Raffaella Da Vela

Raffaella Da Vela is a researcher at the Institute of Classical Archaeology within the Faculty of Humanities at Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen. Her work focuses on pre-Roman Italian societies, particularly Etruscan culture, examining socio-economic dynamics, cultural contacts, and resource management during the Hellenistic period.

• Specializes in Etruscan archaeology and cultural transfer
• Active in GIS/AutoCAD applications for archaeological analysis
• Contributor to international congress proceedings on ancient economies

Her research intersects with digital humanities and landscape archaeology, utilizing social network analysis to explore sacred landscapes and resource distribution. She has published extensively on ceramic production, transhumance systems, and migrant contributions to ancient economies.

Scientific awards include the Mercator-Fellowship (DFG Graduate College 1878) and Centro Studi Gabriele Cateni stipendium. She holds a PhD in Classical Archaeology from the University of Florence and Bonn (cotutelle agreement).