Marta Lorenzon

Marta Lorenzon is an Academy Research Fellow and University Researcher at the University of Helsinki, specializing in archaeology and architectural analysis. She earned her PhD in Archaeology from the University of Edinburgh (2017), with prior studies at the University of Florence and Columbia University's GSAPP.

• Affiliation: Faculty of Arts, Department of Cultures, Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS), and Helsinki Institute of Urban and Regional Studies.
• Research Focus: Interdisciplinary methodology combining geoarchaeology, ethnoarchaeology, and social anthropology to study ancient earthen architecture, identity construction, and sustainable practices across the Mediterranean, Americas, Africa, and Asia.

Her recent projects include:

• EARTH (2022-2025/2027): Funded by the Research Council of Finland, exploring techno-social impacts on built heritage.
• Building in New Lands (2023-2025): Investigating Phoenician sustainable architecture and environmental adaptation via Kone Foundation support.
• Building Sustainability (2020-2023): University of Helsinki-funded study on ancient Near Eastern earthen architecture.

Lorenzon has received notable recognition, including the P. M Warren Fellowship (2020). Her work has resulted in 70 research outputs (as of 2025), with a focus on material culture, computational archaeology, and community engagement.

• Collaborations: Active in international academic visits (e.g., Chuo University, MIT, Middle East Technical University) and conference participation (CAA International, Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale).
• Activities: 108 recorded activities (2025), including invited talks, academic visits, and editorial roles in journals like Journal of Computer Applications in Archaeology.