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LORETO ROMOLO
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Curriculum Vitae
Romolo Loreto, PhD
Associate Professor – University of Naples “L’Orientale”
Department Asia, Africa and Mediterranean
Research areas
-Archaeology in north Saudi Arabia, definition of a chronology for al-Jawf region, from pre-history to historic periods, focused on Neolithic, Bronze Age, I millennium BC (Assyrian to Nabataean) evidence and I millennium AD (Early Islamic Era).
-Archaeology and Art History of the Ancient Near East.
-Nabataeans in North Saudi Arabia.
-Landscape, coastal environment and oases economy in northern Iron Age Oman (I millennium BCE)
-Pre-Islamic Yemen, focused on south Arabian architecture.
Academic roles
2019-present: Associate Professor in Archaeology and Art History of the Ancient Near East. University of Naples “L’Orientale”.
2016-2019: Tenure researcher (RTD-B) in Archaeology and Art History of the Ancient Near East. University of Naples “L’Orientale”.
2014-2016: Assistant Professor (RTD-A) in Archaeology and Art History of the Ancient Near East. University of Naples “L’Orientale”.
2017, November 21-22: Visiting Professor at the Masaryk University, Faculty of Arts, Center of Prehistoric Archaeology of the Near East (PANE), Brno, Czech Republic. Lectures: “Archaeology and History of Central and South-western Arabia”. http://classics.phil.muni.cz/en/pane/studies-at-pane
2009-2013: Adjunct Professor of Archaeology and History of the Art of Ancient Near East. University of Naples “L’Orientale”.
2010-2013: Fellow Researcher of Archaeology and History of the Art of Ancient Near East. University of Naples “L’Orientale”.
2009-2010: Adjunct Professor of Phoenician-Punic Archaeology. University of Naples Federico II.
Archaeological projects
2011-present: Director of The Italian Archaeological Mission in Saudi Arabia, Dumat al-Jandal and al-Jawf in antiquity (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, University of Naples L’Orientale). From 2009 to 2010 field director at Dumat al-Jandal under the supervision of Alessandro de Maigret.
2013-present: Director of The Italian Restoration Mission in Saudi Arabia, Dumat al-Jandal historical area (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, University of Naples L’Orientale).
2015-present: co-Director of The Umluj underwater joint project Heritage Commission-University of Naples “L’Orientale”.
2013-present: Director of the University of Naples “L’Orientale” archaeological project in the Sultanate of Oman. Fish-eaters and coastal adaptation during the Iron Age in northern Oman project.
2013-present: Director of the University of Naples “L’Orientale” archaeological project in the Sultanate of Oman. The medieval town and harbor of Dimma, al-Sib.
2002-2008: Member of the Italian Archaeological Mission in Yemen, Tamna. Field director. Head of the Mission: prof. Alessandro de Maigret. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, University of Naples L’Orientale).
2003-2009: Member of the Italian Archaeological Mission in Yemen, Baraqish. Field director. Head of the Mission: prof. Alessandro de Maigret. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, University of Naples L’Orientale).
2010: Member of the Italian Archaeological Mission in Yemen, Ghayman. Head of the Mission: prof. Alessandro de Maigret (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, University of Naples L’Orientale).
Academic studies
2008-2009: Cultore della materia (discipline academic award). Discipline code L-OR/05: Archaeology and Art History of the Ancient Near East. University of Naples “L’Orientale”.
2006-2009: PhD. “South Arabian (pre-Islamic) Domestic Architecture”.
Classic World and Ancient Mediterranean Department. University of Naples “L’Orientale”.
Tutor: Prof. Alessandro de Maigret.
2005-2006: Second degree in Archaeology, MA. University of Naples “L’Orientale”. Thesis: “Le tecniche costruttive della bayt sudarabica; specificità regionali ed evidenze esterne”. Tutor: Prof. Alessandro de Maigret.
1999-2003: First degree in Archaeology, BA: East and West. University of Naples “L’Orientale”. Thesis: “La tecnica architettonica dei templi sud-arabici. Nuovi spunti da un approccio sperimentale”. Tutor: Prof. Alessandro de Maigret.
Eligible to Academic roles
2022. Eligible as Full professor (I Fascia) Tornata 2021-2023.
2014. Eligible as Associate Professor (II Fascia) Tornata 2012.
2011. Eligible as Researcher CNR – Centro Nazionale per la Ricerca. Istituto per i Beni Archeologici e Monumentali (IBAM), Lecce.
Grants and awards
5 from 2009. Annual grants from Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for the Italian archaeological mission in Saudi Arabia, al-Jawf-Dumat al-Jandal
4 from 2013. Annual grants from Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for the Italian restoration mission in Saudi Arabia, al-Jawf-Dumat al-Jandal
3 from 2014. Annual grants from Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for the University of Naples archaeological mission in Oman
2 2017. Winner al-Ansary Prize, Best non-Saudi archaeologist, Under 40, for scientific result in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
1 2014. Winner SIR 2014 – Scientific Independence of Young Researcher, Ministero dell’Istruzione, dell’Università e della Ricerca (finanziamenti per la ricerca 260.000euro).
Other activities
3 2024. Member of the “Comitato Tecnico Scientifico del Museo Provinciale Campano di Capua”
2 2024. Member (archaeologicst) for the Scientific Committee for the Archaeology, Collections and Conservation Department Royal Commission of ALULA
1 2021-2024. Advisor for Diriyah Gate Development Authority
Publications
Books
7 Storia e archeologia del cristianesimo nella Penisola arabica. Mondadori Università.
6 2023. R Loreto, B. Marcolongo. Manuale di geoarcheologia. Un approccio geomorfologico da remoto. Napoli, UniorPress.
5 2018. R. Loreto. Storia e archeologia della Penisola arabica. IPOCAN-Aseq, Roma (198pagine).
4 2017. R. Loreto. Alle origini degli Arabi. Un viaggio nell'archeologia dell'Arabia Saudita. Mondadori Università. Milano (288pagine).
3 2015. R. Loreto. L’architettura religiosa sudarabica di epoca pre-islamica (XII sec a.C. – VI sec. d.C.). Series Maior XIV. Università degli Studi di Napoli “L’Orientale” – ISMEO. Napoli (356pagine).
2 2013. Charloux G. & Loreto R. Dumat al-Jandal. 2800 years of history in North Saudi Arabia. King Fahd National Library. Riyadh (112pagine).
1 2011. R. Loreto. L’architettura domestica sudarabica di epoca pre-islamica (VII sec. a.C. – VI sec. d.C.). Dissertationes VII, Università degli Studi di Napoli “L’Orientale”. Napoli (328pagine).
Reports
4 2022. Charloux & R. Loreto. (edd) DÛMA IV. Report of the 2013 season of the Saudi-Italian-French-Saudi Archaeological Project at Dûmat al-Jandal. King Fahd National Library Cataloguing. Riyadh.
3 2022. Charloux & R. Loreto. (edd) DÛMA III. Report of the 2012 season of the Saudi-Italian-French-Saudi Archaeological Project at Dûmat al-Jandal. King Fahd National Library Cataloguing. Riyadh.
2 2016. G. Charloux & R. Loreto. (edd) DÛMA II. Report of the 2011 season of the Saudi-Italian-French-Saudi Archaeological Project at Dûmat al-Jandal. King Fahd National Library Cataloguing. Riyadh.
1 2014. Charloux G. & Loreto R. (edd) DÛMA I. Report of the 2010 season of the Saudi-Italian-French-Saudi Archaeological Project at Dûmat al-Jandal. King Fahd National Library Cataloguing. Riyadh.
Articles
98 Loreto, R. 2024. "An Old Babylonian Cylinder Seal from the Museo Orientale Umberto Scerrato Notes on a Digital Microscopic High Magnification Analysis". Eating and Drinking in the Ancient Near East Proceedings of the 67th Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale, Turin, July 12–16, 2021. dubsar 33, Zaphon, 485-495.
97 2024. R. Loreto, T. Cocozza, A. Vitale et al. Dūmat al-Jandal, a North Arabian oasis from the Assyrian period to the advent of Islam. Results and perspectives after field and remote survey seasons 2019–2022. Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies 53 (2024): 134–149.
96 2024. In search for a Bronze Age for Central Arabia. A view from Landsat imagery. EVO 46: 151-170.
95 2023. Dūmat al-Jandal, Ancient Adummatu. An Appraisal of 12 Years of Archaeological Activities in a North Arabian Oasis: from the Prehistory to the Assyrian Period. Proceedings of the 12th International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East 06-09 April 2021, Bologna.
94 2023 Textual sources and archaeological evidence for the study of Christian architecture in pre-Islamic Yemen: notes on Great Church of Abrāha at Sanaa. In Arabie – Arabies volume offert à Christian Julien Robin par ses collègues, ses élèves et ses amis - ISBN: 978-2-7053-4116-9
Loreto, Romolo
93 2022 Loreto, R. The activities of the Italian Archaeological Mission in Saudi Arabia, Dumat al-Jandal (ancient Adummatu), 2021 field season. In BULLETIN OF THE BRITISH FOUNDATION FOR THE STUDY OF ARABIA vol. 28.
92 2022 Loreto, R. et al. Ichtyophagoi: their Culture and Economy. Landscape and People during the Iron Age in Coastal Oman. In BULLETIN OF THE BRITISH FOUNDATION FOR THE STUDY OF ARABIA vol. 28.
91 2022 Loreto, R. La presenza archeologica italiana nel Regno dell’Arabia Saudita. In Italia - Arabia Saudita. Novant'anni di relazioni diplomatiche. Ambasciata Italia, Riyadh.
90 2022 vAn Akkadian cylinder seal from the Museo Orientale "Umberto Scerrato". Preliminary notes on a Digital Microscopic high magnification analysis. In Ana Sulmani. Ancient Near Eastern Studies in Honour of Simonetta Graziani.
89 2022 Loreto, R., Corrado, L.A. Softstone Vessels from Ḫor Al-Hamām. Rescue Archaeology and Remote Sensing in Al-Bāṭinah North. In JOURNAL OF OMAN STUDIES vol. 23.
88 2021. Loreto, R. The Role of Adummatu among the Early Arabian Trade Routes at the Dawn of the Southern Arabian Cultures. pp.66-110. In South Arabian Long-Distance Trade in Antiquity: “Out of Arabia” - ISBN:978-1-5275-6456-5
87 2020. Loreto, R. et al. Il telerilevamento come strumento multidisciplinare alternativo alle missioni archeologiche sul campo nei paesi in lockdown da Covid-19. NEWSLETTER DI ARCHEOLOGIA CISA, 11: 251-268.
86 2020. Loreto, R. Speciale Tesori d'Arabia. Tutto l'oro d'Arabia.. pp.94-109. In ARCHEO - ISSN:1120-4559 vol. 420.
85 2020. Loreto, R. Sulle origini del commercio carovaniero tra la Penisola arabica e il Vicino Oriente antico. pp.287-300. In talugaeš witteš Ancient Near Eastern Studies Presented to Stefano de Martino on the Occasion of his 65th Birthday - ISBN:978-3-96327-110-6 vol. 2.
84 2020. Loreto, R. Nota preliminare della undicesima Campagna della Missione Archeologica Italiana in Arabia Saudita, Dūmat al-Jandal (antica Adumatu). pp.239-244. In NEWSLETTER DI ARCHEOLOGIA CISA - ISSN:2036-6353 vol. 10.
83 2020. Loreto, R. Rapporto preliminare della settima campagna della Missione Italiana di restauro in Arabia Saudita. pp.245-256. In NEWSLETTER DI ARCHEOLOGIA CISA - ISSN:2036-6353 vol. 10.
82 2020. Loreto, R. Nota preliminare della Campagna 2019 della Missione Archeologica de “L’Orientale” in Oman. “Ichthyophagoi: their culture and economy. Landscape and people during the Iron Age in coastal Oman”, Prima stagione di scavi a Wadi Bani Khalid. pp.257-264. In NEWSLETTER DI ARCHEOLOGIA CISA - ISSN:2036-6353 vol. 10.
81 2020. Loreto, R. A Late Iron Age settlement in Wādī Banī Ḫālid: First season of the joint Omani‐Italian archaeological project. DOI:10.1111/aae.12166. In ARABIAN ARCHAEOLOGY AND EPIGRAPHY - ISSN:0905-7196 vol. 31.
80 2020. Loreto, R. Gli Achemenidi e l'Arabia. Stato della questione. pp.495-510. In IRANIAN STUDIES IN HONOUR OF ADRIANO V. ROSSI - ISBN:9788867191710 vol. II
79 2019k. Loreto, R. “L’Arabia nella tarda antichità”. In: A. Capodiferro & S. Colantonio (edd.) Roads of Arabia. Catalogo della mostra, Museo Nazionale Romano, Terme di Diocleziano, Electa, Milano, pp. 251-254
78 2019j. Loreto, R. “L’Arabia preistorica e il suo paleoambiente”. In: A. Capodiferro & S. Colantonio (edd.) Roads of Arabia. Catalogo della mostra, Museo Nazionale Romano, Terme di Diocleziano, Electa, Milano, pp. 99-101.
77 2019i. Loreto, R. “La missione archeologica italiana nel regno dell’Arabia Saudita e le relazioni scientifico-archeologiche italo-saudite”. In: A. Capodiferro & S. Colantonio (edd.) Roads of Arabia. Catalogo della mostra, Museo Nazionale Romano, Terme di Diocleziano, Electa, Milano, pp. 40-41.
76 2019h. Loreto, R; Maini, E.; Mauro, F.; Candilio, F.“The Desert Lord of Sinaw”. In: Cattani, M. & Frenez, D. Dreamers. 40 Years of Italian Archaeological Research in Oman, Ministry of Heritage and Culture.pp.108-110 (3 pagine).
75 2019g. Loreto, R. “Bimah and its coastal environment”. In: Cattani, M. & Frenez, D. Dreamers. 40 Years of Italian Archaeological Research in Oman, Ministry of Heritage and Culture. pp.103-107.
74 2019f. Loreto, R. “The 2017 archaeological field activities of the University of Naples "L'Orientale" in the Arabian Peninsula (Saudi Arabia and Oman)”. pp.143-147. In RASSEGNA DI STUDI ETIOPICI - vol. 3..
73 2019e. Zazzaro, C; Loreto, R; Visconti, Chiara. Il relitto di un mercantile del XVIII secolo nelle acque saudite del Mar Rosso. In: Capulli, M. (ed) Il Patrimonio sommerso. Ricerche e proposte per il futuro dell’archeologia subacquea in Italia, Atti del Convegno. Forum editrice universitaria udinese. pp.381-391.
