Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Curriculum vitae
Dr. Marta Lorenzon (PhD in Archaeology, University of Edinburgh) is an archaeologist and architectural specialist. Her research concentrates on developing an interdisciplinary methodology in the study of ancient architecture, combining geoarchaeology, building archaeology and social anthropology. Since 2005 she has worked in the Mediterranean region, in the Americas, Africa and Asia with a research focus in earthen architecture, knowledge of production, conflict archaeology and identity construction.
Her core expertise lies in the building archaeology, geo-ethnoarchaeology, and community outreach. Currently, Lorenzon's research at ANEE concentrates primarily on the built environment as a key instrument to investigate the process of identity creation in ancient and modern times, the relationship between power and architecture in the first millennium BCE Near East, and the use of computational archaeology in diachronic settlements analysis.
Fields of Science
- 615 History and Archaeology
- Classical archaeology
- Aegean archaeology
- Near Eastern Archaeology
- Egyptology
- geoarchaeology
- community archaeology
- 211 Architecture
- Urban planning
- sustainable architecture
- 1171 Geosciences
- Sustainability science
- Geoarchaeology
- Geochemistry
- 5143 Social and cultural anthropology
- Anthropology
- Ethnoarchaeology
- anthropology of architecture
International and National Collaboration
Publications and projects within past five years.
Publications
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Archaeology, Architecture, and the Postcolonial Critique
Nitschke, J. & Lorenzon, M., 1 Feb 2021, Postcolonialism, Heritage, and the Built Environment: New Approaches to Architecture in Archaeology. Nitschke, J. & Lorenzon, M. (eds.). Cham: Springer, p. 1-11 11 p. (SpringerBriefs in Archaeology).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Architecture and Gender: Lessons from Building Archaeology in Africa
Lorenzon, M., 1 Feb 2021, Postcolonialism, Heritage, and the Built Environment: New Approaches to Architecture in Archaeology. Nitschke, J. & Lorenzon, M. (eds.). Cham: Springer, p. 13-25 (SpringerBriefs in Archaeology).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Assessing the transforming social values of cities in the longue durée: analysis of a Florence neighbourhood from the Middle Ages to the present
Bonacchi, C. & Lorenzon, M., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In : Post Classical Archaeologies.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Minoan mudbricks: earth and fire in Bronze Age Crete
Lorenzon, M., 2021, (Accepted/In press) Earthen construction technology. UISPP – International Union of Prehistoric and Protohistoric Sciences , p. 91 99 p. (Earthen construction technology Proceedings of the session IV-5 of the XVIII° UISPP congress, Paris, June 2018 ).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review
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Postcolonialism, Heritage, and the Built Environment: New Approaches to Architecture in Archaeology
Nitschke, J. (ed.) & Lorenzon, M. (ed.), 1 Feb 2021, Cham: Springer. (SpringerBriefs in Archaeology )Research output: Book/Report › Anthology or special issue › Scientific › peer-review
Projects
- 4 Active
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Building Identities in Border Areas: cultures, narratives and architecture
Lorenzon, M. & Pylkkänen, C.
31/01/2020 → 31/12/2021
Project: Research project
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Building sustainability: investigating earthen architecture and social practices in the Ancient Near East
01/01/2020 → 31/12/2022
Project: University of Helsinki Three-Year Research Project
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Team 3: Material Culture and Community Heritage
Lahelma, A., Bonnie, R., Lorenzon, M., Holmqvist-Sipilä, E., Kouki, P., Miettunen, P. H., Kovanen, H., Thomas, S. & Saari, S.
01/01/2018 → 31/12/2025
Project: Research project
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ANEE: Centre of Excellence in Ancient Near Eastern Empires
Silverman, J. M., Svärd, S., Lahelma, A., Nikki, N., Töyräänvuori, J., Jokiranta, J., Laine, L., Kletter, R., Bonnie, R., Thomas, S., Holmqvist-Sipilä, E., Kouki, P., Wasmuth, M., Wallis, C., Lorenzon, M., Jauhiainen, H., Jauhiainen, T., Alstola, T., Bach, J., Fink, S., Konstantopoulos, G., Zaia, S., Sahala, A., Miettunen, P. H., Avneri Meir, R., Aissaoui, A. I., Arpe, O. P., Luukko, M. I., Kovanen, H., Linden, K., Bennett, E. R., Saari, S., Vanderstraeten, E., Autere, K., Debourse, C. H. I., Kailamäki, U., Kautonen, S. K. & Spunaugle, A.
01/01/2018 → 31/12/2025
Project: Research project
Prizes
Activities
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Earthen Architectural Practices in Neolithic Knossos: Investigating the Relationship Between Natural and Built Environment
Marta Lorenzon (Speaker)
9 Feb 2021Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Wiener Laboratory for Archaeological Science, ASCSA
Marta Lorenzon (Visiting researcher)
16 Feb 2020 → 21 Feb 2020Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Academic visit to other institution
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DAI (Deutsches Archäologisches Institut) Istanbul
Marta Lorenzon (Visiting researcher)
1 Nov 2020 → 1 Dec 2020Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Academic visit to other institution
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Macro- and Microscopic Approaches to Minoan Mudbricks. Combining Architectural Study and Geoarchaeological Analyses of Earthen Building Materials in Bronze Age Malia
Marta Lorenzon (Speaker) & Maud Devolder (Speaker)
9 Nov 2020Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Building social complexity one brick at a time
Marta Lorenzon (Speaker)
1 Dec 2020Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation