Giulia Ricci
Biographic Data
| ID | 158038 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Giulia Ricci |
| GIVEN NAMES | Giulia |
| FAMILY NAME | Ricci |
| SIGNATURE | RICCI G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Padua |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9728-1675 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 25 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 20 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Les Baumes de la Bruyère (Comps-sur-Artuby, Seillans - Var)
Depuis plus de soixante ans, la recherche préhistorique dans l’arc liguro-provençal et, plus largement, dans le Sud-Est de la France, a connu une nette contraction, au profit des régions du Sud-Ouest et de la façade atlantique. Dans ce contexte, seuls quelques sites stratifiés ont été fouillés selon des protocoles modernes de récupération des données, pourtant indispensables pour l’étude des périodes récentes — notamment des industries microlithi…
Enhancing quarry landscape interpretation with UAV LiDAR and morphometric clustering
This study presents a methodological framework for early-stage archaeological landscape interpretation using light detection and ranging sensors (LiDAR) mounted to an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). By integrating high-resolution digital terrain models (DTMs), topographic measurements, k-means clustering, and field validation, the approach moves beyond traditional LiDAR applications for feature detection and towards a usage in preliminary classifi…
Adornment in the early Mesolithic
We analyzed shell beads from a Sauveterrian occupation in South-Eastern France. • The traceological analysis at a macro- and microscopical scales indicated the way it was perforated, worn and the type of thread used. • Despite a shared choice in raw material on a very large scale, some regional dynamics can be outlined. The widespread distribution of the Sauveterrian complex across Europe suggests the presence of networks connecting distant group…
Instagram Stories Unveiled
Instagram is one of the most used platforms, and ephemeral stories are proving to be the most used medium for users to share content on the platform. However, there have been few studies examining this type of content in relation to emotional well-being. This study examined the association between the number of published Instagram stories, psychological well-being, personality traits, and gender in a sample of 734 Instagram users from Italy, incl…
Mosaic Technology in the Armenian Chapel Birds Mosaic, Jerusalem
Since the Hellenistic period, preparatory drawings known as sinopiae were employed as guidelines for mosaicists in creating mosaics. The sinopiae served as the basis for style and content, facilitating the placement of colored tesserae in the supporting mortar. The technology of the mosaic and pigments used reflect the capacity of the mosaic workshop and its master. This work explores a polychrome sinopia that was found under a Byzantine mosaic o…
Characterization and Selection of Mortar Samples for Radiocarbon Dating in the Framework of the Modis2 Intercomparison
For several decades, many efforts have been dedicated to enhancing the accuracy of mortar radiocarbon dating and evaluating the reliability of the results concerning the typology of the examined specimens. Several assumptions that are fundamental for the application of the method may be in many cases not fulfilled, such as (a) complete primary limestone dissociation during calcination, (b) efficient separation of geogenic carbon contained in calc…
Implementation of Red Ochre in Sinopia
Mesolithic Occupations During the Boreal Climatic Fluctuations at La Baume de Monthiver (Var, France)
The Mesolithic technology in Western Europe depicts the last cultural expressions and adaptations of hunter-gatherers before the adoption of Neolithic agro-pastoral practices. Many questions arise when investigating the timing, nature, and historical significance of the Mesolithic. The development of the Mesolithic culture is usually associated with the onset of milder environmental conditions at the beginning of the Holocene. Hunter-gatherer soc…
Roman ‘Well-cisterns’, Navigational Routes, and Landscape Modifications in the Venice Lagoon and Northeastern Adriatic
Underwater investigations in the lagoon of Venice have revealed a partially preserved structure interpreted as a Roman ‘well-cistern’. It is indeed very similar to another, better-preserved building excavated in the same area. The analysis of the mortar, the evaluation of the depth of the structure base in relation to relative sea level, and the absence of foundation poles in the underlying soft lagoon mud support such interpretation. A compariso…