72 2019d. Loreto, R. “Dumata, una città-oasi dell’Arabia in epoca romana e tardo antica”. In: A. Capodiferro & S. Colantonio (edd.) Roads of Arabia. Catalogo della mostra, Museo Nazionale Romano, Terme di Diocleziano, Electa, Milano, pp. 229-235.
71 2019c. Loreto, R. “Gli Arabi e l’imperialismo assiro”. In: S. Graziani (ed.). Gli Assiri all’ombra del Vesuvio, Catalogo della mostra. Museo Archeologico Nazionale Napoli. Electa, pp. 77-88.
70 2019b. Loreto, R. “The ancient Adummatu, a caravan port of trade on the limes arabicus”. In Andreade, N.; Marcaccini, C.; Marconi, G.; Violante, D. (edd) Roman Imperial Cities in the east and in central-southern Italy. Yale University –Università della Basilicata. L’Erma di Bretschneider, pp. 245-262.
69 2019a. Loreto, R. “The Assyrians in Arabia. The archaeological evidence”. In J.-F. Breton (ed) La guerre en Arabie, Atti della XXIIeme Réncontre Sabéenne, Paris 6-9 June 2017, Geuthner-CEFAS, pp. 133-144.
68 2018j. Loreto, R. “Ichthyophagoi their culture and economy during the Iron Age in coastal Oman”. In: Tosi, M. & Cleuziou, S. In the Shadow of Ancestors. The prehistoric foundation of the Early Arabian Civilization in Oman. 2nd Edition. Muscat, Ministry of Heritage and Culture (490-493).
67 2018i. Loreto, R. “Dūmat al-Jandal, the emerging of a north Arabian oasis in the pre-Islamic era. The Nabataean period and the pottery evidence from the residential area”. In The Arabs in Antiquity, ARAM Society for SyroMesopotamian Studies, Oxford, 2018, 403-420. (rivista di serie A).
66 2018h. Loreto, R. Nota preliminare della decima Campagna della Missione Archeologica Italiana in Arabia Saudita, Dūmat al-Jandal (antica Adumatu), in B. Genito (ed.) NEWSLETTER DI ARCHEOLOGIA CISA 9, pp. 277-284.
65 2018g. Loreto, R. Nota preliminare della sesta Campagna della Missione Italiana di Restauro in Arabia Saudita, in B. Genito (ed.) NEWSLETTER DI ARCHEOLOGIA CISA 9, pp. 273-276.
64 2018f. Loreto, R. Nota preliminare della Campagna 2018 della Missione Archeologica de "L’Orientale". Ichthyophagoi: Their Culture and Economy. Landscape e People During the Iron Age in Costal Oman, in B. Genito (ed.) NEWSLETTER DI ARCHEOLOGIA CISA 9, pp. 267-272.
63 2018e. Loreto, R. “2010 and 2011 archaeological campaigns at Dumat al-Jandal”. In Aṭlāl 25.
62 2018d. Loreto, R. “Cerimonialità e architettura nelle iscrizioni di costruzione sudarabiche nello Yemen pre-islamico. Dati epigrafici ed evidenza archeologica”. In R. Bierobon Benoit (ed) Avventure della scrittura. Documenti dal Mediterraneo orientale antico. Cahiers du Centre Jean Bérard, vol. 24: 217-236, 2018.
61 2018c. Loreto, R. “Dall’oasi alla città. Paesaggi urbani nell’Arabia preislamica”. In G.M. Follaco, G. Rampolla (edd) La Città in Asia. Letture critiche degli spazi urbani antichi e moderni. Centro studi per i popoli extra-europei “cesare bonacossa” - Università di Pavia. Asia Major 3: 39-56, 2018.
60 2018b. Loreto, R. “Results from the 2009–2016 excavation seasons in the historical centre of Dūmat al-Jandal, ancient Adummatu”, in Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies 48: 151-164, 2018.
59 2018a. Loreto, R. Between Bamah (Bmh2) And Ras Al Had (Hd21). Notes on the 2014-2016 Excavation Seasons in the Framework of the Project “Ichthyophagoi their Culture and Economy. Landscape and People during the Iron Age in Coastal Oman”, in Journal of Oman Studies 19: 19-65, 2018.
58 2017d Loreto, R. “The 2016 archaeological field activities of the University of Naples L'Orientale in the Arabian Peninsula (Saudi Arabia and Oman)”, in Rassegna di Studi Etiopici Vol. I, pp. 192-193.
57 2017c. Loreto, R. Note on the eight Season of the Italian Archaeological Mission in the Kingdom Saudi Arabia Dūmat al-Jandal (Ancient Adummatu), in B. Genito (ed.) NEWSLETTER DI ARCHEOLOGIA CISA 8, 135-144, 2017.
56 2017b. Loreto, R. Note on the Fourth Season of the Italian Restoration Project in Kingdom Saudi Arabia, Dūmat al-Jandal, in B. Genito (ed.) NEWSLETTER DI ARCHEOLOGIA CISA 8, 123-134, 2017.
55 2017a. Loreto, R. Note on the 2016 Excavation Season at BMH2 (Bimah, Sultanate of Oman), in B. Genito (ed.) NEWSLETTER DI ARCHEOLOGIA CISA 8, 115-122, 2017.
54 2017. R. Loreto, C. Zazzaro e C. Visconti, An Eighteenth-Century Merchantman off the Red Sea coast of Saudi Arabia, Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies 46: 58-66.
53 2017. Graziani, Simonetta; Caterina, L.; Giunta, R.; Loreto, R.; Manzo, A. “Le collezioni museali dell’Orientale di Napoli.Il Museo Orientale «Umberto Scerrato». La Collezione della Società Africana d’Italia”, Annali di Storia delle Università Italiane 1/2017, 177-183).
52 2016a. Loreto, R. “2011 Season at Dûmat al-Jandal. The objects from the excavation in the historical area, 2009-2011 excavation campaigns”, in DÛMA II. Report of the 2010 season of the Saudi-Italian-French Archaeological Project at Dûmat al-Jandal. G. Charloux - R. Loreto (edd), Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities press, King Fahd National Library, Riyadh: 147-182, 2016.
51 2016b. Loreto, R. “2011 Season at Dûmat al-Jandal. Excavation in the historical area, Sector A”, in DÛMA II. Report of the 2010 season of the Saudi-Italian-French Archaeological Project at Dûmat al-Jandal. G. Charloux - R. Loreto (edd), Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities press, King Fahd National Library, Riyadh: 101-146, 2016.
50 2016c. Loreto, R. “BMH2 and the Iron Age northern coastal Oman in light of 2014-2015 excavation season”, in ANNALI. ISTITUTO UNIVERSITARIO ORIENTALE NAPOLI 76, 201-245, 2016.
49 2016d. Loreto, R. “The Role of Dūmat al-Jandal in Ancient North Arabian Routes from Pre-History to Historical Periods”, in M. Luciani (ed), OREA 4, The Archaeology of North Arabia, Austrian Academy of Science, 299-316, 2016.
48 2016e. Loreto, R. “III. IL GRANDE TEMPIO (TT1) O PALAZZO REALE”, in A. de Maigret, Ch.J. Robin (edd) Tamna’ (Yemen). Les fouilles Italo-Francaises. Rapport final. Édition de Boccard, Parigi, 297-324, 2016.
47 2016f. Loreto, R. “Note on the 2015 Excavation Season at BMH2 (Bimah, Sultanate of Oman)”, in B. Genito (ed.) NEWSLETTER DI ARCHEOLOGIA CISA 7, 183-190, 2016.
46 2016g. Loreto, R. “Note on the Activities of the Italian Archaeological Mission in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the Framework of the Saudi-Italian-French Archaeological Project at Dūmat al-Jandal”, in B. Genito (ed.) NEWSLETTER DI ARCHEOLOGIA CISA 7,173-182, 2016.
45 2016h. C. Zazzaro; R. Loreto; E. Cocca. “3D surveying of an eighteenth century merchantman off the Red Sea coast of Saudi Arabia”. In SKYLLIS 16: 68-73.
44 2016i. Zazzaro, C., Loreto, R “The Umm Lajj 1 Shipwreck: The First Underwater Survey of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage and of the Università di Napoli “L’Orientale””, in BULLETIN OF THE BRITISH FOUNDATION FOR THE STUDY OF ARABIA 21, 31-32, 2016.
43 2016j. Loreto, R.; Zazzaro, C.; Visconti, C. “Sul relitto di UmmLujj”, in ARCHEOLOGIA VIVA 179, 58-66, 2016.
42 2016k. Loreto, R., Aurino, P. “Neolithic evidences from Asfan, preliminary report”, in DÛMA II. Report of the 2010 season of the Saudi-Italian-French Archaeological Project at Dûmat al-Jandal. G. Charloux - R. Loreto (edd), Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities press, King Fahd National Library, Riyadh: 33-60, 2016.
41 2015a. Loreto R. “Note on the 2014 Excavation Season at BMH2 (Bimah, Sultanate of Oman)”, in B. Genito ed. Newsletter di Archeologia CISA, vol. 6, 2015: 223-230.
40 2015b. Loreto R. “Preliminary Report of the 2014 Campaign of the Italian Archaeological Mission in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the Framework of the Saudi-Italian-French Archaeological Project at Dūmat al-Jandal (Ancient Adummatu)”, in B. Genito ed. Newsletter di Archeologia CISA, vol. 6, 2015: 211-222.
39 2015c. Loreto R. “Tra mare e deserto. Le attività di ricerca dell’Orientale nella Penisola Arabica”, in B. Genito ed. Newsletter di Archeologia CISA, vol. 6, 2015: 132-145.
38 2015d. Loreto R. “The Greek in Oman, The Ichtyophagoi at Bimah”, in Bulletin of the British Foundation for the Study of Arabia 20: 24, 2015.
37 2015e. Loreto, R. “Preliminary report of the 2014 excavation season at BMH2 (Bimah, Sultanate of Oman). Annali Istituto Orientale Napoli 75.
36 2015f. Hilbert, Y., Crassard, R., Charloux, G., Loreto, R., Nubian Technology in northern Arabia: impact on interregional variability of Middle Paleolithic industries. QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL 2015.
35 2014a. Loreto R. “2010 Season at Dûmat al-Jandal. Excavation in the historical area, Sector A”, in DÛMA I. Report of the 2010 season of the Italian-French-Saudi Archaeological Mission in Dumat al-Jandal. G. Charloux - R. Loreto (edd), 91-144, 2014.
34 2014b Loreto R.. “2010 Season at Dûmat al-Jandal. Pre-Islamic pottery”, in DÛMA I. Report of the 2010 season of the Saudi-Italian-French Archaeological Project at Dumat al-Jandal. G. Charloux - R. Loreto (edd), pp. 291-308, 2014.
33 2014c. Loreto R. “Ichtyophagoi: Their Culture and Economy. Landscape and People during the Iron Age in Coastal Oman. Preliminary Definition of the BMH2 (Bimah) Site”, in Annali dell’Università di Napoli “L’Orientale” 74: 205-211.
32 2014d. Loreto R. “South Arabian religious architecture: a historical overview”, in A.V. Sedov (ed.) Arabian and Islamic Studies. A collection of papers in honour of Mikhail Borishovič Piotrovskij on the occasion of his 70th birthday. The State Museum of Oriental Art, Mosca: 122-147.
31 2014e. Loreto R. “A Preliminary survey at al-Seeb, the Medieval town and harbor of Dimma”, in Newsletter di Archeologia, CISA, Volume 5, pp. 355-374.
30 2014f. Loreto R. “The 2013-2014 assemblage”, in C. Zazzaro et alii. The contribution of the Università degli studi di Napoli “L’Orientale” to the 2013-2014 Eritrean-Italian Archaeological Field Season at Adulis, Newsletter di Archeologia, CISA, Volume 5, 2014, pp. 545-546.
29 2014g. Loreto R. “Dumat al-Jandal (antica Adummatu), Arabia Saudita. Un Centro Carovaniero nel Nord della Penisola Arabica”, in B. Genito, L. Caterina edd. Archeologia delle Vie della Seta. Percorsi Immagini e Cultura Materiale. II Ciclo di Conferenze, 6 Marzo – 22 Maggio 2013, 2014, pp. 105-145.
28 2014h. Loreto R. & Charloux G. “2010 Season at Dûmat al-Jandal. Historical Overview”, in DÛMA I. Report of the 2010 season of the Italian-French-Saudi Archaeological Mission in Dûmat al-Jandal. G. Charloux - R. Loreto (edd), 2014, pp. 27-56.
27 2014i. Loreto, R. "Michel Mouton, Jérémie Schiettecatte, In the Desert Margins. The Settlement Process in Ancient South and East Arabia (Arabia Antica 9). «L’Erma» di Bretschneider, Rome 2014, 336 pp. ANNALI. ISTITUTO UNIVERSITARIO ORIENTALE NAPOLI 74.
26 2013a. Loreto R. “Le attività della Missione archeologica italiana nel Regno dell’Arabia Saudita nell’ambito del Progetto archeologico Italo-franco-saudita a Dumat al-Jandal”, in I. al-Ghabban (a cura di) Alla Scoperta dell’Arabia Saudita. La terra del dialogo e della cultura, Catalogo della Mostra a Roma, Complesso del Vittoriano 4 ottobre – 30 novembre 2013, Roma, Gangemi Editore.
25 2013b. Loreto R. “New Neolithic evidence from the al-Jawf region: an outline of the historical development of Dūmat al-Jandal”. In L. Weeks & J. Watson (edd) Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies 43, Londra.
24 2013c. Charloux G. & Loreto R. The Saudi-Italian-French Archaeological Project at Dûmat al-Jandal. Preliminary Report of 2012 season. In Newsletter di Archeologia, B. Genito (ed.) Newsletter Archeologia (CISA), Centro Interdipartimentale di Servizi per l’Archeologia. Attività Archeologiche dell’Università degli Studi di Napoli “L’Orientale”, vol. 4.
23 2013d. Charloux G., Loreto R. & Makinson M. Dûmat al-Jandal, oasis de l’Arabie déserte. In Qantara 87.
22 2013e. Charloux G. & Loreto R. “Oasis Rediscovered”, in Saudi Voyager 11: 16-18. http://www.saudivoyager.com/
21 2012a. Loreto R. “Bulletin on recent studies in pre-Islamic Yemen”. Rassegna di Studi Etiopici (N.S.) Istituto per L’Oriente C.A. Nalino (Roma) – Università degli Studi di Napoli “L’Orientale. Vol. IV.
