Luciana Randazzo

Biographic Data

ID100053
NAMELuciana Randazzo
GIVEN NAMESLuciana
FAMILY NAMERandazzo
SIGNATURERANDAZZO L
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Palermo
ORCID0000-0003-4750-2190
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS29
TOTAL CITATIONS37
AUTHOR COUNT29
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2013
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX3

  • Pottery Production at the Neolithic Site of Mulino Fiaccati/Le Rocche (Roccapalumba, Sicily)

    Open AccessG Montana, Rebecca Pellitteri et al.ARTICLEHeritage2026

    The Neolithic site of Mulino Fiaccati/Le Rocche, near Roccapalumba in the Sicilian interior, has yielded an unusually rich ceramic assemblage recovered from a fissure exposed by modern quarrying. Typological analysis and a radiocarbon date of 4783–4553 BC (2σ) confirm its Middle Neolithic attribution. The ceramics include undecorated wares, Stentinello II/Western Stentinello-type pottery, and trichrome painted vessels, with a fragment tentatively…

  • Mortars From Punic and Hellenistic–Roman Solunto

    Open AccessG Montana, G Polizzi et al.ARTICLEArchaeometry2026

    This study presents an archaeometric investigation of 18 hydraulic rendering and bedding mortars from Punic and Hellenistic–Roman Solunto (NW Sicily). The research aimed to characterize raw materials, reconstruct manufacturing sequences, and evaluate technological proficiency through mineralogical and petrochemical analyses. X‐ray powder diffraction (XRPD), polarized light microscopy (PLM), and scanning electron microscopy with energy‐dispersive …

  • From Waste to Value

    Open AccessFrancesco Parisi, Luciana Randazzo et al.ARTICLESustainable Development2026

    With increasing geopolitical risks, environmental pressures, and regulatory demands, the sustainable sourcing of raw materials has become a global priority for achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure), SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production), and SDG 13 (Climate Action). This study presents a data‐driven framework for assessing the substitution of impor…

  • The Neolithic Site of Piano dei Cardoni in the Island of Ustica (Italy)

    Open AccessG Montana, Claudia Speciale et al.ARTICLEGeoarchaeology2026References: 33

    This paper presents the results of minero‐petrographic and chemical analyses of pottery and potential local raw materials from Ustica, a small volcanic island off the coast of Palermo (Sicily), inhabited during the Middle Neolithic. Typologically, the pottery shows cultural connections to the Bicromica and Serra d'Alto traditions, linking Ustica to Sicily and Southern Italy, as well as to the Late Neolithic Diana pottery from the Aeolian Archipel…

  • Characterization and provenance studies of the stone tesserae from the “A Grandi Fiori” mosaic in the Roman villa of Casignana (Reggio Calabria, Italy)

    Open AccessMaria Antonietta Zicarelli, Luciana Randazzo et al.ARTICLEJournal of Archaeological Science…2026References: 23

    This study focuses on the archaeometric analysis carried out on the stone tesserae constituting the “ A Grandi Fiori ” Mosaic in “Room N” of the residential area of the Roman Villa at Palazzi di Casignana (Reggio Calabria, Italy). The mosaic, dated to the 3rd century CE, features green and white tesserae arranged in four-petaled floral motifs. A multi-analytical approach was adopted to characterize both the green and white stone tesserae constitu…

  • Archaeometric Investigation of Artificial Stone Materials from the Theatrum Marcelli (Rome, Italy)

    Open AccessMaria Aantonietta Zicarelli, Michela Ricca et al.ARTICLEHeritage2025References: 7

    This study illustrates the results of minero-petrographic and microchemical investigations of artificial stone materials (mortars, plasters, and bricks) taken from the Theatrum Marcelli (Rome, Italy). To achieve this objective, the artificial building materials were analysed using Polarized Optical Microscopy (POM) and a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) used in backscattered electron (BSE) mode and coupled with an Energy-Dispersive Spectrometer…

  • Non-Invasive and Micro-Invasive Analyses for Supporting the Attribution of Three 17th Century Wooden Crucifixes

    Open AccessMaria Francesca Alberghina, Salvatore Schiavone et al.ARTICLEHeritage2025

    This research deals with a multi-analytical approach to characterise three polychrome wooden crucifixes attributed to Fra’ Umile da Petralia or, in one case, close to his style. The analysed wooden sculptures belong to (1) the Sanctuary of Saint Umile from Bisignano (Cosenza, Italy); (2) the Santissimo Crocifisso Church at Cutro (Crotone, Italy); (3) the Saint Salvatore Church at Gangi (Palermo, Italy). Fra’ Umile (Giovanni Francesco Pintorno) wa…

  • Late 6th – early 4th century BCE western Greek amphorae produced in Selinunte (western Sicily)

    Open AccessG Montana, Maurizio Gasparo Morticelli et al.ARTICLEJournal of Archaeological Science…2024References: 4

    Analysis of western Greek amphorae found at Selinunte of presumed local production. • Comparative evaluation between ceramic materials and clayey raw materials from Selinunte and Agrigento. • New insights for Greek Selinunte’s economic development and its role within the network of regional trade. This paper aims at an interdisciplinary, archaeological and archaeometric characterisation of the western Greek amphorae series produced in late Archai…

  • Construction technology and raw materials for the restoration of Gian Lorenzo Bernini's Cornaro Chapel Vault, Rome (Italy)

    Open AccessLuciana Randazzo, Michela Ricca et al.ARTICLEJournal of Cultural Heritage2024References: 1

    The scientific and multidisciplinary approach to the restoration of Bernini's Cornaro Chapel, at Santa Maria della Vittoria church in Rome, is reported as a fruitful example of the synergic cooperation between scientists and restorers for the planning and implementation of suitable conservative interventions. This study reports the cycle of scientific and diagnostic investigations carried out on the great Baroque masterpiece before the restoratio…

