Elena Scarsella

Elena Scarsella studied at La Sapienza, University of Rome, as an undergraduate and masters student in Later Prehistory. She is currently studying for her PhD at the University of Cambridge, Department of Archaeology, with a thesis on the mountain societies of Central Italy. Her main interest is the relationship between violence, identity and landscape in later prehistory. She has been Field Director of the Fossa Project in 2021 and co-coordinator of the Garrod Seminar Lectures series in Cambridge in 2022. She is currently involved in an exchange with the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich, where she is a visiting scholar.

BOOKS BY THIS CONTRIBUTOR

A Blessing and a Curse: Mediterranean Mountains between Idyll and Violence in Later Prehistory

ed. Elena Scarsella

This book explores mountain societies in later European prehistory through case studies from across the Mediterranean. Challenging stereotypes of mountain life, it examines how communities adapted to diverse and demanding environments, highlighting their resilience, mobility and varied cultural responses. READ MORE

Paperback: £35.00