20 2012b. Loreto R. “The House B/E. A contextual analysis of a workshop inside the “Market Square” in Tamna’”, in B. Genito (ed.) Newsletter Archeologia (CISA), Centro Interdipartimentale di Servizi per l’Archeologia. Attività Archeologiche dell’Università degli Studi di Napoli “L’Orientale”, vol. 3.
19 2012c. Loreto R. “The Saudi-Italian-French Archaeological Mission at Dumat al-Jandal (Ancient Adumatu). A first relative chronological sequence for Dumat al-Jandal. Architectural elements and pottery items”, in L. Weeks & J. Watson (edd) Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies 42, Londra.
18 2012d. Loreto R. “I luoghi del banchetto nell'Arabia meridionale antica”, in Il Banchetto nel Vicino Oriente Antico, Pratiche, ritualità e simbologie, a cura di L. Milano, Eothen, Firenze.
17 2012e. Loreto R. Il Grande Tempio di Yéha presso Enda Abba Afsé. In: Caterina L.-Giunta R. Museo Orientale Umberto Scerrato. p. 280-281, Università degli Studi di Napoli "L'Orientale", Il Torcoliere-Officine grafico Editoriali d'Ateneo.
16 2012f. Loreto R. L'area sacra di Barâqish, antica Yathill. I templi ipostili di Nakrah e Athtar dhû-Qabd. In: Caterina L.-Giunta R. Museo Orientale Umberto Scerrato. p. 276-279, Università degli Studi di Napoli "L'Orientale", Il Torcoliere-Officine grafico Editoriali d'Ateneo.
15 2012g. Loreto R. La Casa A di Yalâ. In: Caterina L.-Giunta R. Museo Orientale Umberto Scerrato. p. 282-283, Università degli Studi di Napoli "L'Orientale", Il Torcoliere-Officine grafico Editoriali d'Ateneo.
14 2012h. Loreto R. La Casa B/E di Tamna'. In: Caterina L.-Giunta R. Museo Orientale Umberto Scerrato. p. 284-285, Università degli Studi di Napoli "L'Orientale", Il Torcoliere-Officine grafico Editoriali d'Ateneo.
13 2012i. Loreto R. “Da Marib a Gaza. Profumi d'Arabia e rotte carovaniere: fonti epigrafiche ed evidenze archeologiche dal paese dell'incenso”, in Atti del Convegno I Profumi nel Mondo Antico. Produzione, commercio e valori simbolici. A cura di M. D’Acunto – A. Carannante. Carthusia – Pandemos, Paestum.
12 2012j. Charloux G. & Loreto R. “Dûmat al-Jandal, carrefour caravanier sur les pistes d’Arabie”, in Archéologie 495.
11 2012k. Charloux G. & Loreto R. “The Saudi-Italian-French archaeological project at Dumat al-Jandal: an historical and archaeological overview”, in A. Sedov (ed) Atti della quindicesima Rencontre Sabeénne, Mosca, State Museum of Oriental Art – Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Science.
10 2012l. Loreto R., de Maigret A. Joint Saudi-Italian Archaeological Project at Dûmat al-Jandal (today Saudi-Italian-French Archaeological Project at Dûmat al-Jandal), in ATLAL 22.
9 2012m. Loreto R. & Valentini R. Il santuario rupestre del dio Nakrah presso Darb as-Sabi (Baraqish, antica Yathill), in Newsletter di Archeologia, B. Genito (ed.) Newsletter Archeologia (CISA), Centro Interdipartimentale di Servizi per l’Archeologia. Attività Archeologiche dell’Università degli Studi di Napoli “L’Orientale”, vol. 3.
8 2012n. Charloux, G. & Loreto, R. Dûmat al-Jandal (Arabie saoudite), premières explorations de l’oasis par la Mission archéologique italo-franco-saoudienne. CRAIBL Comptes Rendu de l'Académie des Inscription et Belles-Lettres 2011, vol II.
7 2011a. Loreto R. “South Arabian inscriptions from domestic buildings from Tamnaʿ and the archaeological evidence”, in Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy 20, Oxford, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing.
6 2011b. Loreto R. “Saudi-italian-french Archaeological Mission in Saudi Arabia, Dumat al-Jandal 2010. The excavation of Sector A”, in B. Genito (ed.) Newsletter Archeologia (CISA), Centro Interdipartimentale di Servizi per l’Archeologia. Attività Archeologiche dell’Università degli Studi di Napoli “L’Orientale”, vol. 2.
5 2011c. Loreto R. “Necrologio Prof. Alessandro de Maigret”, in Annali dell’Università degli Studi di Napoli “L’Orientale”, Annali IUO 71, 23-37.
4 2011d. Loreto R. Recensione a J. Schiettecatte, D'Aden à Zafar. Villes d’Arabie du Sud Préislamique, De Boccard, Paris 2011, Annali IUO 71 (13).
3 2009. Loreto R. “House and household. A contextual approach to the study of South Arabian domestic architecture: a case-study from seventh to sixth century BC Yala/ad-Durayb”, in: Proceeding of the Seminar for Arabian Studies 39, Oxford.
2 2008. Loreto R. “Architectural decorations from the private buildings in the Market Square in Tamna’”, in Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy 18, D.T. Potts ed., Oxford, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing.
1 2005-2006. Loreto R. “A hypothetical reconstruction of the small palace (bayt Khamrān) in the Market Square in Tamna‘”, in Arabia, Révue d’ archéologie et d’épigraphie 3, De Maigret A., Ch.J. Robin edd., Paris-Rome.
Public lectures-Conferences
83 2024 Loreto, R., Vitale, A. et al. The Glyptic Collection of the University of Naples l’Orientale. Study of Engraving Techniques Based on a Digital Microscopic High Magnification Analysis. ASOR Annual Meeting, Boston 23/11/2024.
82 2024 Loreto, R. "At the origine of southern Arabia urban societies: the icons from abroad". Seminar for Arabian Studies, 57. Paris, Institut national d'histoire de l'art, 27-29 June, 2024.
81 2024 Loreto, R. "Ichthyophagoi: their culture and economy. 10 years of archaeological activities along the River Ocean shores within the northern Oman Iron Age". EVOA 2024, Università degli studi di Torino, 18-19 giugno 2024.
80 2024. Loreto, R., Falco, C.A., Marcolongo, B. et al. "Le ricerche geoarcheologiche de l’Orientale di Napoli nella Penisola arabica. Contesti geomorfologici, strategie di insediamento e analisi telerilevate in ambienti aridi". 14° Workshop tematico di Telerilevamento. TELERILEVAMENTO APPLICATO ALLA GESTIONE DELLE RISORSE IDRICHE. Enea-Ait. Oratorio San Filippo Neri, Bologna, 6-7 giugno 2024.
79 2024 Loreto, R. “Southern Arabia. Bronze productions from the ancient caravan kingdoms of pre-Islamic Yemen”. Bronzeworking Centers of Central-Western Asia, 20/02/2024. Online Webinar, Università di Napoli l’Orientale.
78 2024 Loreto, R., Zazzaro, C. “2022 season at the Ummluj shipwreck”. Underwater archaeology International Conference. Ministry of Culture, Saudi Arabia, Jeddah. 15 January 2024.
77 2023 Loreto, R. 15 years of archaeological activities at Dumat al-Jandal and al-Jawf, Saudi Arabia. Skaka (al-Jawf region), Al-Sudairi Foundation, Italian Ministry of Forieign Affairs and International Cooperation and Heritage Commission, Ministry of Culture. 11 ottobre 2023.
76 2023 Loreto, R., Berardino, S., Vitale, A. La spada e non solo. A passo di danza in Arabia. La danza nel mondo antico e tardo-antico fra Oriente e Occidente. Napoli, Sala delle Conferenze, Palazzo Du Mesnil, 5-7 novembre 2023.
75 2023 “Remote mapping of Yemeni Heritage. A geomorphological approach”. Rencontres Sabéennes 25, Jordan, Dead Sea Crown Plaza Resort, 13-15 september 2023.
74 2023 “Dūmat al-Jandal, a north Arabian oasis from the Assyrian period to the advent of Islam. Results and perspectives after field and remote seasons 2019-2022”. Seminar for Arabian Studies, 4-6 August 2023, Moesgard Museum - Aarhus University, Denmark.
73 2023 “MAECI e Università di Napoli l’Orientale nella Penisola arabica”. Giornata dell’archeologia italiana all’estero, Roma, Campidoglio, 9 maggio 2023. Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale.
72 2022 “Remote sensing and field activities for the depiction of northern Arabia paleo-environments. The case of the Saudi al-Jawf region and the ancient Adummatu”. Online ARWA Lectures Series: The Arabian Peninsula.
71 2022 "L'Orientale" University in the Arabian Peninsula. From the researches to the cultural heritage management, training and "green" perspectives. CUCS Napoli 2022
LA COOPERAZIONE UNIVERSITARIA NELLE NUOVE SFIDE PER LO SVILUPPO SOSTENIBILE
21-23 aprile 2022.
70 2021 “40 years of geoarchaeological activities of the University of Naples "L'Orientale" in the Arabian Peninsula. Remarks on some geoarchaeological contexts in their paleo-environments”. Sapienza, Università di Roma, 5-8 ottobre 2021.
69 2021 “Late Iron Age eastern Arabia. A view from wadi bani Khalid”, First By Land and By sea. Geo-archaeological field activities and researchers of the Università degli studi di Napoli “L’Orientale” & Masaryk University, Brno in Northern Sultanate of Oman, Napoli, 24 Sept. 2021.
68 2021 “An Old Babylonian cylinder seal from the “Umberto Scerrato” Museo Orientale.
Notes on a digital microscopic high magnification analysis”. Torino, 67th Rencontre Assyriologique, 12-16 luglio 2021.
67 2021 “Dūmat al-Jandal, ancient Adummatu. An appraisal of 12 years of archaeological activities in a North Arabian oasis”. 12th ICAANE, Bologna, 6-9 aprile 2021.
66 2021 “AlUla crocevia di civiltà”. E-conference, Martinengo Communication & Royal Commission for AlUla, e-conference, 25 febbraio 2021.
65 2020 “The Italian archaeological Mission activities at Dumat al-Jandal, Saudi Ministry of Culture, e-conference”, 9 giugno 2020.
64 2020 “Al-‘Ula Crocevia di civiltà”. E-press conference Royal Commission for Al-U’Ula – Martinengo Communication, e-conference, 22 aprile 2020.
63 2020 “Roads of Arabia”. Roma, Terme di Diocleziano. 26 febbraio 2020.
62 2019 “Oasi e dighe dell’Arabia antica”. Acqua per le società antiche, contesti pre-ellenistici, Napoli, Università L’Orientale, Palazzo Corigliano, 4-5 novembre 2019.
61 2019 “Dumat al-Jandal, ancient Adummatu. 11 years of archaeological excavation of the Saudi-Italian joint project”. Riyadh, King Saud University, dept. of Archaeology, 09/10/2019.
60 2019 “Finding Adummatu, capital of the queens of the Arabs and the kings of Qedar”, 65eme Rencontre Assiryologique Internationale, Parigi, Louvre Musée – Sorbonne – Académie de France, 8-12 June 2019.
59 2019 “The role of Dūmat al-Jandal (ancient Adummatu) among the Arabian trade routes.
Material culture, remote sensing and field surveys”, Rencontre Sabéenne 23, Vienna, Austrian Academy of Science – Università di Vienna, 13-14 Giugno 2019.
58 2019 “L’Arabia e l’imperialismo assiro”, Università degli studi di Napoli “L’Orientale”, ciclo di conferenze introduttive alla mostra “Gli Assiri all’ombra del Vesuvio”, Palazzo Corigliano, 28/05/2019, Napoli.
57 2019 “Le regine degli Arabi e l’imperialismo assiro”, Museo archeologico nazionale Napoli, 22 maggio 2019, Napoli – Università degli studi di Napoli “L’Orientale”.
56 2018 “The Assyrians in Arabia. The material evidence from Dumat al-Jandal”. Rencontre Sabeénnes 22, Paris, Sorbonne - Université de Nanterre, 21-23 June 2018.
55 2018 “Le presenze cristiane nella Penisola Arabia: nuove evidenze archeologiche ed epigrafiche”. Realia Christianorum IV, Pontificia Facoltà di Teologia dell’Italia Meridionale, Napoli, 8 maggio 2018.
54 2018 “The pottery productions from Dūmat al-Jandal. An outline from the Assyrian to the Islamic era”, 11th ICAANE, Munich, Ludwig Maximillian University, 3-7 aprile 2018.
53 2018 “Gli ittiofagi dell’età del ferro: le evidenze archeologiche dagli scavi di Bimah, sultanato dell’Oman”. Maurizio Tosi tra Bologna, Napoli e Roma giornata di studi in memoria, Roma ISMEO, 22-23 Marzo 2018.
52 2018 “Dai regni indipendenti agli Arabi dei Romani e agli Arabi della Persia nell’Arabia pre-islamica”. Tra Roma e la Persia, Napoli, Palazzo du Mesnil, 2 Marzo 2018.
51 2018 “Alle origini degli Arabi. Le attività della missione archeologica italiana in Arabia Saudita”. Spes Contra Spem – ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale, Tourisma 2018, Firenze Palazzo dei Congressi, 16 febbraio 2018.
50 2017 “Culture svelate e monumenti perduti. Quale future per l’archeologia del Vicino oriente? Il caso dello Yemen”. XXIII Incontri di archeologia, Museo Archeologico Nazionale Napoli, Napoli, 16 novembre 2017.
49 2017 “An eighteen century merchantman off the red sea coast of Saudi Arabia”. King Abdel Aziz historical centre, Riyadh, 1st Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Archaeological Forum, 7-9 November 2017. In collaboration with Chiara Zazzaro.
48 2017 “Results from the 2009-2017 excavation season in the historical core of Dumat al-Jandal”. King Abdel Aziz historical centre, Riyadh, 1st Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Archaeological Forum, 7-9 november 2017.
47 2017 “Alle origini degli Arabi. Un viaggio nell’archeologia dell’Arabia Saudita”. Ambasciata d’Italia a Riyadh, 17 ottobre 2017.
46 2017 “2009-2016 excavation seasons in the historical core of Dumat al-Jandal, ancient Adummatu”. Seminar for Arabian Studies, London British Museum. 4-6 August 2017.
45 2017 “A north Arabian oasis during the pre-Islamic era. Results from 2009-2016 excavation seasons in the historical area of Dumat al-Jandal, ancient Adummatu”. 47 ARAM conference for Syro-Mesopotamian studies, Oxford, 16-19 giugno 2017.
44 2017 “Dumata, the ancient Adummatu, a caravan port of trade on the limes arabicus”. Summer school La Città Imperiale Romana, Università della Basilicata – Yale University, Potenza, 3-9 giugno 2017.
