Paola Di Giuseppantonio Di Franco
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | Marie Curie Intra European Fellow, McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, University of Cambridge |
| Location | Cambridge, United Kingdom |
| Introduction | Follow me on: https://twitter.com/PaolaDiFranco2. I am a Marie Curie Post-doctoral Fellow at the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, University of Cambridge. My research combines material culture, digital archaeology and cognitive science to explore how new technologies impact the interpretation processes of the past. My current research project investigates the potential of 3D technologies for artifacts exhibition inside museums. To this purpose, I am exploring how museum users perceive artifacts through different media: visual examination, physical interaction, and three-dimensional virtual and material replica interaction. This work is in collaboration with the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in Cambridge and will contribute to the re-development of the MAA World Archaeology gallery. Other research interests include Medieval Archaeology in Italy and France, with a research lens on population dynamics in peripheral centres, rock cave settlements, encastellation, and the role of rural churches in sustaining rural communities during Middle Ages. |