  • Archaeometric Study of Two Tanagra Type Statuettes of Unknown Provenance to Support Forensic Study

    Open AccessMichela Ricca, Maria Pia Albanese et al.ARTICLEHeritage2022References: 2

    This paper is concerned with a morphological-stylistic and archaeometric study of two small pottery statues, confiscated by the Cosenza Carabinieri Unit for the Protection of Cultural Heritage and Anti-Counterfeiting (Calabria, Italy). The research aimed to establish the authenticity of the artworks and to verify a possible origin from the same workshop manufacturing, by providing indications about the textural features and raw materials used for…

  • The production of western Greek amphorae in Agrigento (Southern Sicily)

    Open AccessG Montana, Luciana Randazzo et al.ARTICLEJournal of Archaeological Science…2022Cited by: 3References: 2

    This paper aims at an interdisciplinary, archaeological and archaeometric characterisation of the western Greek amphorae series produced in late Archaic and Classical-period Agrigento (southern Sicily). The research is based on a macroscopic examination, according to the standardised methods of Fabrics of the Central Mediterranean (FACEM), combined with petrographic analyses of 21 amphorae samples of presumed local fabric found in Agrigento itsel…

  • Multi-analytical study of the medieval wall paintings from the rupestrian church Grotta del Crocifisso at Lentini (eastern Sicily)

    Open AccessG Montana, Renato Giarrusso et al.ARTICLEArchaeological and Anthropological…2022Cited by: 2References: 13

    This study presents the results of the examination and characterisation of the wall paintings that decorate the rupestrian church named Grotta del Crocifisso, which is located in the territory of Lentini (eastern Sicily, few tens of kilometres from Catania and Syracuse). The earliest mural paintings in the church date back to the twelfth century AD. A multi-analytical approach was adopted for the characterisation of stone materials, secondary deg…

  • Microplastics in the Center of Mediterranean

    Open AccessAlessandro Marrone, M F La Russa et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2021

    Plastic is everywhere-increasing evidence suggests that plastic pollution is ubiquitous and persistent in ecosystems worldwide. Microplastic pollution in marine environments is particularly insidious, as small fragmentation can increase interaction with biota and food chain access. Of particular concern is the Mediterranean Sea, which has become a large area of accumulation of plastic debris, including microplastics, whose polymeric composition i…

  • Archaeometric analysis of building ceramics and ‘dolia defossa’ from the Roman imperial estate of Vagnari (Gravina in Puglia, Italy)

    Open AccessG Montana, Luciana Randazzo et al.ARTICLEJournal of Archaeological Science…2021Cited by: 1References: 7

  • Ceramics from Samshvilde (Georgia)

    Open AccessLuciana Randazzo, E Gliozzo et al.ARTICLEJournal of Archaeological Science…2020Cited by: 1References: 22

  • Evaluating the protecting effects of two consolidants applied on Pietra di Lecce limestone

    Open AccessLuciana Randazzo, Valentina Venuti et al.ARTICLEJournal of Cultural Heritage2020

  • Comparative study of protective coatings for the conservation of Urban Art

    Open AccessAndrea Macchia, Silvestro A Ruffolo et al.ARTICLEJournal of Cultural Heritage2020References: 13

  • A causal investigation on the determinants of CO2 in China

    Marco Mele, Luciana Randazzo et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2019

    This article examines the causal relationship among carbon dioxide emissions, energy consumption, per capita economic growth, and international trade using temporal econometric models with serial data for the period 1980–2017 in China. In the Armax model all regressors are significant in having influenced the dependent CO2 variable. Subsequently, unidirectional causalities are identified from energy consumption and from commercial opening to carb…

  • Consolidation of earthen building materials

    Open AccessM F La Russa, Natalia Rovella et al.ARTICLEArchaeological and Anthropological…2019Cited by: 2References: 20

  • The first archaeometric characterization of obsidian artifacts from the archaeological site of Samshvilde (South Georgia, Caucasus)

    Open AccessM F La Russa, Luciana Randazzo et al.ARTICLEArchaeological and Anthropological…2019Cited by: 3References: 12

  • Ceramic production at Selinunte (Sicily) during the 4th and 3rd century BCE

    Open AccessG Montana, Luciana Randazzo et al.ARTICLEJournal of Archaeological Science…2018Cited by: 1References: 3

  • The production cycle of lime‐based plasters in the Late Roman settlement of Scauri, on the island of Pantelleria, Italy

    Open AccessG Montana, Luciana Randazzo et al.ARTICLEGeoarchaeology2018Cited by: 3References: 3

    This paper deals with the archaeometric study of lime‐based plasters found in the archaeological settlement of Scauri, located in the homonymous bay in the south‐western part of Pantelleria Island. Since 1999, archaeological surveys have led to the recovery of the huge remains of a Late Roman settlement dating back to the fourth–fifth century AD. It is well known that the island of Pantelleria is entirely composed of volcanic rocks. Accordingly, …

  • Selinunte (Sicily) and its productive context

    Open AccessG Montana, Babette Bechtold et al.ARTICLEArchaeological and Anthropological…2018Cited by: 4References: 12

  • The production of traditional building materials in Oristano (Sardinia, Italy)

    Open AccessEvanthia Tsantini, Miguel Ángel Cau-Ontiveros et al.ARTICLEArchaeological and Anthropological…2017Cited by: 2References: 14

  • Strength of pre-Roman amphorae

    Open AccessEvanthia Tsantini, E Jiménez‐Piqué et al.ARTICLEJournal of Archaeological Science…2015Cited by: 1References: 2