43 2016 “The activities of the University of Naples archaeological project at Bimah, Sultanate of Oman”, Muscat, 29th December.
42 2016 “The activities of the Italian archaeological mission in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Dumat al-Jandal and al-Jawf”, Riyadh National Museum. Noverber 17th.
41 2016 July 24-27th, “Umluj joint underwater project”, University of Naples “L’Orientale” – SCTH, Seminar for Arabian Studies, London British Museum. In collaboration with Chiara Zazzaro.
40 2016 “Yemen: nel paese della Regina di Saba. Culture svelate e monumenti perduti”. Riccione, Museo del Territorio, 29/01/2016.
39 2016 “Ichthyophagoi, their culture and economy. 2014 season of the University of Naples archaeological Mission to the Sultanate of Oman, Bimah”. Ministry of Heritage and Culture, Muscat. 03/01/2016.
38 2016 "3D Surveying of an Eighteenth-Century Merchantman off the Red Sea coast of Saudi Arabia". Dresden, DEGUWA conference: In Poseidon's Realm"Underwater archaeology - interdisciplinary approaches and technical innovations. 21-24 Aprile 2016. In collaborazione con C. Zazzaro e Enzo Cocca.
37 2016 “Preliminary results of the Umm Lajj survey”. National Museum of Riyadh (Saudi Arabia). 16 ottobre 2016. In collaborazione con C. Zazzaro.
36 2015 “Monumenti Perduti. Il patrimonio culturale nelle aree di conflitto. Yemen”. Maggio dei Monumenti 2015 a Napoli. 20/05/2015. Napoli. Università degli studi di Napoli “L’Orientale”, Palazzo Du Mesnil, via Chiatamone 61/62.
35 2015 “Dall’Indo all’Eufrate. Gli Ittiofagi di Nearco. Fonti testuali ed evidenze archeologiche nel Sultanato dell’Oman”, ciclo di conferenze del Dottorato di Ricerca "Vicino Oriente Antico", Napoli, 26/03/2015.
34 2015 “The activities of the Italian archaeological Mission in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (2009-2014). Burj Rafal Kempinski Hotel, Riyadh. 14/01/2015.
33 2015 “Nomadic and sedentary identities. The development of north Arabian oases during the I millennium BCE. Rencontres Sabéennes 19, Università di Pisa, 18-20 giugno 2015.
32 2015 “Ichthyophagoi: their culture and economy. Landscape and people during the Iron Age in coastal Oman. Preliminary report of the 2014 season at BMH2 (Bimah) site”. Red Sea Project VII: The Red Sea and the Gulf: Two Maritime Routes in the Development of Global Economy, from the Late Prehistory to Modern Times, 26-30 May 2015, Naples-Procida.
31 2014 Ichthyophagoi, their culture and economy. 2014 season of the University of Naples archaeological Mission to the Sultanate of Oman, Bimah. Ministry of Heritage and Culture, Muscat. 19/12/2014.
30 2014 “Activities of the Saudi-Italian-French archaeological project at Dumat al-Jandal, 2014 season”, Sakaka, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 22 Settembre 2014.
29 2014 “Città e Territorio – uomo e ambiente: dinamiche di insediamento e nascita delle oasi nel nord della Penisola Arabica”, ciclo di conferenze del Dottorato di Ricerca "Vicino Oriente Antico", Napoli, 8 aprile 2014.
28 2014 “The Saudi-Italian-French archaeological project at Dûmat al-Jandal (ancient Adummatu): Results from 2009-2013 seasons”. 9th ICAANE, Basel, 6-13 Giugno 2014. In collaboration with G. Charloux.
27 2014 “Tra mare e deserto. Le attività de “L’Orientale” nella Penisola Arabica”. Paesaggi Sommersi, Procida, 30-31 maggio 2014.
26 2014 “A Europaean-Saudi joint archaeological Project: The Saudi-Italian-French archaeological project at Dumat al-Jandal”, Riyadh, King Abdul Aziz Historical Centre, European Archaeologists in Saudi Arabia, Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities – European Union. 8 maggio 2014.
25 2013 “La cultura funeraria sudarabica. Caratteri locali e fenomeni di internazionalizzazione”. ciclo di conferenze del Dottorato di Ricerca "Vicino Oriente Antico", Napoli, 18 aprile 2013.
24 2013 “Dumat al-Jandal: un centro carovaniero nel nord della Penisola Arabica”. II Ciclo di Conferenze Archeologia delle Vie della Seta, Percorsi, immagini e cultura materiale, a cura di B. Genito e L. Caterina. Università degli Studi di Napoli L’orientale, Napoli, 10 aprile 2013.
23 2012 “Cerimonialità e architettura nelle iscrizioni di costruzione dallo Yemen pre-Islamico”. Napoli, Federico II-Società di Storia Patria, Le Avventure della Scrittura, 29-30 novembre 2012.
22 2012 “The activities of the Saudi-italian-french project at Dumat al-Jandal. New archaeological Evidence for a Definition of the Historical Development of Northern Saudi Arabia”. Chicago, American School of Oriental Research, Annual Meeting 14-17 November 2012.
21 2012 "The Saudi-Italian-French archaeological project at Dūmat al-Jandal, ancient Adummatu (Saudi Arabia). New Neolithic evidence from al-Jawf region: an outline of the historical development of Dūmat al-Jandal", Londra, British Museum, Seminar for Arabian Studies, 13-15 luglio. 2012.
20 2012 "I luoghi del banchetto nell'Arabia antica", Mangiare Divinamente, Pratiche e Simbologie alimentari nell'antico Oriente. Venezia, Università Cà Foscari, Dipartimento di Studi Umanistici, Palazzo Malcanton-Marcorà, 24-25 febbraio 2012.
19 2012 “Il dialogo tra arte e architettura”. Ciclo di conferenze nell’ambito della mostra Il Trono della Regina di Saba, Roma, Museo di Arte Orientale Giuseppe Tucci, 16 dicembre 2012.
18 2012 "Epigraphical sources and new archaeological evidences of the Nabataeans from Dûmat al-Jandal, ancient Adumatu (al-Jawf Province, Saudi Arabia)", The first International Conference on Nabataean Studies, University of Jordan, Petra, 05-08 maggio 2012.
17 2012 "La planimetria e il rilievo dell'architettura sudarabica. In memoria di Alessandro de Maigret". The activities of the italian archaeological Mission in Yemen. A commemoration of Prof. Alessandro de Maigret, Rome, 11-12 giugno 2012. Ministero Affari Esteri - Museo Nazionale d'Arte Orientale. In collaborazione con Mario Mascellani.
16 2012 "The Saudi-Italian-French archaeological project at Dûmat al-Jandal, ancient Adumatu (Saudi Arabia). New evidences from the 2011 season: an outline of the historical development of Dûmat al-Jandal and al-Jawf region", Rencontres Sabéenne 16, Pisa, Museo di San Matteo. In collaborazione con Guillaume Charloux.
15 2011 “The activities of the Italian Archaeological Mission in Saudi Arabia: the Saudi-Italian-French archaeological project at Dumat al-Jandal (ancient Adumatu)”, Ambasciata d’Italia a Riyadh, 5 ottobre 2011.
14 2011 “Dumat al-Jandal (Arabie saoudite), premières explorations de l’oasis par la Mission archéologique Italo-franco-saoudienne”, Institut de France. Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, Paris, 20 Maggio 2011. In collaborazione con Guillaume Charloux.
13 2011 “Dumat al-Jandal (Arabia Saudita): fonti testuali e prime testimonianze archeologiche dell’antica Adummatu”. Scuola Dottorale di Studi Orientali e Africani. Ciclo di conferenze del Dottorato di Ricerca “Vicino Oriente Antico” dell’Università degli Studi di Napoli “L’Orientale”. Napoli, 29 marzo 2011.
12 2011 “The Italian-French-Saudi Archaeological Mission at Dumat al-Jandal (Ancient Adumatu). A first relative chronological sequence for Dumat al-Jandal. Architectural elements and pottery items”, London, British Museum, Seminar for Arabian Studies, 28-31 luglio. 2011.
11 2011 “Da Marib a Gaza. Profumi d'Arabia e rotte carovaniere: fonti epigrafiche ed evidenze archeologiche dal paese dell'incenso”. I Profumi nel mondo antico, produzione commercio e valori simbolici. Giornata di Studi, Napoli, Palazzo du Mesnil, 6 giugno. 2011.
10 2011 “A first relative chronological sequence for Dumat al-Jandal. Italo-French-Saudi archaeological Mission in Saudi Arabia”. Rencontre Sabeénne 15, Mosca, Accademia delle Scienze-Museo di Arte Orientale, 24-27 Maggio. 2011.
9 2010 “The House B/E. A contextual analysis of a workshop inside the “Market Square” in Tamna”, Rencontre Sabeénne 14, Berlin, Pergamon Museum, Deutsches Archäologisches Institut. 10-12 Giugno. 2010.
8 2010 “Joint Saudi-Italian archaeological project at Dumat al-Jandal. Preliminary report of the 1st excavation campaign (2009)”. Cambridge, Ancient Arabia Colloquium, Clare Hall. 26-28 luglio. 2010.
7 2009 “Reconsidering the Great Temple, or Palais Royale, Timna Temple 1”, Rencontre Sabeénne 13, Parigi, Fondazione Cino del Duca. 4-7 Giugno. 2009.
6 2008 “House and household. A contextual approach to the study of South Arabian domestic architecture: a case-study from Yala/ad-Durayb”, Seminar for Arabian Studies. London, British Museum. 24-27 Luglio. 2008.
5 2008 “House and household. A contextual approach to the study of South Arabian domestic architecture: a case-study from Yala/ad-Durayb”, Rencontres Sabéenne 12. Rome Isiao – Istituto Universitario “L’Orientale” Napoli. 11-13 Giugno. 2008.
4 2007 “The activity of the Italian Archaeological Mission in Yemen”. San’a’. Conferenza “Giornate della Sapienza”. 27-30 ottobre. 2007.
3 2005 “A hypothetical reconstruction of the small palace (bayt Khamrān) in the Market Square in Tamna‘”, Rencontres Sabéennes 9. Institut für Sprachen und Kulturen des Vorderen Orients. Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena. 25-27 Maggio. 2005.
2 2004 “L’architettura domestica, intra muros, nell’Arabia meridionale pre-islamica, ricostruzione ed interpretazione di una casa tipo”, II Convegno degli Studenti di Archeologia, Bologna. 18-21 Maggio. 2004.
1 2003 “Tecniche di costruzione in pietra nell’architettura religiosa sud-arabica”, I Convegno degli Studenti in Archeologia, Napoli. 18-21 Maggio. 2003.
Poster at conference
3. 2022. “Faunal remains from Bamah, Northern Oman”. Seminar for Arabian Studies, 5-7 August 2022, Humboldt University, Berlin (with Elena Maini).
2. 2017. "An Eighteenth-Century shipwreck in the Red Sea coast of Saudi Arabia"Red Sea 8 Conference. Coveted treasure. The economy of natural resources: extraction, processing and trade. Warsaw. 4-9 luglio 2017. In collaborazione con C. Zazzaro.
1. 2016. “Il relitto di un mercantile del XVIII secolo nelle acque saudite del mar Rosso” Università di Udine. Archeologia Subacquea 2.0: V Convegno Nazionale di Archeologia Subacquea. 8-10 settembre 2016. In collaborazione con C. Zazzaro.
Organization of events
17-19/09/2023 Rencontres Sabéennes, Jordan, Crowne Plaza.
24/09/2021 Conference: By Land and by Sea Geo-archaeological field activities and researchers of the Università degli studi di Napoli “L’Orientale” & Masaryk University, Brno in Northern Sultanate of Oman Napoli, 24 Sept. 2021.
Centro su Interazioni e scambi economici e culturali nel Mondo antico, tardoantico e medievale, Università degli studi di Napoli “L’Orientale” (UNO). Masaryk University, Brno. Department of Nuclear Spectroscopy, Nuclear Physics Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences. Department of Natural Sciences and Archaeometry, Archaeological Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences. Dekkan College, Pune (India)
CNR, Istituto di Geologia Applicata. OSL laboratory, Institute of Marine sciences, Shantou University, China
19/05/2021 D.T. Potts Biological and Logistical Implications of Camel Feeding Requirements: Why this Matters for Overland Camel Caravans in Ancient Arabia and the Iranian Plateau
19 maggio 2021, ore 14.30. Seminario Dottorale 2020/2021 DAAM/UniOr con il patrocinio di ISMEO.
Novembre 2020 Scientific collaboration to the exhibition “Roads of Arabia. Archaeological treasures of Saudi Arabia. Rome, Terme di Diocleziano”.
July-November 2019 Scientific collaboration to the exhibition “The Assyrians at the shadow of Vesuvius. Napoli, Museo Archeologico Nazionale”.
Other
Editorial member of MESOPOTAMIA journal
Editorial member of SHARED KNOWLEDGE journal
Member of the BFSA - British Foundation for the Study of Arabia.
Curator of the Ancient Near East section of the Umberto Scerrato Museum, University of Naples l’Orientale.
Among founders of ISMEO, International Association for Mediterranean and Oriental Study. Rome.
Collegi dottorali (PhD Commission)
Membro collegio dottorale UNIOR XXXV (2019-2020), XXXVI (2020-2021), XXXVII (2021-2022), XXXVIII (2022-2023), XXXIX (2023-2024) ciclo
Romolo Loreto, PhD
Associate Professor – University of Naples “L’Orientale”
Department Asia, Africa and Mediterranean
Research areas
-Archaeology in north Saudi Arabia, definition of a chronology for al-Jawf region, from pre-history to historic periods, focused on Neolithic, Bronze Age, I millennium BC (Assyrian to Nabataean) evidence and I millennium AD (Early Islamic Era).
-Archaeology and Art History of the Ancient Near East.
-Nabataeans in North Saudi Arabia.
-Landscape, coastal environment and oases economy in northern Iron Age Oman (I millennium BCE)
-Pre-Islamic Yemen, focused on south Arabian architecture.
Academic roles
2019-present: Associate Professor in Archaeology and Art History of the Ancient Near East. University of Naples “L’Orientale”.
2016-2019: Tenure researcher (RTD-B) in Archaeology and Art History of the Ancient Near East. University of Naples “L’Orientale”.
2014-2016: Assistant Professor (RTD-A) in Archaeology and Art History of the Ancient Near East. University of Naples “L’Orientale”.
