Dr. Flavia Venditti
Address:
Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
Institut für Ur- und Frühgeschichte und Archäologie des Mittelalters
Abteilung für Ältere Urgeschichte und Quartärökologie
Burgsteige 11
72070 Tübingen
Office: Room 116, Schloss Hohentübingen
Telefon: +49-(0)7071-29-77323
Mail: flavia.venditti @uni-tuebingen.de
Office hours: by arrangement
Exernal Links:
Researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Flavia_Venditti
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5728-349X
SCOPUS: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=56326953900
Current Position
Assistant Professor (Wissenchaftliche Assistentin)
Department of Early Prehistory and Quaternary Ecology
University of Tübingen
Rsearch Interests
- Paleolithic Archaeology
- Human Behaviour
- Human Evolution
- Use-wear Analysis
- Experimental Archaeology
- Residue Analysis
- Lithic Technology
Education
2014-2017 | PhD in Archaeology (with distinction) Doctoral school of Archaeology, Sapienza University of Rome Thesis: The recycling phenomenon during the Lower Palaeolithic: the case study of Qesem Cave (Israel). Supervisor: Prof. C. Lemorini. Co-supervisor: Prof. R. Barkai and Prof. A. Gopher. |
2014 | Master Courses in Cultural Heritage (with distinction) School of Specialization in Cultural Heritage, Sapienza University of Rome Thesis: Identification and evaluation of mechanical wear traces on quartz assemblages: The case study of Sai Island (Sudan VII-V mill. A.C.) Supervisor: Prof. A. Cazzella. Co-supervisor: Prof. C. Lemorini and Prof. E. Garcea |
2012 | Erasmus Intensive Program EIP Prehistory at the crossroads of science and conservation, Musée National de Préhistorie de Les Eyzies-de-Tayac (Bordeaux, France). |
2008-2011 | MA in Archaeology (with distinction) Sapienza University of Rome Thesis: Use wear analysis on quartz and quartzite tools. Methodology and application. The case study of Coudoulous I (Quercy, France). Supervisor: Prof. C. Lemorini |
2005-2008 | BA in Archaeological Sciences (110/110) Sapienza University of Rome Thesis: Megaliths in the south Italy during the Bronze Age Supervisor: Prof. A. Cazzella |
Previous employment
2017-2020 Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Archeology, Tel Aviv University (Israel)
Publications in peer-reviewed journals
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Lemorini, C., Cristiani, E., Cesaro-Nunzinate, S., Venditti, F., Zupancich, A., Gopher, A. 2020. The use of ash at Late Lower Paleolithic Qesem Cave , Israel — An integrated study of use-wear and residue analysis. PLoS ONE 15(9): 1–30. https://doi.org/ 10.1371/journal.pone.0237502.
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Nucara, A., Nunziante-Cesaro, S., Venditti, F., Lemorini, C. 2020. A multivariate analysis for enhancing the interpretation of Infrared spectra of plant residues on lithic artefacts. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 33, 102526 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2020.102526
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Parush, Y., Nunziante-Cesaro, S., Gopher, A., Barkai, R., Venditti, F. accepted. The significance of recycled small flakes at the hearth area, Qesem Cave (Israel): a techno-typological, functional and chemical analysis. Journal of Lithic Studies.
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Venditti, F., Agam, A., Barkai, R. 2019. Techno- functional analysis of small recycled flakes from Late Acheulian Revadim (Israel) demonstrates a link between morphology and function. Journal of Archaeological Science Reports 28, 102039. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2019.102039
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Venditti, F., Nunziante-Cesaro, S., Parush, Y., Gopher, A., Barkai, R. 2019. Recycling for a purpose in the late Lower Paleolithic Levant: Use-wear and residue analyses of small sharp flint items indicate a planned and integrated subsistence behavior at Qesem Cave (Israel). Journal of Human Evolution 131, 109-128. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhevol.2019.03.016
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Venditti, F., Cristiani, E., Nunziante-Cesaro, S., Agam, A., Lemorini, C., Barkai, R., 2019. Animal residues found on tiny Lower Paleolithic tools reveal their use in butchery. Scientific Reports 9:13031, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-49650-8
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Venditti, F., Lemorini, C., Bordigoni, M., Zampetti, D., Amore, M., Tagliacozzo, A., 2016. The role of burins and their relationships with art through traces analysis at the Upper Palaeolithic site of Polesini Cave (Latium, Italy), Origini XXXIX, Prehistory and Protohistory of ancient civilizations, 7-30.
