Francesca Fulminante

Francesca Fulminante serves as a Research Fellow in the Department of Anthropology and Archaeology at the University of Bristol, specializing in Mediterranean archaeology with geographical focus on Italy and chronological expertise spanning the Iron Age through Classical periods.

Her research integrates traditional archaeological methods with computational approaches, featuring core interests in:

• Infant Feeding practices in antiquity
• Urbanization processes
• Italian and Mediterranean regional studies
• Iron Age and Classical Archaeology
• Landscape and Funerary Archaeology
• GIS spatial analysis
• Network Analysis applications

Dr. Fulminante's interdisciplinary work examines societal structures through material culture, utilizing digital tools to model ancient landscapes and social networks. Current projects investigate infant feeding rituals and urban development patterns in pre-Roman Italy, bridging bioarchaeological evidence with settlement studies.

Media inquiries regarding her research are coordinated through the University of Bristol's Press Office.