2017, November 21-22: Visiting Professor at the Masaryk University, Faculty of Arts, Center of Prehistoric Archaeology of the Near East (PANE), Brno, Czech Republic. Lectures: “Archaeology and History of Central and South-western Arabia”. http://classics.phil.muni.cz/en/pane/studies-at-pane
2009-2013: Adjunct Professor of Archaeology and History of the Art of Ancient Near East. University of Naples “L’Orientale”.
2010-2013: Fellow Researcher of Archaeology and History of the Art of Ancient Near East. University of Naples “L’Orientale”.
2009-2010: Adjunct Professor of Phoenician-Punic Archaeology. University of Naples Federico II.
Archaeological projects
2011-present: Director of The Italian Archaeological Mission in Saudi Arabia, Dumat al-Jandal and al-Jawf in antiquity (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, University of Naples L’Orientale). From 2009 to 2010 field director at Dumat al-Jandal under the supervision of Alessandro de Maigret.
2013-present: Director of The Italian Restoration Mission in Saudi Arabia, Dumat al-Jandal historical area (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, University of Naples L’Orientale).
2015-present: co-Director of The Umluj underwater joint project Heritage Commission-University of Naples “L’Orientale”.
2013-present: Director of the University of Naples “L’Orientale” archaeological project in the Sultanate of Oman. Fish-eaters and coastal adaptation during the Iron Age in northern Oman project.
2013-present: Director of the University of Naples “L’Orientale” archaeological project in the Sultanate of Oman. The medieval town and harbor of Dimma, al-Sib.
2002-2008: Member of the Italian Archaeological Mission in Yemen, Tamna. Field director. Head of the Mission: prof. Alessandro de Maigret. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, University of Naples L’Orientale).
2003-2009: Member of the Italian Archaeological Mission in Yemen, Baraqish. Field director. Head of the Mission: prof. Alessandro de Maigret. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, University of Naples L’Orientale).
2010: Member of the Italian Archaeological Mission in Yemen, Ghayman. Head of the Mission: prof. Alessandro de Maigret (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, University of Naples L’Orientale).
Academic studies
2008-2009: Cultore della materia (discipline academic award). Discipline code L-OR/05: Archaeology and Art History of the Ancient Near East. University of Naples “L’Orientale”.
2006-2009: PhD. “South Arabian (pre-Islamic) Domestic Architecture”.
Classic World and Ancient Mediterranean Department. University of Naples “L’Orientale”.
Tutor: Prof. Alessandro de Maigret.
2005-2006: Second degree in Archaeology, MA. University of Naples “L’Orientale”. Thesis: “Le tecniche costruttive della bayt sudarabica; specificità regionali ed evidenze esterne”. Tutor: Prof. Alessandro de Maigret.
1999-2003: First degree in Archaeology, BA: East and West. University of Naples “L’Orientale”. Thesis: “La tecnica architettonica dei templi sud-arabici. Nuovi spunti da un approccio sperimentale”. Tutor: Prof. Alessandro de Maigret.
Eligible to Academic roles
2022. Eligible as Full professor (I Fascia) Tornata 2021-2023.
2014. Eligible as Associate Professor (II Fascia) Tornata 2012.
2011. Eligible as Researcher CNR – Centro Nazionale per la Ricerca. Istituto per i Beni Archeologici e Monumentali (IBAM), Lecce.
Grants and awards
5 from 2009. Annual grants from Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for the Italian archaeological mission in Saudi Arabia, al-Jawf-Dumat al-Jandal
4 from 2013. Annual grants from Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for the Italian restoration mission in Saudi Arabia, al-Jawf-Dumat al-Jandal
3 from 2014. Annual grants from Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for the University of Naples archaeological mission in Oman
2 2017. Winner al-Ansary Prize, Best non-Saudi archaeologist, Under 40, for scientific result in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
1 2014. Winner SIR 2014 – Scientific Independence of Young Researcher, Ministero dell’Istruzione, dell’Università e della Ricerca (finanziamenti per la ricerca 260.000euro).
Other activities
3 2024. Member of the “Comitato Tecnico Scientifico del Museo Provinciale Campano di Capua”
2 2024. Member (archaeologicst) for the Scientific Committee for the Archaeology, Collections and Conservation Department Royal Commission of ALULA
1 2021-2024. Advisor for Diriyah Gate Development Authority
Publications
Books
7 Storia e archeologia del cristianesimo nella Penisola arabica. Mondadori Università.
6 2023. R Loreto, B. Marcolongo. Manuale di geoarcheologia. Un approccio geomorfologico da remoto. Napoli, UniorPress.
5 2018. R. Loreto. Storia e archeologia della Penisola arabica. IPOCAN-Aseq, Roma (198pagine).
4 2017. R. Loreto. Alle origini degli Arabi. Un viaggio nell'archeologia dell'Arabia Saudita. Mondadori Università. Milano (288pagine).
3 2015. R. Loreto. L’architettura religiosa sudarabica di epoca pre-islamica (XII sec a.C. – VI sec. d.C.). Series Maior XIV. Università degli Studi di Napoli “L’Orientale” – ISMEO. Napoli (356pagine).
2 2013. Charloux G. & Loreto R. Dumat al-Jandal. 2800 years of history in North Saudi Arabia. King Fahd National Library. Riyadh (112pagine).
1 2011. R. Loreto. L’architettura domestica sudarabica di epoca pre-islamica (VII sec. a.C. – VI sec. d.C.). Dissertationes VII, Università degli Studi di Napoli “L’Orientale”. Napoli (328pagine).
Reports
4 2022. Charloux & R. Loreto. (edd) DÛMA IV. Report of the 2013 season of the Saudi-Italian-French-Saudi Archaeological Project at Dûmat al-Jandal. King Fahd National Library Cataloguing. Riyadh.
3 2022. Charloux & R. Loreto. (edd) DÛMA III. Report of the 2012 season of the Saudi-Italian-French-Saudi Archaeological Project at Dûmat al-Jandal. King Fahd National Library Cataloguing. Riyadh.
2 2016. G. Charloux & R. Loreto. (edd) DÛMA II. Report of the 2011 season of the Saudi-Italian-French-Saudi Archaeological Project at Dûmat al-Jandal. King Fahd National Library Cataloguing. Riyadh.
1 2014. Charloux G. & Loreto R. (edd) DÛMA I. Report of the 2010 season of the Saudi-Italian-French-Saudi Archaeological Project at Dûmat al-Jandal. King Fahd National Library Cataloguing. Riyadh.
Articles
98 Loreto, R. 2024. "An Old Babylonian Cylinder Seal from the Museo Orientale Umberto Scerrato Notes on a Digital Microscopic High Magnification Analysis". Eating and Drinking in the Ancient Near East Proceedings of the 67th Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale, Turin, July 12–16, 2021. dubsar 33, Zaphon, 485-495.
97 2024. R. Loreto, T. Cocozza, A. Vitale et al. Dūmat al-Jandal, a North Arabian oasis from the Assyrian period to the advent of Islam. Results and perspectives after field and remote survey seasons 2019–2022. Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies 53 (2024): 134–149.
96 2024. In search for a Bronze Age for Central Arabia. A view from Landsat imagery. EVO 46: 151-170.
95 2023. Dūmat al-Jandal, Ancient Adummatu. An Appraisal of 12 Years of Archaeological Activities in a North Arabian Oasis: from the Prehistory to the Assyrian Period. Proceedings of the 12th International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East 06-09 April 2021, Bologna.
94 2023 Textual sources and archaeological evidence for the study of Christian architecture in pre-Islamic Yemen: notes on Great Church of Abrāha at Sanaa. In Arabie – Arabies volume offert à Christian Julien Robin par ses collègues, ses élèves et ses amis - ISBN: 978-2-7053-4116-9
Loreto, Romolo
93 2022 Loreto, R. The activities of the Italian Archaeological Mission in Saudi Arabia, Dumat al-Jandal (ancient Adummatu), 2021 field season. In BULLETIN OF THE BRITISH FOUNDATION FOR THE STUDY OF ARABIA vol. 28.
92 2022 Loreto, R. et al. Ichtyophagoi: their Culture and Economy. Landscape and People during the Iron Age in Coastal Oman. In BULLETIN OF THE BRITISH FOUNDATION FOR THE STUDY OF ARABIA vol. 28.
91 2022 Loreto, R. La presenza archeologica italiana nel Regno dell’Arabia Saudita. In Italia - Arabia Saudita. Novant'anni di relazioni diplomatiche. Ambasciata Italia, Riyadh.
90 2022 vAn Akkadian cylinder seal from the Museo Orientale "Umberto Scerrato". Preliminary notes on a Digital Microscopic high magnification analysis. In Ana Sulmani. Ancient Near Eastern Studies in Honour of Simonetta Graziani.
89 2022 Loreto, R., Corrado, L.A. Softstone Vessels from Ḫor Al-Hamām. Rescue Archaeology and Remote Sensing in Al-Bāṭinah North. In JOURNAL OF OMAN STUDIES vol. 23.
88 2021. Loreto, R. The Role of Adummatu among the Early Arabian Trade Routes at the Dawn of the Southern Arabian Cultures. pp.66-110. In South Arabian Long-Distance Trade in Antiquity: “Out of Arabia” - ISBN:978-1-5275-6456-5
87 2020. Loreto, R. et al. Il telerilevamento come strumento multidisciplinare alternativo alle missioni archeologiche sul campo nei paesi in lockdown da Covid-19. NEWSLETTER DI ARCHEOLOGIA CISA, 11: 251-268.
86 2020. Loreto, R. Speciale Tesori d'Arabia. Tutto l'oro d'Arabia.. pp.94-109. In ARCHEO - ISSN:1120-4559 vol. 420.
85 2020. Loreto, R. Sulle origini del commercio carovaniero tra la Penisola arabica e il Vicino Oriente antico. pp.287-300. In talugaeš witteš Ancient Near Eastern Studies Presented to Stefano de Martino on the Occasion of his 65th Birthday - ISBN:978-3-96327-110-6 vol. 2.
84 2020. Loreto, R. Nota preliminare della undicesima Campagna della Missione Archeologica Italiana in Arabia Saudita, Dūmat al-Jandal (antica Adumatu). pp.239-244. In NEWSLETTER DI ARCHEOLOGIA CISA - ISSN:2036-6353 vol. 10.
83 2020. Loreto, R. Rapporto preliminare della settima campagna della Missione Italiana di restauro in Arabia Saudita. pp.245-256. In NEWSLETTER DI ARCHEOLOGIA CISA - ISSN:2036-6353 vol. 10.
82 2020. Loreto, R. Nota preliminare della Campagna 2019 della Missione Archeologica de “L’Orientale” in Oman. “Ichthyophagoi: their culture and economy. Landscape and people during the Iron Age in coastal Oman”, Prima stagione di scavi a Wadi Bani Khalid. pp.257-264. In NEWSLETTER DI ARCHEOLOGIA CISA - ISSN:2036-6353 vol. 10.
81 2020. Loreto, R. A Late Iron Age settlement in Wādī Banī Ḫālid: First season of the joint Omani‐Italian archaeological project. DOI:10.1111/aae.12166. In ARABIAN ARCHAEOLOGY AND EPIGRAPHY - ISSN:0905-7196 vol. 31.
80 2020. Loreto, R. Gli Achemenidi e l'Arabia. Stato della questione. pp.495-510. In IRANIAN STUDIES IN HONOUR OF ADRIANO V. ROSSI - ISBN:9788867191710 vol. II
79 2019k. Loreto, R. “L’Arabia nella tarda antichità”. In: A. Capodiferro & S. Colantonio (edd.) Roads of Arabia. Catalogo della mostra, Museo Nazionale Romano, Terme di Diocleziano, Electa, Milano, pp. 251-254
78 2019j. Loreto, R. “L’Arabia preistorica e il suo paleoambiente”. In: A. Capodiferro & S. Colantonio (edd.) Roads of Arabia. Catalogo della mostra, Museo Nazionale Romano, Terme di Diocleziano, Electa, Milano, pp. 99-101.
77 2019i. Loreto, R. “La missione archeologica italiana nel regno dell’Arabia Saudita e le relazioni scientifico-archeologiche italo-saudite”. In: A. Capodiferro & S. Colantonio (edd.) Roads of Arabia. Catalogo della mostra, Museo Nazionale Romano, Terme di Diocleziano, Electa, Milano, pp. 40-41.
76 2019h. Loreto, R; Maini, E.; Mauro, F.; Candilio, F.“The Desert Lord of Sinaw”. In: Cattani, M. & Frenez, D. Dreamers. 40 Years of Italian Archaeological Research in Oman, Ministry of Heritage and Culture.pp.108-110 (3 pagine).
75 2019g. Loreto, R. “Bimah and its coastal environment”. In: Cattani, M. & Frenez, D. Dreamers. 40 Years of Italian Archaeological Research in Oman, Ministry of Heritage and Culture. pp.103-107.
74 2019f. Loreto, R. “The 2017 archaeological field activities of the University of Naples "L'Orientale" in the Arabian Peninsula (Saudi Arabia and Oman)”. pp.143-147. In RASSEGNA DI STUDI ETIOPICI - vol. 3..
73 2019e. Zazzaro, C; Loreto, R; Visconti, Chiara. Il relitto di un mercantile del XVIII secolo nelle acque saudite del Mar Rosso. In: Capulli, M. (ed) Il Patrimonio sommerso. Ricerche e proposte per il futuro dell’archeologia subacquea in Italia, Atti del Convegno. Forum editrice universitaria udinese. pp.381-391.
72 2019d. Loreto, R. “Dumata, una città-oasi dell’Arabia in epoca romana e tardo antica”. In: A. Capodiferro & S. Colantonio (edd.) Roads of Arabia. Catalogo della mostra, Museo Nazionale Romano, Terme di Diocleziano, Electa, Milano, pp. 229-235.
71 2019c. Loreto, R. “Gli Arabi e l’imperialismo assiro”. In: S. Graziani (ed.). Gli Assiri all’ombra del Vesuvio, Catalogo della mostra. Museo Archeologico Nazionale Napoli. Electa, pp. 77-88.
70 2019b. Loreto, R. “The ancient Adummatu, a caravan port of trade on the limes arabicus”. In Andreade, N.; Marcaccini, C.; Marconi, G.; Violante, D. (edd) Roman Imperial Cities in the east and in central-southern Italy. Yale University –Università della Basilicata. L’Erma di Bretschneider, pp. 245-262.
69 2019a. Loreto, R. “The Assyrians in Arabia. The archaeological evidence”. In J.-F. Breton (ed) La guerre en Arabie, Atti della XXIIeme Réncontre Sabéenne, Paris 6-9 June 2017, Geuthner-CEFAS, pp. 133-144.
