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Simona Venera Todaro is an Associate Professor in the Department of Humanities at the University of Catania, specializing in Prehistory and Protohistory (ARCH-01/A). She is based at Palazzo Ingrassia and actively contributes to teaching, research, and graduate supervision in archaeology.
Her research focuses on prehistoric and protohistoric Mediterranean societies, with particular expertise in:
- Funerary rituals and mortuary practices across the Late Bronze Age, Iron Age, and Copper Age
- Experimental archaeology, especially prehistoric construction techniques
- Early ceramic production in the Eastern Mediterranean, including Crete
- Paleopathological and anthropological analysis of human remains from sites like the San Teodoro Cave
- Social and technological development in prehistoric Mediterranean cultures
The available thesis topics supervised by Prof. Todaro indicate a consistent and active research trajectory emphasizing material culture, craft practices, and human behavior in prehistoric contexts. Her engagement with students through theses from 2015 to 2025 reflects sustained academic mentorship.
She holds regular office hours on Tuesdays and Fridays via the eTeams platform and maintains professional communication through university email addresses.
