Drs. M. Revello Lami

Biography

Martina Revello Lami is lecturer for the BA-program Material Culture Studies at Leiden University. She is currently involved in the design and teaching of the Ceramic Analysis Introductory course and relevant tutorials within the framework of Material Studies 1 (1st year BA students) and BA Thesis supervision. She holds a MA from the University of Siena and a post-graduate degree in Classical Archaeology from Sapienza - University of Rome (Scuola di Specializzazione in Beni Archeologici). She is currently appointed (fixed term) as lecturer at the University of Amsterdam - Department ACASA - Capacity Group Archaeology, for the BA course Themes in Mediterranean Archaeology - Italy (2nd-3rd year BA). In the same capacity, she has been teaching also the course Politics, Heritage and Landscape (1st year BA). As a research affiliate of the University of Amsterdam, she is working towards the completion of her PhD within the framework of the Satricum Project, joined as pottery specialist 5 years ago. Her research focuses mainly on issues of production technology, intra-site consumption and inter-regional distribution networks, assessed through the lens of material culture of Central Italy from the Archaic to the Mid-Republican period.

Research Interest

My current research on Satrican coarse wares, indeed, aims to integrate typo-morphological and contextual examination with more sophisticated analyses: the main analytical techniques applied are statistical analysis to calculate degree of ceramic variability, petrographic analysis with thin sections supplemented by geoprospection for potting raw materials, to identify possible raw sources, units of ceramic production and processing techniques. More recently, thanks to the fruitful collaboration with the 4D Lab based at the University of Amsterdam, I have coupled petrographic and statistical analysis with cutting-edge 3D scanning technology to automate the calculation of vessels capacity and metric standardization as well as to enhance the examination of surface macrotraces for identifying wheel-fashioning techniques. The potential of 3D technology within pottery macrotrace analysis is still largely untapped, and further experimentation may open promising research paths in relation to not only manufacturing techniques, but also use-ware and functional analysis.