68 2018j. Loreto, R. “Ichthyophagoi their culture and economy during the Iron Age in coastal Oman”. In: Tosi, M. & Cleuziou, S. In the Shadow of Ancestors. The prehistoric foundation of the Early Arabian Civilization in Oman. 2nd Edition. Muscat, Ministry of Heritage and Culture (490-493).
67 2018i. Loreto, R. “Dūmat al-Jandal, the emerging of a north Arabian oasis in the pre-Islamic era. The Nabataean period and the pottery evidence from the residential area”. In The Arabs in Antiquity, ARAM Society for SyroMesopotamian Studies, Oxford, 2018, 403-420. (rivista di serie A).
66 2018h. Loreto, R. Nota preliminare della decima Campagna della Missione Archeologica Italiana in Arabia Saudita, Dūmat al-Jandal (antica Adumatu), in B. Genito (ed.) NEWSLETTER DI ARCHEOLOGIA CISA 9, pp. 277-284.
65 2018g. Loreto, R. Nota preliminare della sesta Campagna della Missione Italiana di Restauro in Arabia Saudita, in B. Genito (ed.) NEWSLETTER DI ARCHEOLOGIA CISA 9, pp. 273-276.
64 2018f. Loreto, R. Nota preliminare della Campagna 2018 della Missione Archeologica de "L’Orientale". Ichthyophagoi: Their Culture and Economy. Landscape e People During the Iron Age in Costal Oman, in B. Genito (ed.) NEWSLETTER DI ARCHEOLOGIA CISA 9, pp. 267-272.
63 2018e. Loreto, R. “2010 and 2011 archaeological campaigns at Dumat al-Jandal”. In Aṭlāl 25.
62 2018d. Loreto, R. “Cerimonialità e architettura nelle iscrizioni di costruzione sudarabiche nello Yemen pre-islamico. Dati epigrafici ed evidenza archeologica”. In R. Bierobon Benoit (ed) Avventure della scrittura. Documenti dal Mediterraneo orientale antico. Cahiers du Centre Jean Bérard, vol. 24: 217-236, 2018.
61 2018c. Loreto, R. “Dall’oasi alla città. Paesaggi urbani nell’Arabia preislamica”. In G.M. Follaco, G. Rampolla (edd) La Città in Asia. Letture critiche degli spazi urbani antichi e moderni. Centro studi per i popoli extra-europei “cesare bonacossa” - Università di Pavia. Asia Major 3: 39-56, 2018.
60 2018b. Loreto, R. “Results from the 2009–2016 excavation seasons in the historical centre of Dūmat al-Jandal, ancient Adummatu”, in Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies 48: 151-164, 2018.
59 2018a. Loreto, R. Between Bamah (Bmh2) And Ras Al Had (Hd21). Notes on the 2014-2016 Excavation Seasons in the Framework of the Project “Ichthyophagoi their Culture and Economy. Landscape and People during the Iron Age in Coastal Oman”, in Journal of Oman Studies 19: 19-65, 2018.
58 2017d Loreto, R. “The 2016 archaeological field activities of the University of Naples L'Orientale in the Arabian Peninsula (Saudi Arabia and Oman)”, in Rassegna di Studi Etiopici Vol. I, pp. 192-193.
57 2017c. Loreto, R. Note on the eight Season of the Italian Archaeological Mission in the Kingdom Saudi Arabia Dūmat al-Jandal (Ancient Adummatu), in B. Genito (ed.) NEWSLETTER DI ARCHEOLOGIA CISA 8, 135-144, 2017.
56 2017b. Loreto, R. Note on the Fourth Season of the Italian Restoration Project in Kingdom Saudi Arabia, Dūmat al-Jandal, in B. Genito (ed.) NEWSLETTER DI ARCHEOLOGIA CISA 8, 123-134, 2017.
55 2017a. Loreto, R. Note on the 2016 Excavation Season at BMH2 (Bimah, Sultanate of Oman), in B. Genito (ed.) NEWSLETTER DI ARCHEOLOGIA CISA 8, 115-122, 2017.
54 2017. R. Loreto, C. Zazzaro e C. Visconti, An Eighteenth-Century Merchantman off the Red Sea coast of Saudi Arabia, Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies 46: 58-66.
53 2017. Graziani, Simonetta; Caterina, L.; Giunta, R.; Loreto, R.; Manzo, A. “Le collezioni museali dell’Orientale di Napoli.Il Museo Orientale «Umberto Scerrato». La Collezione della Società Africana d’Italia”, Annali di Storia delle Università Italiane 1/2017, 177-183).
52 2016a. Loreto, R. “2011 Season at Dûmat al-Jandal. The objects from the excavation in the historical area, 2009-2011 excavation campaigns”, in DÛMA II. Report of the 2010 season of the Saudi-Italian-French Archaeological Project at Dûmat al-Jandal. G. Charloux - R. Loreto (edd), Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities press, King Fahd National Library, Riyadh: 147-182, 2016.
51 2016b. Loreto, R. “2011 Season at Dûmat al-Jandal. Excavation in the historical area, Sector A”, in DÛMA II. Report of the 2010 season of the Saudi-Italian-French Archaeological Project at Dûmat al-Jandal. G. Charloux - R. Loreto (edd), Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities press, King Fahd National Library, Riyadh: 101-146, 2016.
50 2016c. Loreto, R. “BMH2 and the Iron Age northern coastal Oman in light of 2014-2015 excavation season”, in ANNALI. ISTITUTO UNIVERSITARIO ORIENTALE NAPOLI 76, 201-245, 2016.
49 2016d. Loreto, R. “The Role of Dūmat al-Jandal in Ancient North Arabian Routes from Pre-History to Historical Periods”, in M. Luciani (ed), OREA 4, The Archaeology of North Arabia, Austrian Academy of Science, 299-316, 2016.
48 2016e. Loreto, R. “III. IL GRANDE TEMPIO (TT1) O PALAZZO REALE”, in A. de Maigret, Ch.J. Robin (edd) Tamna’ (Yemen). Les fouilles Italo-Francaises. Rapport final. Édition de Boccard, Parigi, 297-324, 2016.
47 2016f. Loreto, R. “Note on the 2015 Excavation Season at BMH2 (Bimah, Sultanate of Oman)”, in B. Genito (ed.) NEWSLETTER DI ARCHEOLOGIA CISA 7, 183-190, 2016.
46 2016g. Loreto, R. “Note on the Activities of the Italian Archaeological Mission in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the Framework of the Saudi-Italian-French Archaeological Project at Dūmat al-Jandal”, in B. Genito (ed.) NEWSLETTER DI ARCHEOLOGIA CISA 7,173-182, 2016.
45 2016h. C. Zazzaro; R. Loreto; E. Cocca. “3D surveying of an eighteenth century merchantman off the Red Sea coast of Saudi Arabia”. In SKYLLIS 16: 68-73.
44 2016i. Zazzaro, C., Loreto, R “The Umm Lajj 1 Shipwreck: The First Underwater Survey of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage and of the Università di Napoli “L’Orientale””, in BULLETIN OF THE BRITISH FOUNDATION FOR THE STUDY OF ARABIA 21, 31-32, 2016.
43 2016j. Loreto, R.; Zazzaro, C.; Visconti, C. “Sul relitto di UmmLujj”, in ARCHEOLOGIA VIVA 179, 58-66, 2016.
42 2016k. Loreto, R., Aurino, P. “Neolithic evidences from Asfan, preliminary report”, in DÛMA II. Report of the 2010 season of the Saudi-Italian-French Archaeological Project at Dûmat al-Jandal. G. Charloux - R. Loreto (edd), Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities press, King Fahd National Library, Riyadh: 33-60, 2016.
41 2015a. Loreto R. “Note on the 2014 Excavation Season at BMH2 (Bimah, Sultanate of Oman)”, in B. Genito ed. Newsletter di Archeologia CISA, vol. 6, 2015: 223-230.
40 2015b. Loreto R. “Preliminary Report of the 2014 Campaign of the Italian Archaeological Mission in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the Framework of the Saudi-Italian-French Archaeological Project at Dūmat al-Jandal (Ancient Adummatu)”, in B. Genito ed. Newsletter di Archeologia CISA, vol. 6, 2015: 211-222.
39 2015c. Loreto R. “Tra mare e deserto. Le attività di ricerca dell’Orientale nella Penisola Arabica”, in B. Genito ed. Newsletter di Archeologia CISA, vol. 6, 2015: 132-145.
38 2015d. Loreto R. “The Greek in Oman, The Ichtyophagoi at Bimah”, in Bulletin of the British Foundation for the Study of Arabia 20: 24, 2015.
37 2015e. Loreto, R. “Preliminary report of the 2014 excavation season at BMH2 (Bimah, Sultanate of Oman). Annali Istituto Orientale Napoli 75.
36 2015f. Hilbert, Y., Crassard, R., Charloux, G., Loreto, R., Nubian Technology in northern Arabia: impact on interregional variability of Middle Paleolithic industries. QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL 2015.
35 2014a. Loreto R. “2010 Season at Dûmat al-Jandal. Excavation in the historical area, Sector A”, in DÛMA I. Report of the 2010 season of the Italian-French-Saudi Archaeological Mission in Dumat al-Jandal. G. Charloux - R. Loreto (edd), 91-144, 2014.
34 2014b Loreto R.. “2010 Season at Dûmat al-Jandal. Pre-Islamic pottery”, in DÛMA I. Report of the 2010 season of the Saudi-Italian-French Archaeological Project at Dumat al-Jandal. G. Charloux - R. Loreto (edd), pp. 291-308, 2014.
33 2014c. Loreto R. “Ichtyophagoi: Their Culture and Economy. Landscape and People during the Iron Age in Coastal Oman. Preliminary Definition of the BMH2 (Bimah) Site”, in Annali dell’Università di Napoli “L’Orientale” 74: 205-211.
32 2014d. Loreto R. “South Arabian religious architecture: a historical overview”, in A.V. Sedov (ed.) Arabian and Islamic Studies. A collection of papers in honour of Mikhail Borishovič Piotrovskij on the occasion of his 70th birthday. The State Museum of Oriental Art, Mosca: 122-147.
31 2014e. Loreto R. “A Preliminary survey at al-Seeb, the Medieval town and harbor of Dimma”, in Newsletter di Archeologia, CISA, Volume 5, pp. 355-374.
30 2014f. Loreto R. “The 2013-2014 assemblage”, in C. Zazzaro et alii. The contribution of the Università degli studi di Napoli “L’Orientale” to the 2013-2014 Eritrean-Italian Archaeological Field Season at Adulis, Newsletter di Archeologia, CISA, Volume 5, 2014, pp. 545-546.
29 2014g. Loreto R. “Dumat al-Jandal (antica Adummatu), Arabia Saudita. Un Centro Carovaniero nel Nord della Penisola Arabica”, in B. Genito, L. Caterina edd. Archeologia delle Vie della Seta. Percorsi Immagini e Cultura Materiale. II Ciclo di Conferenze, 6 Marzo – 22 Maggio 2013, 2014, pp. 105-145.
28 2014h. Loreto R. & Charloux G. “2010 Season at Dûmat al-Jandal. Historical Overview”, in DÛMA I. Report of the 2010 season of the Italian-French-Saudi Archaeological Mission in Dûmat al-Jandal. G. Charloux - R. Loreto (edd), 2014, pp. 27-56.
27 2014i. Loreto, R. "Michel Mouton, Jérémie Schiettecatte, In the Desert Margins. The Settlement Process in Ancient South and East Arabia (Arabia Antica 9). «L’Erma» di Bretschneider, Rome 2014, 336 pp. ANNALI. ISTITUTO UNIVERSITARIO ORIENTALE NAPOLI 74.
26 2013a. Loreto R. “Le attività della Missione archeologica italiana nel Regno dell’Arabia Saudita nell’ambito del Progetto archeologico Italo-franco-saudita a Dumat al-Jandal”, in I. al-Ghabban (a cura di) Alla Scoperta dell’Arabia Saudita. La terra del dialogo e della cultura, Catalogo della Mostra a Roma, Complesso del Vittoriano 4 ottobre – 30 novembre 2013, Roma, Gangemi Editore.
25 2013b. Loreto R. “New Neolithic evidence from the al-Jawf region: an outline of the historical development of Dūmat al-Jandal”. In L. Weeks & J. Watson (edd) Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies 43, Londra.
24 2013c. Charloux G. & Loreto R. The Saudi-Italian-French Archaeological Project at Dûmat al-Jandal. Preliminary Report of 2012 season. In Newsletter di Archeologia, B. Genito (ed.) Newsletter Archeologia (CISA), Centro Interdipartimentale di Servizi per l’Archeologia. Attività Archeologiche dell’Università degli Studi di Napoli “L’Orientale”, vol. 4.
23 2013d. Charloux G., Loreto R. & Makinson M. Dûmat al-Jandal, oasis de l’Arabie déserte. In Qantara 87.
22 2013e. Charloux G. & Loreto R. “Oasis Rediscovered”, in Saudi Voyager 11: 16-18. http://www.saudivoyager.com/
21 2012a. Loreto R. “Bulletin on recent studies in pre-Islamic Yemen”. Rassegna di Studi Etiopici (N.S.) Istituto per L’Oriente C.A. Nalino (Roma) – Università degli Studi di Napoli “L’Orientale. Vol. IV.
20 2012b. Loreto R. “The House B/E. A contextual analysis of a workshop inside the “Market Square” in Tamna’”, in B. Genito (ed.) Newsletter Archeologia (CISA), Centro Interdipartimentale di Servizi per l’Archeologia. Attività Archeologiche dell’Università degli Studi di Napoli “L’Orientale”, vol. 3.
19 2012c. Loreto R. “The Saudi-Italian-French Archaeological Mission at Dumat al-Jandal (Ancient Adumatu). A first relative chronological sequence for Dumat al-Jandal. Architectural elements and pottery items”, in L. Weeks & J. Watson (edd) Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies 42, Londra.
18 2012d. Loreto R. “I luoghi del banchetto nell'Arabia meridionale antica”, in Il Banchetto nel Vicino Oriente Antico, Pratiche, ritualità e simbologie, a cura di L. Milano, Eothen, Firenze.
17 2012e. Loreto R. Il Grande Tempio di Yéha presso Enda Abba Afsé. In: Caterina L.-Giunta R. Museo Orientale Umberto Scerrato. p. 280-281, Università degli Studi di Napoli "L'Orientale", Il Torcoliere-Officine grafico Editoriali d'Ateneo.
