Anita Radini

Dr. Anita Radini is an Assistant Professor (Ad Astra Fellow) at University College Dublin's School of Archaeology. Her research integrates archaeological science and human paleoecology, specializing in micro-remain analysis to reconstruct ancient lives, diets, and craft production. She holds a Wellcome Trust Research Fellowship (2017-2022) and the 2023 Dan David Prize for transformative work in historical sciences.

Research Focus:

• Novel techniques to identify ancient artisans through skeletal remains
• Plant use in antiquity and labor division inequalities
• Dental calculus as a repository of environmental/occupational data
• Experimental archaeology validation methods

Major Grants:

• British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grant
• Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship (AIRLOOM project)
• REWEAR: Ethnographic dye skills preservation

Her publications demonstrate interdisciplinary approaches, including isotopic analysis of mobility at Bulla Regia and experimental studies on starch preservation in dental calculus. Radini serves as Archaeological Sciences Officer at UCD's Centre for Experimental Archaeology.