
Carla Lancelotti
I'm an archaeobotanist and quantitative archaeologist with a deep interest in human occupation of drylands.
I specialise in phytoliths and charcoal analyses, approached through quantitative methods, and combined with modelling.
See my profiles in ResearchGate and GoogleScholar.
Marco Madella
Marco pioneered phytolith studies and the use of these micro-fossils in prehistoric water management. He is ICREA Research Professor and the director of CaSEs research group .
Vincent Vadez
Vincent is a plant scientist at IRD in Montpellier and former theme leader of System analysis for climate smart agriculture innovation at ICRISAT.
Girolamo Fiorentino
Girolamo is professor of Bioarchaeology and Archaeobotany at the Department of Cultural Heritage (University of Salento) and one of the world experts in isotopic analyses of archaeobotanical material.
Alessandra Varalli
Alesssandra is an archaeologist specialised in stable isotope studies on both human and plant remains. See her profile on GoogleScholar and ResearchGate.
Stefano Biagetti
Stefano is an ethnoarchaeologist with a PhD from UCL and extensive experience on agro-pastoral systems in the Sahara. See his profiles in ResearchGate and GoogleScholar
Francesca D'Agostini
Francesca will work on the experimental part of the project. She is a biologist with a master in archaeobotany and will pursue a doctorate co-supervised by Vincent and Carla.
Abel Ruiz-Giralt
Abel will work on the Ethiopian case study pursuing a doctorate co-supervised by Carla and Stefano. Abel is an anthropologist and archaeologist with experience on charcoal and phytoliths analyses.
Marta Perelló Cuadras
Marta will help organise the hiring process, travelling, the logistic for in-house workshops/conferences, to keep records of the project documentation, and to monitor project finances.