16 2012f. Loreto R. L'area sacra di Barâqish, antica Yathill. I templi ipostili di Nakrah e Athtar dhû-Qabd. In: Caterina L.-Giunta R. Museo Orientale Umberto Scerrato. p. 276-279, Università degli Studi di Napoli "L'Orientale", Il Torcoliere-Officine grafico Editoriali d'Ateneo.
15 2012g. Loreto R. La Casa A di Yalâ. In: Caterina L.-Giunta R. Museo Orientale Umberto Scerrato. p. 282-283, Università degli Studi di Napoli "L'Orientale", Il Torcoliere-Officine grafico Editoriali d'Ateneo.
14 2012h. Loreto R. La Casa B/E di Tamna'. In: Caterina L.-Giunta R. Museo Orientale Umberto Scerrato. p. 284-285, Università degli Studi di Napoli "L'Orientale", Il Torcoliere-Officine grafico Editoriali d'Ateneo.
13 2012i. Loreto R. “Da Marib a Gaza. Profumi d'Arabia e rotte carovaniere: fonti epigrafiche ed evidenze archeologiche dal paese dell'incenso”, in Atti del Convegno I Profumi nel Mondo Antico. Produzione, commercio e valori simbolici. A cura di M. D’Acunto – A. Carannante. Carthusia – Pandemos, Paestum.
12 2012j. Charloux G. & Loreto R. “Dûmat al-Jandal, carrefour caravanier sur les pistes d’Arabie”, in Archéologie 495.
11 2012k. Charloux G. & Loreto R. “The Saudi-Italian-French archaeological project at Dumat al-Jandal: an historical and archaeological overview”, in A. Sedov (ed) Atti della quindicesima Rencontre Sabeénne, Mosca, State Museum of Oriental Art – Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Science.
10 2012l. Loreto R., de Maigret A. Joint Saudi-Italian Archaeological Project at Dûmat al-Jandal (today Saudi-Italian-French Archaeological Project at Dûmat al-Jandal), in ATLAL 22.
9 2012m. Loreto R. & Valentini R. Il santuario rupestre del dio Nakrah presso Darb as-Sabi (Baraqish, antica Yathill), in Newsletter di Archeologia, B. Genito (ed.) Newsletter Archeologia (CISA), Centro Interdipartimentale di Servizi per l’Archeologia. Attività Archeologiche dell’Università degli Studi di Napoli “L’Orientale”, vol. 3.
8 2012n. Charloux, G. & Loreto, R. Dûmat al-Jandal (Arabie saoudite), premières explorations de l’oasis par la Mission archéologique italo-franco-saoudienne. CRAIBL Comptes Rendu de l'Académie des Inscription et Belles-Lettres 2011, vol II.
7 2011a. Loreto R. “South Arabian inscriptions from domestic buildings from Tamnaʿ and the archaeological evidence”, in Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy 20, Oxford, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing.
6 2011b. Loreto R. “Saudi-italian-french Archaeological Mission in Saudi Arabia, Dumat al-Jandal 2010. The excavation of Sector A”, in B. Genito (ed.) Newsletter Archeologia (CISA), Centro Interdipartimentale di Servizi per l’Archeologia. Attività Archeologiche dell’Università degli Studi di Napoli “L’Orientale”, vol. 2.
5 2011c. Loreto R. “Necrologio Prof. Alessandro de Maigret”, in Annali dell’Università degli Studi di Napoli “L’Orientale”, Annali IUO 71, 23-37.
4 2011d. Loreto R. Recensione a J. Schiettecatte, D'Aden à Zafar. Villes d’Arabie du Sud Préislamique, De Boccard, Paris 2011, Annali IUO 71 (13).
3 2009. Loreto R. “House and household. A contextual approach to the study of South Arabian domestic architecture: a case-study from seventh to sixth century BC Yala/ad-Durayb”, in: Proceeding of the Seminar for Arabian Studies 39, Oxford.
2 2008. Loreto R. “Architectural decorations from the private buildings in the Market Square in Tamna’”, in Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy 18, D.T. Potts ed., Oxford, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing.
1 2005-2006. Loreto R. “A hypothetical reconstruction of the small palace (bayt Khamrān) in the Market Square in Tamna‘”, in Arabia, Révue d’ archéologie et d’épigraphie 3, De Maigret A., Ch.J. Robin edd., Paris-Rome.
Public lectures-Conferences
83 2024 Loreto, R., Vitale, A. et al. The Glyptic Collection of the University of Naples l’Orientale. Study of Engraving Techniques Based on a Digital Microscopic High Magnification Analysis. ASOR Annual Meeting, Boston 23/11/2024.
82 2024 Loreto, R. "At the origine of southern Arabia urban societies: the icons from abroad". Seminar for Arabian Studies, 57. Paris, Institut national d'histoire de l'art, 27-29 June, 2024.
81 2024 Loreto, R. "Ichthyophagoi: their culture and economy. 10 years of archaeological activities along the River Ocean shores within the northern Oman Iron Age". EVOA 2024, Università degli studi di Torino, 18-19 giugno 2024.
80 2024. Loreto, R., Falco, C.A., Marcolongo, B. et al. "Le ricerche geoarcheologiche de l’Orientale di Napoli nella Penisola arabica. Contesti geomorfologici, strategie di insediamento e analisi telerilevate in ambienti aridi". 14° Workshop tematico di Telerilevamento. TELERILEVAMENTO APPLICATO ALLA GESTIONE DELLE RISORSE IDRICHE. Enea-Ait. Oratorio San Filippo Neri, Bologna, 6-7 giugno 2024.
79 2024 Loreto, R. “Southern Arabia. Bronze productions from the ancient caravan kingdoms of pre-Islamic Yemen”. Bronzeworking Centers of Central-Western Asia, 20/02/2024. Online Webinar, Università di Napoli l’Orientale.
78 2024 Loreto, R., Zazzaro, C. “2022 season at the Ummluj shipwreck”. Underwater archaeology International Conference. Ministry of Culture, Saudi Arabia, Jeddah. 15 January 2024.
77 2023 Loreto, R. 15 years of archaeological activities at Dumat al-Jandal and al-Jawf, Saudi Arabia. Skaka (al-Jawf region), Al-Sudairi Foundation, Italian Ministry of Forieign Affairs and International Cooperation and Heritage Commission, Ministry of Culture. 11 ottobre 2023.
76 2023 Loreto, R., Berardino, S., Vitale, A. La spada e non solo. A passo di danza in Arabia. La danza nel mondo antico e tardo-antico fra Oriente e Occidente. Napoli, Sala delle Conferenze, Palazzo Du Mesnil, 5-7 novembre 2023.
75 2023 “Remote mapping of Yemeni Heritage. A geomorphological approach”. Rencontres Sabéennes 25, Jordan, Dead Sea Crown Plaza Resort, 13-15 september 2023.
74 2023 “Dūmat al-Jandal, a north Arabian oasis from the Assyrian period to the advent of Islam. Results and perspectives after field and remote seasons 2019-2022”. Seminar for Arabian Studies, 4-6 August 2023, Moesgard Museum - Aarhus University, Denmark.
73 2023 “MAECI e Università di Napoli l’Orientale nella Penisola arabica”. Giornata dell’archeologia italiana all’estero, Roma, Campidoglio, 9 maggio 2023. Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale.
72 2022 “Remote sensing and field activities for the depiction of northern Arabia paleo-environments. The case of the Saudi al-Jawf region and the ancient Adummatu”. Online ARWA Lectures Series: The Arabian Peninsula.
71 2022 "L'Orientale" University in the Arabian Peninsula. From the researches to the cultural heritage management, training and "green" perspectives. CUCS Napoli 2022
LA COOPERAZIONE UNIVERSITARIA NELLE NUOVE SFIDE PER LO SVILUPPO SOSTENIBILE
21-23 aprile 2022.
70 2021 “40 years of geoarchaeological activities of the University of Naples "L'Orientale" in the Arabian Peninsula. Remarks on some geoarchaeological contexts in their paleo-environments”. Sapienza, Università di Roma, 5-8 ottobre 2021.
69 2021 “Late Iron Age eastern Arabia. A view from wadi bani Khalid”, First By Land and By sea. Geo-archaeological field activities and researchers of the Università degli studi di Napoli “L’Orientale” & Masaryk University, Brno in Northern Sultanate of Oman, Napoli, 24 Sept. 2021.
68 2021 “An Old Babylonian cylinder seal from the “Umberto Scerrato” Museo Orientale.
Notes on a digital microscopic high magnification analysis”. Torino, 67th Rencontre Assyriologique, 12-16 luglio 2021.
67 2021 “Dūmat al-Jandal, ancient Adummatu. An appraisal of 12 years of archaeological activities in a North Arabian oasis”. 12th ICAANE, Bologna, 6-9 aprile 2021.
66 2021 “AlUla crocevia di civiltà”. E-conference, Martinengo Communication & Royal Commission for AlUla, e-conference, 25 febbraio 2021.
65 2020 “The Italian archaeological Mission activities at Dumat al-Jandal, Saudi Ministry of Culture, e-conference”, 9 giugno 2020.
64 2020 “Al-‘Ula Crocevia di civiltà”. E-press conference Royal Commission for Al-U’Ula – Martinengo Communication, e-conference, 22 aprile 2020.
63 2020 “Roads of Arabia”. Roma, Terme di Diocleziano. 26 febbraio 2020.
62 2019 “Oasi e dighe dell’Arabia antica”. Acqua per le società antiche, contesti pre-ellenistici, Napoli, Università L’Orientale, Palazzo Corigliano, 4-5 novembre 2019.
61 2019 “Dumat al-Jandal, ancient Adummatu. 11 years of archaeological excavation of the Saudi-Italian joint project”. Riyadh, King Saud University, dept. of Archaeology, 09/10/2019.
60 2019 “Finding Adummatu, capital of the queens of the Arabs and the kings of Qedar”, 65eme Rencontre Assiryologique Internationale, Parigi, Louvre Musée – Sorbonne – Académie de France, 8-12 June 2019.
59 2019 “The role of Dūmat al-Jandal (ancient Adummatu) among the Arabian trade routes.
Material culture, remote sensing and field surveys”, Rencontre Sabéenne 23, Vienna, Austrian Academy of Science – Università di Vienna, 13-14 Giugno 2019.
58 2019 “L’Arabia e l’imperialismo assiro”, Università degli studi di Napoli “L’Orientale”, ciclo di conferenze introduttive alla mostra “Gli Assiri all’ombra del Vesuvio”, Palazzo Corigliano, 28/05/2019, Napoli.
57 2019 “Le regine degli Arabi e l’imperialismo assiro”, Museo archeologico nazionale Napoli, 22 maggio 2019, Napoli – Università degli studi di Napoli “L’Orientale”.
56 2018 “The Assyrians in Arabia. The material evidence from Dumat al-Jandal”. Rencontre Sabeénnes 22, Paris, Sorbonne - Université de Nanterre, 21-23 June 2018.
55 2018 “Le presenze cristiane nella Penisola Arabia: nuove evidenze archeologiche ed epigrafiche”. Realia Christianorum IV, Pontificia Facoltà di Teologia dell’Italia Meridionale, Napoli, 8 maggio 2018.
54 2018 “The pottery productions from Dūmat al-Jandal. An outline from the Assyrian to the Islamic era”, 11th ICAANE, Munich, Ludwig Maximillian University, 3-7 aprile 2018.
53 2018 “Gli ittiofagi dell’età del ferro: le evidenze archeologiche dagli scavi di Bimah, sultanato dell’Oman”. Maurizio Tosi tra Bologna, Napoli e Roma giornata di studi in memoria, Roma ISMEO, 22-23 Marzo 2018.
52 2018 “Dai regni indipendenti agli Arabi dei Romani e agli Arabi della Persia nell’Arabia pre-islamica”. Tra Roma e la Persia, Napoli, Palazzo du Mesnil, 2 Marzo 2018.
51 2018 “Alle origini degli Arabi. Le attività della missione archeologica italiana in Arabia Saudita”. Spes Contra Spem – ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale, Tourisma 2018, Firenze Palazzo dei Congressi, 16 febbraio 2018.
50 2017 “Culture svelate e monumenti perduti. Quale future per l’archeologia del Vicino oriente? Il caso dello Yemen”. XXIII Incontri di archeologia, Museo Archeologico Nazionale Napoli, Napoli, 16 novembre 2017.
49 2017 “An eighteen century merchantman off the red sea coast of Saudi Arabia”. King Abdel Aziz historical centre, Riyadh, 1st Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Archaeological Forum, 7-9 November 2017. In collaboration with Chiara Zazzaro.
48 2017 “Results from the 2009-2017 excavation season in the historical core of Dumat al-Jandal”. King Abdel Aziz historical centre, Riyadh, 1st Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Archaeological Forum, 7-9 november 2017.
47 2017 “Alle origini degli Arabi. Un viaggio nell’archeologia dell’Arabia Saudita”. Ambasciata d’Italia a Riyadh, 17 ottobre 2017.
46 2017 “2009-2016 excavation seasons in the historical core of Dumat al-Jandal, ancient Adummatu”. Seminar for Arabian Studies, London British Museum. 4-6 August 2017.
45 2017 “A north Arabian oasis during the pre-Islamic era. Results from 2009-2016 excavation seasons in the historical area of Dumat al-Jandal, ancient Adummatu”. 47 ARAM conference for Syro-Mesopotamian studies, Oxford, 16-19 giugno 2017.
44 2017 “Dumata, the ancient Adummatu, a caravan port of trade on the limes arabicus”. Summer school La Città Imperiale Romana, Università della Basilicata – Yale University, Potenza, 3-9 giugno 2017.
43 2016 “The activities of the University of Naples archaeological project at Bimah, Sultanate of Oman”, Muscat, 29th December.
42 2016 “The activities of the Italian archaeological mission in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Dumat al-Jandal and al-Jawf”, Riyadh National Museum. Noverber 17th.
41 2016 July 24-27th, “Umluj joint underwater project”, University of Naples “L’Orientale” – SCTH, Seminar for Arabian Studies, London British Museum. In collaboration with Chiara Zazzaro.
40 2016 “Yemen: nel paese della Regina di Saba. Culture svelate e monumenti perduti”. Riccione, Museo del Territorio, 29/01/2016.
39 2016 “Ichthyophagoi, their culture and economy. 2014 season of the University of Naples archaeological Mission to the Sultanate of Oman, Bimah”. Ministry of Heritage and Culture, Muscat. 03/01/2016.
38 2016 "3D Surveying of an Eighteenth-Century Merchantman off the Red Sea coast of Saudi Arabia". Dresden, DEGUWA conference: In Poseidon's Realm"Underwater archaeology - interdisciplinary approaches and technical innovations. 21-24 Aprile 2016. In collaborazione con C. Zazzaro e Enzo Cocca.
