Professional profile
Archaeologist
Archaeologist with undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications in Aegean Civilizations at the University of Pisa, and a Master's degree and PhD in Aegean Prehistory at the University of Athens.
She undertook further specialised studies at the Italian School of Archaeology in Athens. Her work focuses in particular on the relationships between the Mycenaean and Minoan worlds, funerary customs, landscape archaeology, mythology and projects aimed at enhancing sites and territories, with the aim of reconnecting local communities with their cultural heritage. She is currently engaged in research into the relationship between climate change and heritage, both tangible and intangible.
She has worked in Montenegro for ten years, directing several archaeological projects, particularly at the site of the Roman city of Doclea. She served as the scientific director of two Project of Great Relevance funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy: “The Future of the Past: Study and Enhancement of Ancient Doclea, Montenegro (2018–2021)” and “Ancient and Modern Routes Along the River Valleys of Montenegro: From Remote Sensing and Landscape Archaeology to the Enhancement of Cultural Sites and Itineraries” (2023–2025). She is currently the scientific coordinator of the CNR-University of Montenegro Faculty of Architecture project, "ARCH x 2: Archaeology and Architecture for the Knowledge and Enhancement of a Roman Aqueduct in Montenegro" (2026–2027).
She was the CNR project leader for the Central European Initiative (CEI) projects “SMACH: Sustainable MAnagement of Cultural Heritage in the Balkans in Response to Climate Change” (2021–2022) and “EU-SEE Forum for Intercultural Exchange on Sustainable Management of Cultural Heritage – Smach Forum” (2023–2025).
She conceived the Bridges monographic series, of which she is Scientific Director, dedicated to the bilateral projects of the National Research Council of Italy.
In her efforts to promote research and cultural heritage, she has been involved in the ‘Researchers’ Night’ events at the CNR’s Roma 1 Research Area for many years, as well as organising the European Heritage Days (GEP).
She is a board member of the Varrone Foundation in Rieti, responsible for the Arts and Cultural Activities sector (2022–2026), and a member of the Commission for Cultural Heritage and Activities at the ACRI – Associazione Casse di Risparmio Italiane (2024–2026). She has been a member of the Flavio Vespasiano Foundation's board in Rieti since March 2026.
CNR Disciplinary Fields and Research Management Sectors
- SH6_1 Archaeological methods and theory, history of archaeology
- SH6_2 Prehistoric archaeology, archaeology of non-literate societies
- SH6_3 Archaeology of early literate societies and early civilizations
MUR Italian Scientific-Disciplinary Sector
- ARCH-01/A Prehistory and Protohistory
- ARCH-01/G Archaeological Research Methods
Groups & Labs CNR ISPC
Prehistory and Protohistory Research Group →
Mediterranean of Myths Research Group →
Cities and Cultural Heritage Research Group →
Publications
Highlight
L. Alberti, F. Colosi, C. Sfameni (2026). Natura selvaggia: fiumi, montagne, uomini in Montenegro dalla preistoria al tardo antico. In G. Garbati a cura di, Dialoghi per la Storia: Ex nihilo nihil fit: l’interazione tra uomo e natura in età premoderna (Dialoghi per la storia 1, Transformation and crises in the Mediterranean 3), pp. 63-88, Roma. IBAN 978 88 8080 828 2. DOI: https://doi.org/10.19282/tcm.03.2026
L. Alberti ed. (2019). The ArcheoLab project in the Doclea valley, Montenegro (Campaign 2017): archaeology, technologies and future perspectives. Archeologia e Calcolatori Supplemento 11, Firenze. ISBN 978 88 7814 896 3. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.19282/ACS.11.2019
L. Alberti (2019). Lessons from the past: Some Greek bronze age responses to natural disasters and their modern counterparts. In L. Alberti, R. Azzara, P. Clemente eds., Lessons from the past: the evolution of seismic protection techniques in the history of building. Annals of Geophysics vol. 62, pp. 1-14. ISSN 2037 416X. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4401/ag-8143
