dr. L. (Luca) Alessandri

Researcher

Faculty of Arts

Telephone:

+39 3496 6017 69 (Italian mobile phone)

E-mail:

l.alessandri rug.nl

Homepage ORCID Research Portal

Research interests

Landscape archaeology, Italian Iron Age and Bronze Age, Latium Vetus, Salt production in antiquity

Publications

Augustus’ solar meridian functioning and the birth of the western leap year

Baiocchi, V., Baumgartner, M., Barbarella, M., D’Alessio, M. T., Del Pizzo, S., Giannone, F., Radicioni, F., Stoppini, A., Tosi, G., Troisi, S. & Alessandri, L., Dec-2025, In: Scientific Reports. 15, 1, 17 p., 16463.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Drone-based laser scanning for improved archaeological surveys in heavily vegetated zones: A Roman coastline case study.

Alessandri, L., Baiocchi, V., Guarnieri, A. & Ciardulli, A. M., 2025, 2025 IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for AeroSpace, MetroAeroSpace 2025 - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 838-842 5 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

From pencil to pixel: assessing ceramatic 2.0 against manual and laser-aided techniques in archaeological pottery documentation

Alessandri, L., Cardarelli, L., Cesaretti, A., Dan, R., Fiorillo, A., Sotgia, A., Cusimano, L., Della Sala, G. A., Gianni, V. & Rossi, C., Jun-2025, In: Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage. 37, 10 p., e00435.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Production and Demand of Salt in Ancient Italy from the Bronze Age to the Roman Period

Attema, P., Alessandri, L., Bulian, F., Sevink, J. & Sotgia, A., 2025, Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology. Eubanks, P. N., Dumas, A. A., McKillop, H. & Alexianu, M. (eds.). Springer Nature, p. 211-233 23 p. (Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology; vol. Part F954).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review

Salt production, trade and consumption in European pre-industrial societies: Analytical methods and socioeconomic contexts

Alessandri, L., Bulian, F., Attema, P. A. J. & Sevink, J., 15-May-2025, In: Quaternary Science Reviews. 356, 4 p., 109291.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › Academic › peer-review

A review of available analytical methods to detect ancient salt production

Alessandri, L., Sottili, G. & Belardelli, C., 15-Aug-2024, In: Quaternary Science Reviews. 338, 12 p., 108809.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Bronze Age to Roman period salt production in the coastal areas of peninsular Italy: Palaeoenvironments, production methods and archaeological evidence

Bulian, F., Alessandri, L., Attema, P. & Sevink, J., 15-Nov-2024, In: Quaternary Science Reviews. 344, 28 p., 108930.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

All (68) publications

Press/media

“Sale e potere (o il potere del sale): la produzione dell’oro bianco nell’antichità”

Alessandri, L.

27/02/2023

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dr. L. (Luca) Alessandri

Research interests

Publications

Augustus’ solar meridian functioning and the birth of the western leap year

Drone-based laser scanning for improved archaeological surveys in heavily vegetated zones: A Roman coastline case study.

From pencil to pixel: assessing ceramatic 2.0 against manual and laser-aided techniques in archaeological pottery documentation

Production and Demand of Salt in Ancient Italy from the Bronze Age to the Roman Period

Salt production, trade and consumption in European pre-industrial societies: Analytical methods and socioeconomic contexts

A review of available analytical methods to detect ancient salt production

Bronze Age to Roman period salt production in the coastal areas of peninsular Italy: Palaeoenvironments, production methods and archaeological evidence

Landscapes of mobility: the results of the Roca Archaeological Survey (Part 1)

Microparticles from dental calculus disclose paleoenvironmental and palaeoecological records

Navigating the past of the Pontine plain, human and wetland interaction from protohistory to the Early Modern period

Press/media

“Sale e potere (o il potere del sale): la produzione dell’oro bianco nell’antichità”