37 2016 “Preliminary results of the Umm Lajj survey”. National Museum of Riyadh (Saudi Arabia). 16 ottobre 2016. In collaborazione con C. Zazzaro.
36 2015 “Monumenti Perduti. Il patrimonio culturale nelle aree di conflitto. Yemen”. Maggio dei Monumenti 2015 a Napoli. 20/05/2015. Napoli. Università degli studi di Napoli “L’Orientale”, Palazzo Du Mesnil, via Chiatamone 61/62.
35 2015 “Dall’Indo all’Eufrate. Gli Ittiofagi di Nearco. Fonti testuali ed evidenze archeologiche nel Sultanato dell’Oman”, ciclo di conferenze del Dottorato di Ricerca "Vicino Oriente Antico", Napoli, 26/03/2015.
34 2015 “The activities of the Italian archaeological Mission in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (2009-2014). Burj Rafal Kempinski Hotel, Riyadh. 14/01/2015.
33 2015 “Nomadic and sedentary identities. The development of north Arabian oases during the I millennium BCE. Rencontres Sabéennes 19, Università di Pisa, 18-20 giugno 2015.
32 2015 “Ichthyophagoi: their culture and economy. Landscape and people during the Iron Age in coastal Oman. Preliminary report of the 2014 season at BMH2 (Bimah) site”. Red Sea Project VII: The Red Sea and the Gulf: Two Maritime Routes in the Development of Global Economy, from the Late Prehistory to Modern Times, 26-30 May 2015, Naples-Procida.
31 2014 Ichthyophagoi, their culture and economy. 2014 season of the University of Naples archaeological Mission to the Sultanate of Oman, Bimah. Ministry of Heritage and Culture, Muscat. 19/12/2014.
30 2014 “Activities of the Saudi-Italian-French archaeological project at Dumat al-Jandal, 2014 season”, Sakaka, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 22 Settembre 2014.
29 2014 “Città e Territorio – uomo e ambiente: dinamiche di insediamento e nascita delle oasi nel nord della Penisola Arabica”, ciclo di conferenze del Dottorato di Ricerca "Vicino Oriente Antico", Napoli, 8 aprile 2014.
28 2014 “The Saudi-Italian-French archaeological project at Dûmat al-Jandal (ancient Adummatu): Results from 2009-2013 seasons”. 9th ICAANE, Basel, 6-13 Giugno 2014. In collaboration with G. Charloux.
27 2014 “Tra mare e deserto. Le attività de “L’Orientale” nella Penisola Arabica”. Paesaggi Sommersi, Procida, 30-31 maggio 2014.
26 2014 “A Europaean-Saudi joint archaeological Project: The Saudi-Italian-French archaeological project at Dumat al-Jandal”, Riyadh, King Abdul Aziz Historical Centre, European Archaeologists in Saudi Arabia, Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities – European Union. 8 maggio 2014.
25 2013 “La cultura funeraria sudarabica. Caratteri locali e fenomeni di internazionalizzazione”. ciclo di conferenze del Dottorato di Ricerca "Vicino Oriente Antico", Napoli, 18 aprile 2013.
24 2013 “Dumat al-Jandal: un centro carovaniero nel nord della Penisola Arabica”. II Ciclo di Conferenze Archeologia delle Vie della Seta, Percorsi, immagini e cultura materiale, a cura di B. Genito e L. Caterina. Università degli Studi di Napoli L’orientale, Napoli, 10 aprile 2013.
23 2012 “Cerimonialità e architettura nelle iscrizioni di costruzione dallo Yemen pre-Islamico”. Napoli, Federico II-Società di Storia Patria, Le Avventure della Scrittura, 29-30 novembre 2012.
22 2012 “The activities of the Saudi-italian-french project at Dumat al-Jandal. New archaeological Evidence for a Definition of the Historical Development of Northern Saudi Arabia”. Chicago, American School of Oriental Research, Annual Meeting 14-17 November 2012.
21 2012 "The Saudi-Italian-French archaeological project at Dūmat al-Jandal, ancient Adummatu (Saudi Arabia). New Neolithic evidence from al-Jawf region: an outline of the historical development of Dūmat al-Jandal", Londra, British Museum, Seminar for Arabian Studies, 13-15 luglio. 2012.
20 2012 "I luoghi del banchetto nell'Arabia antica", Mangiare Divinamente, Pratiche e Simbologie alimentari nell'antico Oriente. Venezia, Università Cà Foscari, Dipartimento di Studi Umanistici, Palazzo Malcanton-Marcorà, 24-25 febbraio 2012.
19 2012 “Il dialogo tra arte e architettura”. Ciclo di conferenze nell’ambito della mostra Il Trono della Regina di Saba, Roma, Museo di Arte Orientale Giuseppe Tucci, 16 dicembre 2012.
18 2012 "Epigraphical sources and new archaeological evidences of the Nabataeans from Dûmat al-Jandal, ancient Adumatu (al-Jawf Province, Saudi Arabia)", The first International Conference on Nabataean Studies, University of Jordan, Petra, 05-08 maggio 2012.
17 2012 "La planimetria e il rilievo dell'architettura sudarabica. In memoria di Alessandro de Maigret". The activities of the italian archaeological Mission in Yemen. A commemoration of Prof. Alessandro de Maigret, Rome, 11-12 giugno 2012. Ministero Affari Esteri - Museo Nazionale d'Arte Orientale. In collaborazione con Mario Mascellani.
16 2012 "The Saudi-Italian-French archaeological project at Dûmat al-Jandal, ancient Adumatu (Saudi Arabia). New evidences from the 2011 season: an outline of the historical development of Dûmat al-Jandal and al-Jawf region", Rencontres Sabéenne 16, Pisa, Museo di San Matteo. In collaborazione con Guillaume Charloux.
15 2011 “The activities of the Italian Archaeological Mission in Saudi Arabia: the Saudi-Italian-French archaeological project at Dumat al-Jandal (ancient Adumatu)”, Ambasciata d’Italia a Riyadh, 5 ottobre 2011.
14 2011 “Dumat al-Jandal (Arabie saoudite), premières explorations de l’oasis par la Mission archéologique Italo-franco-saoudienne”, Institut de France. Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, Paris, 20 Maggio 2011. In collaborazione con Guillaume Charloux.
13 2011 “Dumat al-Jandal (Arabia Saudita): fonti testuali e prime testimonianze archeologiche dell’antica Adummatu”. Scuola Dottorale di Studi Orientali e Africani. Ciclo di conferenze del Dottorato di Ricerca “Vicino Oriente Antico” dell’Università degli Studi di Napoli “L’Orientale”. Napoli, 29 marzo 2011.
12 2011 “The Italian-French-Saudi Archaeological Mission at Dumat al-Jandal (Ancient Adumatu). A first relative chronological sequence for Dumat al-Jandal. Architectural elements and pottery items”, London, British Museum, Seminar for Arabian Studies, 28-31 luglio. 2011.
11 2011 “Da Marib a Gaza. Profumi d'Arabia e rotte carovaniere: fonti epigrafiche ed evidenze archeologiche dal paese dell'incenso”. I Profumi nel mondo antico, produzione commercio e valori simbolici. Giornata di Studi, Napoli, Palazzo du Mesnil, 6 giugno. 2011.
10 2011 “A first relative chronological sequence for Dumat al-Jandal. Italo-French-Saudi archaeological Mission in Saudi Arabia”. Rencontre Sabeénne 15, Mosca, Accademia delle Scienze-Museo di Arte Orientale, 24-27 Maggio. 2011.
9 2010 “The House B/E. A contextual analysis of a workshop inside the “Market Square” in Tamna”, Rencontre Sabeénne 14, Berlin, Pergamon Museum, Deutsches Archäologisches Institut. 10-12 Giugno. 2010.
8 2010 “Joint Saudi-Italian archaeological project at Dumat al-Jandal. Preliminary report of the 1st excavation campaign (2009)”. Cambridge, Ancient Arabia Colloquium, Clare Hall. 26-28 luglio. 2010.
7 2009 “Reconsidering the Great Temple, or Palais Royale, Timna Temple 1”, Rencontre Sabeénne 13, Parigi, Fondazione Cino del Duca. 4-7 Giugno. 2009.
6 2008 “House and household. A contextual approach to the study of South Arabian domestic architecture: a case-study from Yala/ad-Durayb”, Seminar for Arabian Studies. London, British Museum. 24-27 Luglio. 2008.
5 2008 “House and household. A contextual approach to the study of South Arabian domestic architecture: a case-study from Yala/ad-Durayb”, Rencontres Sabéenne 12. Rome Isiao – Istituto Universitario “L’Orientale” Napoli. 11-13 Giugno. 2008.
4 2007 “The activity of the Italian Archaeological Mission in Yemen”. San’a’. Conferenza “Giornate della Sapienza”. 27-30 ottobre. 2007.
3 2005 “A hypothetical reconstruction of the small palace (bayt Khamrān) in the Market Square in Tamna‘”, Rencontres Sabéennes 9. Institut für Sprachen und Kulturen des Vorderen Orients. Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena. 25-27 Maggio. 2005.
2 2004 “L’architettura domestica, intra muros, nell’Arabia meridionale pre-islamica, ricostruzione ed interpretazione di una casa tipo”, II Convegno degli Studenti di Archeologia, Bologna. 18-21 Maggio. 2004.
1 2003 “Tecniche di costruzione in pietra nell’architettura religiosa sud-arabica”, I Convegno degli Studenti in Archeologia, Napoli. 18-21 Maggio. 2003.
Poster at conference
3. 2022. “Faunal remains from Bamah, Northern Oman”. Seminar for Arabian Studies, 5-7 August 2022, Humboldt University, Berlin (with Elena Maini).
2. 2017. "An Eighteenth-Century shipwreck in the Red Sea coast of Saudi Arabia"Red Sea 8 Conference. Coveted treasure. The economy of natural resources: extraction, processing and trade. Warsaw. 4-9 luglio 2017. In collaborazione con C. Zazzaro.
1. 2016. “Il relitto di un mercantile del XVIII secolo nelle acque saudite del mar Rosso” Università di Udine. Archeologia Subacquea 2.0: V Convegno Nazionale di Archeologia Subacquea. 8-10 settembre 2016. In collaborazione con C. Zazzaro.
Organization of events
17-19/09/2023 Rencontres Sabéennes, Jordan, Crowne Plaza.
24/09/2021 Conference: By Land and by Sea Geo-archaeological field activities and researchers of the Università degli studi di Napoli “L’Orientale” & Masaryk University, Brno in Northern Sultanate of Oman Napoli, 24 Sept. 2021.
Centro su Interazioni e scambi economici e culturali nel Mondo antico, tardoantico e medievale, Università degli studi di Napoli “L’Orientale” (UNO). Masaryk University, Brno. Department of Nuclear Spectroscopy, Nuclear Physics Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences. Department of Natural Sciences and Archaeometry, Archaeological Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences. Dekkan College, Pune (India)
CNR, Istituto di Geologia Applicata. OSL laboratory, Institute of Marine sciences, Shantou University, China
19/05/2021 D.T. Potts Biological and Logistical Implications of Camel Feeding Requirements: Why this Matters for Overland Camel Caravans in Ancient Arabia and the Iranian Plateau
19 maggio 2021, ore 14.30. Seminario Dottorale 2020/2021 DAAM/UniOr con il patrocinio di ISMEO.
Novembre 2020 Scientific collaboration to the exhibition “Roads of Arabia. Archaeological treasures of Saudi Arabia. Rome, Terme di Diocleziano”.
July-November 2019 Scientific collaboration to the exhibition “The Assyrians at the shadow of Vesuvius. Napoli, Museo Archeologico Nazionale”.
Other
Editorial member of MESOPOTAMIA journal
Editorial member of SHARED KNOWLEDGE journal
Member of the BFSA - British Foundation for the Study of Arabia.
Curator of the Ancient Near East section of the Umberto Scerrato Museum, University of Naples l’Orientale.
Among founders of ISMEO, International Association for Mediterranean and Oriental Study. Rome.
Collegi dottorali (PhD Commission)
Membro collegio dottorale UNIOR XXXV (2019-2020), XXXVI (2020-2021), XXXVII (2021-2022), XXXVIII (2022-2023), XXXIX (2023-2024) ciclo
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progetto PRIN 2022 n. 20228P3LYC "The art of the stage in Bronze Age Anatolia. Reconstructing Hittite festivals using texts, image and comparative cultural anthropological evidence"
- progetto PRIN
2022 n. 20228P3LYC "The art of the stage in Bronze Age Anatolia. Reconstructing Hittite festivals using texts, image and comparative cultural anthropological evidence"
(01/01/2024 - )20240101
Progetto "wadi al-Sirhan"
- Progetto "wadi al-Sirhan" (Università di Napoli L'Orientale, ENEA Bologna, Agenzia Spaziale Italiana)
(01/01/2023 - 31/12/2024)20230101
Umm Lujj underwater archaeological project
- Umm Lujj underwater archaeological project (Università di Napoli L'Orientale, Saudi Ministry of Culture)
(01/01/2015 - )20150101
Missione de L'Orientale nel Sultanato dell'Oman
- Missione de L'Orientale nel Sultanato dell'Oman (Ministero degli Affari esteri e della Cooperazione internazionale, Oman Ministry of Heritage and Tourism)
(01/01/2014 - )20140101
Missione italiana di restauro in Arabia Saudita
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(01/01/2013 - )20130101
Missione archeologica italiana in Arabia Saudita
- Missione archeologica italiana in Arabia Saudita (Ministero degli Affari esteri e della Cooperazione internazionale, Saudi Ministry of Culture)
(01/01/2011 - )20110101
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8 CFU
48 ore
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Secondo Semestre (24/02/2025 - 30/05/2025)
- 2024
Laurea Magistrale
6 CFU
36 ore
0000541 - LABORATORIO DI TOPOGRAFIA E TELERILEVAMENTO PER LA RICERCA STORICO-ARCHEOLOGICA
Primo Semestre (23/09/2024 - 20/12/2024)
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Laurea Magistrale
4 CFU
24 ore
1/406 - ARCHEOLOGIA E STORIA DELL'ARTE DEL VICINO ORIENTE ANTICO
Secondo Semestre (24/02/2025 - 30/05/2025)
- 2024
Laurea
8 CFU
48 ore
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Secondo Semestre (24/02/2025 - 30/05/2025)
- 2024
Laurea
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72 ore
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Secondo Semestre (24/02/2025 - 30/05/2025)
- 2024
Laurea
9 CFU
54 ore
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