A combined ND diagnostic investigation by DHSPI, Sirt, NMR, THZ, on Giotto fresco
The Late Antique Suburban Complex of Santa Giustina in Padua (North Italy)
New research was recently conducted on the medieval remains of the religious complex of Santa Giustina in Padua (Italy) within the framework of the project ArchiDate. The latter, funded by the University of Padua, gathered scientists from the fields of art history, archaeology, material science and archaeometric dating of building materials. After several decades of debates, the chronological framework for two key ancient structures of the comple…
Phasing the history of ancient buildings through PCA on mortars’ mineralogical profiles
A total of 83 wall joint mortar samples collected from the Sarno Baths complex in Pompeii (Naples, Italy) were analysed by optical microscopy (OM) and X‐ray powder diffraction‐quantitative phase analysis (XRPD‐QPA) in order to scan the ancient construction phases and modern restorations to which the building was subject. The major issue to overcome in the research depended on the fact that the most part of the analysed mortars was taken from unda…
A Review of Splintered Pieces from Two Lithic Assemblages in Mediterranean Europe
The interest of this paper lies in the analysis of variability detected within the group of splintered pieces, establishing distinctions within this broad category. A technological and traceological reading has been used for this purpose. These analyses have been applied to two geographically distant, chronologically disparate assemblages, which make up our case study, Grotta della Serratura, (Italy) and Cueva de Nerja (Spain). Addressing these a…
Les systèmes techniques lithiques à la Baume de Monthiver (vallée du Jabron, Var) dans le contexte du Premier Mésolithique des Préalpes méridionales
Le début de l’Holocène consacre l’émergence des sociétés mésolithiques en Europe. Cette période est marquée par une polymorphie des expressions techniques et de nombreuses questions persistent quant à la nature des scénarios régionaux et des processus historiques sous-jacents. Dans cet article, nous concentrons notre attention sur les dernières occupations humaines à la Baume de Monthiver, petit abri des Préalpes du Sud françaises localisé sur le…
Cathodoluminescence and Laser-Induced Fluorescence of Calcium Carbonate
Accurate radiocarbon ( 14 C) dating of lime mortars requires a thorough mineralogical characterization of binders in order to verify the presence of carbon-bearing contaminants. In the last 20 years, cathodoluminescence (CL) has been widely used for the identification of geologic calcium carbonate (CaCO 3 ) aggregates and unreacted lime lumps within the particle size fraction selected for carbon recovery. These components are major sources of old…
Prescreening Hydraulic Lime-Binders for Disordered Calcite in Caesarea Maritima
Hydraulic lime binders are considered a technological marvel which revolutionized construction techniques in antiquity. The core material is made of a binder that is a mixture of calcite and hydraulic phases, which are amorphous silicate compounds that nanostructurally polymerize into insoluble phases that harden even underwater, formed during the reaction between lime and reactive silicates such as volcanic ash. This is also what makes hydraulic…
The Cannero Castle (Italy)
The mortar samples of the Castle of Cannero (Lake Maggiore, Italy) have been characterized and radiocarbon ( 14 C) dated. The presence of LDH phases was identified. The hydraulic reaction was evaluated by a multi-analytical approach. Careful extraction, preparation and purification of the binder fraction have been performed. Contaminations due to LDH phases have been removed allowing reliable absolute dating of the structures. Non-hydraulic lime-…
Technological transfers in the Mediterranean on the verge of Romanization
Through diachronic discontinuities and regionalization
Lost in transition
The Cannero Castle (Italy)
The mortar samples of the Castle of Cannero (Lake Maggiore, Italy) have been characterized and radiocarbon ( 14 C) dated. The presence of LDH phases was identified. The hydraulic reaction was evaluated by a multi-analytical approach. Careful extraction, preparation and purification of the binder fraction have been performed. Contaminations due to LDH phases have been removed allowing reliable absolute dating of the structures. Non-hydraulic lime-…
Technological transfers in the Mediterranean on the verge of Romanization
Through diachronic discontinuities and regionalization
Lost in transition
Prescreening Hydraulic Lime-Binders for Disordered Calcite in Caesarea Maritima