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Venditti, F., Tirillò, J., Garcea, E.A.A., 2016. Identification and evaluation of mechanical wear traces on quartz assemblages: an experimental investigation, Quaternary International 424, 143-153. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2015.07.046
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Zupancich, A., Nunziante-Cesaro, S., Blasco, R., Rosell, J., Cristiani, E., Venditti, F., Lemorini, C., Barkai, R., Gopher, A., 2016. Early evidence of stone tool use in bone working activities at Qesem Cave, Israel. Scientif Reports 6, 1-7. http://doi:10.1038/srep37686
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Lemorini, C., Venditti, F., Assaf, E., Parush Y., Barkai R., Gopher A., 2015. The function of recycled lithic items at late Lower Paleolithic Qesem Cave, Israel: An overview of the use-wear data, Quaternary International 361, 103-112. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2014.07.032
Book chapters
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Coudenneau, A., Venditti, F., Lemorini, C., Chacón-Navarro, M.G. 2019. The points reference collection. In: Thiébaut, C., Emilie, C., Costamagno, S. (eds), Procurement and Processing of Plants and Animal Materials by Neanderthals. Exploring Means and Strategies. P@letnology 10, Toulouse, pp. 124-143
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Claud, É., Thiébaut, C., Coudenneau, A., Deschamps, M., Lemorini, C., Mourre, V., Venditti, F. 2019. The use-wear studies on the lithic industries. In: Thiébaut, C., Emilie, C., Costamagno, S. (eds), Procurement and Processing of Plants and Animal Materials by Neanderthals. Exploring Means and Strategies. P@letnology 10, Toulouse, pp. 285-315
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Costamagno, S., Claud, É., Soulier, M.C.; Thiébaut, C., Brenet, M., Coudenneau, A., Deschamps, M., Lemorini, C., Mourre, V., Venditti, F. 2019. Approaches to the acquisition and use of animal materials. In: Thiébaut, C., Emilie, C., Costamagno, S. (eds), Procurement and Processing of Plants and Animal Materials by Neanderthals. Exploring Means and Strategies. P@letnology 10, Toulouse, pp. 373-426.
Conference papers
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Venditti, F., 2014. Use-wear analysis on quartz and quartzite tools methodology and application: Coudoulous I (Midi-Pyrénées, France). In: Marreiros, J.J., Bicho, N., Gibaja, J.F. (Eds.), International Conference on Use-Wear Analysis. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Faro, Portugal, pp. 124–137.
Monograph
- Venditti, F. 2019. Understanding Lithic Recycling at the Late Lower Palaeolithic Qesem Cave, Israel. A Functional and Chemical Investigation of Small Flakes. Archaeopress, Oxford.
Grants/Scholarships/Prizes
2020 Tübingen Prize for Ice Age Research. University of Tübingen, Germany - € 5000.
2019-2020 Scholarship, Department of Archaeology, Tel Aviv University, Israel.
2018-2019 Scholarship, The Sonia and Marco Nadler Institute, Department of Ancient Near Eastern Studies, Tel Aviv University, Israel.
2017-2018 Scholarship, Department of Archaeology, Tel Aviv University, Israel
2018 Irene Levi Sala Care Archaeological Foundation: 3500$. Principal Investigator of the project: “Microscopic and experimental approaches towards understanding the use of small flakes produced by means of recycling at Acheulean Revadim site (Israel)”.
2015 Avvio alla Ricerca, Sapienza University of Rome: - € 1000. “Principal Investigator of the project: The recycling phenomenon during the late Lower Palaeolithic: the case study of Qesem Cave (Israel)”.
Academic Service
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Manuscript peer review: Journal of Paleolithic Archeology, Quaternary International.
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Evaluator of scientific projects submitted to the National Science Centre, Poland.
Professional memberships
2015-to date AWRANA- Association of Archaeological Wear & Residue Analysts
2020- ESHE European Society for the study of Human Evolution
2020- EAA- European Association for Archeologists
2018-to date UISPP International Union for the Prehistoric and Protohistoric Sciences
Languages
Italian -native
English -good command
French -fluent
Spanish -basic
Additional qualifications
Good knowledge in microscopy (Stereomicroscope, Metallographic microscope, SEM and SEM-EDX equipment), good knowledge of operating system Windows and Apple Macintosh and main applications of literacy and numeracy, knowledge of graphic processing software (Adobe Photoshop CC, Adobe Lightroom).