Vanessa Forte
Biographic Data
| ID | 3646741 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Vanessa Forte |
| GIVEN NAMES | Vanessa |
| FAMILY NAME | Forte |
| SIGNATURE | FORTE V |
| AFFILIATIONS | Sapienza University of Rome |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7499-367X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 48 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Encoding tools and gestures of medieval potters
This study presents a systematic investigation of wheel-finishing techniques in Protomaiolica production, a fine tin-glazed tableware manufactured in southern Italy between the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries and widely distributed along the Latium coast and its inland areas. Although Protomaiolica played a central role in the cultural and economic life of medieval society, the complexity of its production processes remains only partially und…
From Novices to Experts
Profiling the people behind clay figurines
Clay figurines represent one of the ideal object categories for tracing the profile of their makers since they preserve traces of the maker’s gestures. The scope of the article is to reconstruct the different manufacturing steps of clay figurines, assess the complexity of the shaping sequences and study fingerprints to trace the profile of people who produced such artefacts in the ancient village of Lahun (Egypt, MBA II, c. 1800–1700 BC). The hig…
A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Study of Early Neolithic Pyrotechnological Structures. The Case Study of Portonovo (Marche, Italy)
The introduction of agricultural practices fostered the development of specific technologies for the new subsistence practices and the production of new artefacts. Pyrotechnological structures such as ovens are part of the Neolithic equipment and accompanied the spread of agriculture from the Near East across Europe and the Mediterranean Sea. Ovens located within settlements – mainly domed, above-ground structures – have been traditionally linked…
Playing with fire
Um panorama da produção brasileira especializada em MMA
PT. A profissionalização do MMA (mixed martial arts) oportunizou o surgimento de veículos brasileiros especializados sobre o esporte, em especial na internet. Com uma base de fãs bastante identificada com as mídias digitais, desde sua regulamentação em 2000, surgiram blogs, sites e redes sociais que dedicam a sua produção de conteúdo a este esporte de luta. Este artigo identifica suas especificidades através de aspectos relacionados às empresas, …
An integrated approach based on archaeometry, use-wear analysis and experimental archaeology to investigate the function of a specific type of basin diffused in the Predynastic sites of lower Egypt (4…
The technology of Copper Age funerary pottery from Central Italy
The paper focuses on ceramic vessels unearthed from Copper Age necropolises located in the area of the modern city of Rome and commonly attributed to the Rinaldone culture . The peculiar vessels' shapes, mainly associated with the consumption of beverages, their accuracy of manufacture and the very low impact of these ceramic morphologies in the coeval household assemblages lead to the study of such an apparently selected production through a mul…
Skilled people or specialists? Knowledge and expertise in copper age vessels from central Italy
Studying craft specialisation in archaeology involves investigating and reconstructing how production was organised. This article focuses on prehistoric communities and asks who performed specific tasks. Ceramic specialisation is traditionally approached through models of production organisation that are largely based on ethnoarchaeological case studies and are usually difficult to link with the archaeological evidence. Based on these models, the…
Cooking traces on Copper Age pottery from central Italy
A preliminary study of ceramic pastes in the copper age pottery production of the Rome area
Skilled people or specialists? Knowledge and expertise in copper age vessels from central Italy
Studying craft specialisation in archaeology involves investigating and reconstructing how production was organised. This article focuses on prehistoric communities and asks who performed specific tasks. Ceramic specialisation is traditionally approached through models of production organisation that are largely based on ethnoarchaeological case studies and are usually difficult to link with the archaeological evidence. Based on these models, the…
Cooking traces on Copper Age pottery from central Italy
Playing with fire
A preliminary study of ceramic pastes in the copper age pottery production of the Rome area
The technology of Copper Age funerary pottery from Central Italy
The paper focuses on ceramic vessels unearthed from Copper Age necropolises located in the area of the modern city of Rome and commonly attributed to the Rinaldone culture . The peculiar vessels' shapes, mainly associated with the consumption of beverages, their accuracy of manufacture and the very low impact of these ceramic morphologies in the coeval household assemblages lead to the study of such an apparently selected production through a mul…
Profiling the people behind clay figurines
Clay figurines represent one of the ideal object categories for tracing the profile of their makers since they preserve traces of the maker’s gestures. The scope of the article is to reconstruct the different manufacturing steps of clay figurines, assess the complexity of the shaping sequences and study fingerprints to trace the profile of people who produced such artefacts in the ancient village of Lahun (Egypt, MBA II, c. 1800–1700 BC). The hig…
From Novices to Experts
A preliminary study of ceramic pastes in the copper age pottery production of the Rome area
Cooking traces on Copper Age pottery from central Italy
Skilled people or specialists? Knowledge and expertise in copper age vessels from central Italy
Studying craft specialisation in archaeology involves investigating and reconstructing how production was organised. This article focuses on prehistoric communities and asks who performed specific tasks. Ceramic specialisation is traditionally approached through models of production organisation that are largely based on ethnoarchaeological case studies and are usually difficult to link with the archaeological evidence. Based on these models, the…
An integrated approach based on archaeometry, use-wear analysis and experimental archaeology to investigate the function of a specific type of basin diffused in the Predynastic sites of lower Egypt (4…
The technology of Copper Age funerary pottery from Central Italy
The paper focuses on ceramic vessels unearthed from Copper Age necropolises located in the area of the modern city of Rome and commonly attributed to the Rinaldone culture . The peculiar vessels' shapes, mainly associated with the consumption of beverages, their accuracy of manufacture and the very low impact of these ceramic morphologies in the coeval household assemblages lead to the study of such an apparently selected production through a mul…
A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Study of Early Neolithic Pyrotechnological Structures. The Case Study of Portonovo (Marche, Italy)
The introduction of agricultural practices fostered the development of specific technologies for the new subsistence practices and the production of new artefacts. Pyrotechnological structures such as ovens are part of the Neolithic equipment and accompanied the spread of agriculture from the Near East across Europe and the Mediterranean Sea. Ovens located within settlements – mainly domed, above-ground structures – have been traditionally linked…
Playing with fire
Um panorama da produção brasileira especializada em MMA
PT. A profissionalização do MMA (mixed martial arts) oportunizou o surgimento de veículos brasileiros especializados sobre o esporte, em especial na internet. Com uma base de fãs bastante identificada com as mídias digitais, desde sua regulamentação em 2000, surgiram blogs, sites e redes sociais que dedicam a sua produção de conteúdo a este esporte de luta. Este artigo identifica suas especificidades através de aspectos relacionados às empresas, …
From Novices to Experts
Profiling the people behind clay figurines
Clay figurines represent one of the ideal object categories for tracing the profile of their makers since they preserve traces of the maker’s gestures. The scope of the article is to reconstruct the different manufacturing steps of clay figurines, assess the complexity of the shaping sequences and study fingerprints to trace the profile of people who produced such artefacts in the ancient village of Lahun (Egypt, MBA II, c. 1800–1700 BC). The hig…
Encoding tools and gestures of medieval potters
This study presents a systematic investigation of wheel-finishing techniques in Protomaiolica production, a fine tin-glazed tableware manufactured in southern Italy between the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries and widely distributed along the Latium coast and its inland areas. Although Protomaiolica played a central role in the cultural and economic life of medieval society, the complexity of its production processes remains only partially und…
Archaeology (9 works) · Geography (9 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (7 works) · Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis (7 works) · Geology (6 works) · Pottery (6 works) · Experimental archaeology (5 works) · Prehistory (5 works) · Archaeological science (4 works) · Building materials and conservation (4 works)