Hydraulic lime binders are considered a technological marvel which revolutionized construction techniques in antiquity. The core material is made of a binder that is a mixture of calcite and hydraulic phases, which are amorphous silicate compounds that nanostructurally polymerize into insoluble phases that harden even underwater, formed during the reaction between lime and reactive silicates such as volcanic ash. This is also what makes hydraulic…
Roman ‘Well-cisterns’, Navigational Routes, and Landscape Modifications in the Venice Lagoon and Northeastern Adriatic
Underwater investigations in the lagoon of Venice have revealed a partially preserved structure interpreted as a Roman ‘well-cistern’. It is indeed very similar to another, better-preserved building excavated in the same area. The analysis of the mortar, the evaluation of the depth of the structure base in relation to relative sea level, and the absence of foundation poles in the underlying soft lagoon mud support such interpretation. A compariso…
A combined ND diagnostic investigation by DHSPI, Sirt, NMR, THZ, on Giotto fresco
Through diachronic discontinuities and regionalization
Lost in transition
Cathodoluminescence and Laser-Induced Fluorescence of Calcium Carbonate
Accurate radiocarbon ( 14 C) dating of lime mortars requires a thorough mineralogical characterization of binders in order to verify the presence of carbon-bearing contaminants. In the last 20 years, cathodoluminescence (CL) has been widely used for the identification of geologic calcium carbonate (CaCO 3 ) aggregates and unreacted lime lumps within the particle size fraction selected for carbon recovery. These components are major sources of old…
Prescreening Hydraulic Lime-Binders for Disordered Calcite in Caesarea Maritima
Hydraulic lime binders are considered a technological marvel which revolutionized construction techniques in antiquity. The core material is made of a binder that is a mixture of calcite and hydraulic phases, which are amorphous silicate compounds that nanostructurally polymerize into insoluble phases that harden even underwater, formed during the reaction between lime and reactive silicates such as volcanic ash. This is also what makes hydraulic…
The Cannero Castle (Italy)
The mortar samples of the Castle of Cannero (Lake Maggiore, Italy) have been characterized and radiocarbon ( 14 C) dated. The presence of LDH phases was identified. The hydraulic reaction was evaluated by a multi-analytical approach. Careful extraction, preparation and purification of the binder fraction have been performed. Contaminations due to LDH phases have been removed allowing reliable absolute dating of the structures. Non-hydraulic lime-…
Technological transfers in the Mediterranean on the verge of Romanization
A Review of Splintered Pieces from Two Lithic Assemblages in Mediterranean Europe
The interest of this paper lies in the analysis of variability detected within the group of splintered pieces, establishing distinctions within this broad category. A technological and traceological reading has been used for this purpose. These analyses have been applied to two geographically distant, chronologically disparate assemblages, which make up our case study, Grotta della Serratura, (Italy) and Cueva de Nerja (Spain). Addressing these a…
Les systèmes techniques lithiques à la Baume de Monthiver (vallée du Jabron, Var) dans le contexte du Premier Mésolithique des Préalpes méridionales
Le début de l’Holocène consacre l’émergence des sociétés mésolithiques en Europe. Cette période est marquée par une polymorphie des expressions techniques et de nombreuses questions persistent quant à la nature des scénarios régionaux et des processus historiques sous-jacents. Dans cet article, nous concentrons notre attention sur les dernières occupations humaines à la Baume de Monthiver, petit abri des Préalpes du Sud françaises localisé sur le…
The Late Antique Suburban Complex of Santa Giustina in Padua (North Italy)
New research was recently conducted on the medieval remains of the religious complex of Santa Giustina in Padua (Italy) within the framework of the project ArchiDate. The latter, funded by the University of Padua, gathered scientists from the fields of art history, archaeology, material science and archaeometric dating of building materials. After several decades of debates, the chronological framework for two key ancient structures of the comple…
Phasing the history of ancient buildings through PCA on mortars’ mineralogical profiles
A total of 83 wall joint mortar samples collected from the Sarno Baths complex in Pompeii (Naples, Italy) were analysed by optical microscopy (OM) and X‐ray powder diffraction‐quantitative phase analysis (XRPD‐QPA) in order to scan the ancient construction phases and modern restorations to which the building was subject. The major issue to overcome in the research depended on the fact that the most part of the analysed mortars was taken from unda…
