Press

Presentation of the poster (click here to view it) at the conference of the European Association of Archaeologists held in Rome from August 28 to 31, 2024 (Mobility and Territoriality in Pre-Roman Italy: Paths, Objects, Ideas). The abstract book is available here.

On September 16, 2024, a news article was published in TUTTOGGI, the online newspaper of Umbria, about the archaeological site of Piazza delle Armi and the related scientific research.
[https://tuttoggi.info/il-ministro-giuli-e-il-tattoo-del-re-degli-umbri-dimenticato-esclusivo-la-rx-dei-reperti/856141/]

On September 19, 2024, a news article about the research project was published on the homepage of the University of Tor Vergata.
[https://web.uniroma2.it/it/contenuto/uno-studio-di-bioarcheologia-in-umbria-per-rivelare-la-storia-biologica-della-sua-popolazione]

On February 25, 2025, Professor Martinez gave a lecture for high school students and the general public at the Archaeological Museum of Spoleto, titled: “Revelations of Bioarchaeology: Bones and Burials at Piazza d’Armi in Spoleto.” The regional television station RAI3 attended the lecture (watch the video here), broadcasting a summary of the topics covered and helping to disseminate ongoing research activities. Additionally, this event was also covered by several local newspapers.
[https://www.spoletonline.com/174750/Le-origini-di-Spoleto-discusse-al-Mantr.html]

Conference ‘Revelations of Bioarchaeology: Bones and Burials at Piazza delle Armi in Spoleto’ – Tuttoggi.info (available here)

Conference ‘Revelations of Bioarchaeology: Bones and Burials at Piazza delle Armi in Spoleto’ (2025-02-25) – comune.spoleto.pg.it (available here)

Presentation of the poster (click here to view it) at the International Society for Biomolecular Archaeology conference held in Turin from August 26 to 29, 2025 (International Symposium on Biomolecular Archaeology). The abstract book is available here.

Presentation of the poster (click here to view it) at the conference of the Italian Anthropological Association and the Italian Zoological Union held in Cagliari from September 16 to 19, 2025 (CONGRESS AAI/UZI 2025). The abstract book is available here.

Presentation at the STUDY DAY – PRIN DISTU DOCTORAL SEMINAR strategies and funded research sites, held on February 19, 2026, at the Conference Hall of the Humanistic-Social Library Hub, Santa Maria in Gradi, Viterbo. (available here)

On November 28, 2025, at the Department of Biology of the University of Rome Tor Vergata, a workshop was held with several scholars to compare multi- and interdisciplinary analyses of different pre-Roman contexts (click here to read the program).