Marcello Fidanzio

Marcello Fidanzio is Full Professor at the Facoltà di Teologia di Lugano (affiliated with Università della Svizzera italiana) and Director of the Istituto di Cultura e Archeologia delle terre Bibliche. His research encompasses Qumran archaeology, Dead Sea Scrolls, and material culture of Second Temple Judaism. Professor Fidanzio founded the 'Gerusalemme' Summer School network involving twelve universities.

Key research areas:

• Qumran Caves Publication Project (final reports on Dead Sea Scroll excavations)
• Archaeological approaches to scroll deposition
• Great Isaiah Scroll as material artifact
• Dispersed Qumran artifacts archival research

Awards include Best Scholarly Book on Archaeology for The Caves of Qumran and the ADUTEI Premio Stampa for his Jerusalem documentary. He has been Visiting Professor at École Biblique Jerusalem, Hebrew University Jerusalem, and Pontificio Istituto Biblico Rome.