnade, M., Bellafiore, C. & Scarsella, E. in press. Between West and East, Metal trade in Etruria and central Tyrrhenian sea from early Iron Age to Romanization. Research and perspectives for an interdisciplinary research. In Acts of VIII Congreso Internacional de Mineria Historicas en el sudoeste europeo, Granada 11-14 June 2014. Ruzza, S. & Scarsella, E. 2017. Changes and Burial Practices: Social interactions in Cyprus between LC IIC and LC IIIB. In Bombardieri, L. & Amadio, L. (eds.), Ancient Cyprus, an Unexpected Journey. Rome: Artemide Editori, 105-116. * Scarsella, E. 2015. Cipro tra produzione e controllo ideologico: la circolazione del metallo tra il TC IIC e il TC IIIA. in Jasink A.M. and Bombardieri L: (eds.) AKROTHINIA. Contributi di giovani ricercatori italiani agli studi egei e ciprioti. Florence: Firenze University Press, 241-256. http://www.fupress.com/archivio/pdf/2952_7251.pdf Benvenuti, M., Ferro, D., Drago, L., Bellafiore, C. & Scarsella, E. 2015. Desde el Mar Tirreno a la Penìnsula Ibérica: Proyecto de investigaciòn y datos preliminares sobre el hierro, cobre, plombo y plata. In López Ballesta, J. M. (ed) Minería y metalurgia en el Mediterráneoy su periferia oceánica, III Encuentros Internacionales del Mediterraneo: PHICARIA, Mazarrón, 7, 8 y 9 de March 2013. Mazarrón (Murcia): Universidad Popular de Mazarrón, 102-111. 7. LECTURES DELIVERED Santa Severa (Italy) 2018: (XXII Symposium on Mediterranean Archaeology (SOMA), Santa Severa 22-25 November 2018). Rap’ānu and the others: The Private Agency in the Late Bronze Age Eastern Mediterranean. Barcelona (Spain) 2018: (24th Annual Meeting of the European Archaeologists Association (EAA), Barcelona 5-8 September 2018). Facing Changing Times: The Eurota Valley Between 15th And 12th Century BC (jointly with S. Ruzza) Paris (France) 2018: (XVIII° Congrés de l’Union Internationale des Sciences Préhistoriques et Protohistoriques, Paris 4-9 June) From violence to warfare: arrows and archers in southern Italy between the late 4th and 2nd millennia BC (jointly with G. Recchia, V. Mironti, S. Ruzza). Lampeter (Wales) 2018: (Conference held in Lampeter, 8-10 May 2018) Parcere subiectis, debellare superbos: The romanization of inner Abruzzo (Central Italy (jointly with V. Bruni) Turin (Italy) 2015: (15th Meeting of Postgraduate Cypriot Archaeology, 25-27 November 2015) Changes and Burial Practices: Social interactions in Cyprus between LC IIC and LC IIIB (jointly with S. Ruzza). Granada (Spain) 2014: (VIII Congreso Internacional de Mineria Historicas en el sudoeste europeo, Granada 11-14 June 2014). Between West and East, Metal trade in Etruria and central Tyrrhenian sea from early Iron Age to Romanization. Research and perspectives for an interdisciplinary research, (jointly with M. Benvenuti, L. Drago, M. Gnade and C. Bellafiore,) Mazarrón (Spain) 2013: (Phicaria III Encuentros Internacionales del Mediterraneo, Minería y metalurgia en el Mediterráneoy su periferia oceánica, Mazarrón, 7, 8 y 9 de March 2013) Desde el Mar Tirreno a la Penìnsula Ibérica: Proyecto de investigaciòn y datos preliminaries sobre el hierro, cobre, plombo y plata (jointly with . Benvenuti, D. Ferro, L. Drago and C. Bellafiore). 8. TEACHING DELIVERED: Teaching given: May 2017 Teaching assistant, History of Art laboratory, Mazzini-Patini secondary school, L’Aquila (Italy). 9. TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT Competent in technical drawing and illustration Competent in AutoCAD, Illustrator and Photoshop Competent in QGIS Competent in Office Package 2018 May: Advanced Course in QGIS held by the Una Quantum group (Dr. Alessandro Ballarò) 2018 January: Course in QGIS held by the Una Quantum group (Dr. Paolo Rosati) 2017 June-July: Postgraduate Course in Linear B & Mycenaean Greek at the British School of Athens (Prof. John Bennet) 2017 June: 2nd level in Italian rapier and longsword, Accademia Romana d’Armi (Rome, Italy) 2016 June: 1st level in Italian rapier and longsword, Accademia Romana d’Armi (Rome, Italy) 2012 July: 1st Workshop of Osteology e Anthropology – International Summer School, Pontestura (Alessandria, Italy). Held by Professor Cristina Cattaneo (University of Milan). 10. FIELD and POST EXCAVATION EXPERIENCE 2018 (September) Archaeological Survey at Montelabate (Umbria, Italy). (Dr Simon Stoddart University of Cambridge) 2017 (June until present): Drawing and study of materials coming from the Ficana (RM) necropolis (Dr. Mariola Cataldi) 2016 (June until present): Drawing and study of materials coming from the Caporciano-Cinturelli (L’Aquila, Italy) necropolis. (Dr. Vincenzo D’Ercole) 2016 (January-June): Catalogue of osteological materials from Trinitapoli (Barletta, Italy) (Professor Alessandro Vanzetti). 2015 (November): Archaeological excavation at Veio-Campetti (Rome, Italy). Director: Professor Gilda Bartoloni (“La Sapienza” University of Rome). 2015 (June): Archaeological excavation at Monte Cimino (Viterbo, Italy). Director: Professor Andrea cardarelli (“La Sapienza” University of Rome). 2014 (January) – 2016 (September): Drawing and study of materials coming from the Veio-Casale del Fosso (Rome, Italy) necropolis (Dr Luciana Drago) 2013 (June): Archaeological excavation at Veio-Piazza d’Armi (Rome, Italy). Director: Professor Gilda Bartoloni (“La Sapienza” University of Rome). 2012 (October): Drawing of materials from Veio-Piazza d’Armi (Rome, Italy) (Professor Gilda Bartoloni). 2012 (June): Archaeological excavation at Veio-Campetti (Rome, Italy). Director: Professor Gilda Bartoloni (“La Sapienza” University of Rome). 2012 (September): Archaeological excavation at Populonia-Poggio del Telegrafo (Livorno, Italy). Director: Professor Gilda Bartoloni (“La Sapienza” University of Rome). 2012 (January): Catalogue of metal materials from Leopoli-Cencelle (Rome, Italy) (Professor Francesca Romana Stasolla). 2011 (November): Drawing of ceramic materials coming from Ostia (Rome, Italy) (Professor Gloria Olcese). 2011 (June): Archaeological excavation at Grotta Santa Croce (Bisceglie, Italy). Director: Professor Paolo Boscato (University of Siena). 2011 (May): Drawing and catalogue of materials coming from the Secca di Capistello (Lipari, Italy) shipwreck. (Professor Gloria Olcese) 2011 (January-June): Catalogue and musealization of materials in the Antiquarium of the Instituto di Studi Romani (Rome, Italy) (Professor Paolo Sommella). 2010 (August): Archaeological excavation at Rocca di Cambio (L’Aquila, Italy). Director: Professor Fabio Redi (University of L’Aquila). 11. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Membership of societies European Association of Archaeologists (EAA); International Union for Prehistoric and Protohistoric Sciences (UISPP). PAGE 1