Mesolithic Occupations During the Boreal Climatic Fluctuations at La Baume de Monthiver (Var, France)
The Mesolithic technology in Western Europe depicts the last cultural expressions and adaptations of hunter-gatherers before the adoption of Neolithic agro-pastoral practices. Many questions arise when investigating the timing, nature, and historical significance of the Mesolithic. The development of the Mesolithic culture is usually associated with the onset of milder environmental conditions at the beginning of the Holocene. Hunter-gatherer soc…
Roman ‘Well-cisterns’, Navigational Routes, and Landscape Modifications in the Venice Lagoon and Northeastern Adriatic
Underwater investigations in the lagoon of Venice have revealed a partially preserved structure interpreted as a Roman ‘well-cistern’. It is indeed very similar to another, better-preserved building excavated in the same area. The analysis of the mortar, the evaluation of the depth of the structure base in relation to relative sea level, and the absence of foundation poles in the underlying soft lagoon mud support such interpretation. A compariso…
A combined ND diagnostic investigation by DHSPI, Sirt, NMR, THZ, on Giotto fresco
Instagram Stories Unveiled
Instagram is one of the most used platforms, and ephemeral stories are proving to be the most used medium for users to share content on the platform. However, there have been few studies examining this type of content in relation to emotional well-being. This study examined the association between the number of published Instagram stories, psychological well-being, personality traits, and gender in a sample of 734 Instagram users from Italy, incl…
Mosaic Technology in the Armenian Chapel Birds Mosaic, Jerusalem
Since the Hellenistic period, preparatory drawings known as sinopiae were employed as guidelines for mosaicists in creating mosaics. The sinopiae served as the basis for style and content, facilitating the placement of colored tesserae in the supporting mortar. The technology of the mosaic and pigments used reflect the capacity of the mosaic workshop and its master. This work explores a polychrome sinopia that was found under a Byzantine mosaic o…
Characterization and Selection of Mortar Samples for Radiocarbon Dating in the Framework of the Modis2 Intercomparison
For several decades, many efforts have been dedicated to enhancing the accuracy of mortar radiocarbon dating and evaluating the reliability of the results concerning the typology of the examined specimens. Several assumptions that are fundamental for the application of the method may be in many cases not fulfilled, such as (a) complete primary limestone dissociation during calcination, (b) efficient separation of geogenic carbon contained in calc…
Implementation of Red Ochre in Sinopia
Adornment in the early Mesolithic
We analyzed shell beads from a Sauveterrian occupation in South-Eastern France. • The traceological analysis at a macro- and microscopical scales indicated the way it was perforated, worn and the type of thread used. • Despite a shared choice in raw material on a very large scale, some regional dynamics can be outlined. The widespread distribution of the Sauveterrian complex across Europe suggests the presence of networks connecting distant group…
Les Baumes de la Bruyère (Comps-sur-Artuby, Seillans - Var)
Depuis plus de soixante ans, la recherche préhistorique dans l’arc liguro-provençal et, plus largement, dans le Sud-Est de la France, a connu une nette contraction, au profit des régions du Sud-Ouest et de la façade atlantique. Dans ce contexte, seuls quelques sites stratifiés ont été fouillés selon des protocoles modernes de récupération des données, pourtant indispensables pour l’étude des périodes récentes — notamment des industries microlithi…
Enhancing quarry landscape interpretation with UAV LiDAR and morphometric clustering
This study presents a methodological framework for early-stage archaeological landscape interpretation using light detection and ranging sensors (LiDAR) mounted to an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). By integrating high-resolution digital terrain models (DTMs), topographic measurements, k-means clustering, and field validation, the approach moves beyond traditional LiDAR applications for feature detection and towards a usage in preliminary classifi…
Geography (13 works) · Archaeology (12 works) · Geology (10 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (8 works) · Building materials and conservation (7 works) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (7 works) · Mineralogy (6 works) · Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis (5 works) · Materials Science (5 works) · Art (4 works)