Professional profile
Archaeologist | Cultural Anthropologist
Archaeologist and cultural anthropologist; Director of the Italian Archaeological Expedition in Kazakhstan; specialised in the prehistory, protohistory, and ancient history of Central and Middle Asia, with a particular focus on the evolution of material and immaterial culture and on the social and cultural interactions between mobile pastoral groups of the Eurasian steppe and sedentary farming communities of the Near and Middle East.
CNR Disciplinary Fields and Research Management Sectors
- SH6_3 Archaeology of early literate societies and early civilizations
- SH6_2 Prehistoric archaeology, archaeology of non-literate societies
- SH8_3 Cultural studies and theory, cultural identities and memories, cultural heritage
MUR Italian Scientific-Disciplinary Sector
- ASIA-01/A Archaeology and Art History of Central Asia and India
- STAA-01/E Archaeology and Art History of Ancient Western Asia and the Eastern Mediterranean
- ARCH-01/A Prehistory and Protohistory
Groups & Labs CNR ISPC
Ancient Near East Research Group →
Publications
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G. Iori, P. Hans, N.M.E. Stucchi, L. Ullah Khan, A. Saadaldin, E. Possenti, G. Franceschin, S. Al Khasoneh, G.L. Bonora, G. Dardeniz (2025) Non-destructive examination of ancient vitreous materials from Southwest Asia: Synchrotron computed tomography at the BEATS beamline of SESAME”, Journal of Cultural Heritage, Volume 72, March–April 2025, Pages 160-168. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.culher.2025.01.011
G.L. Bonora, G. Rossi Osmida, and A.R. Cengia (2024) The Bronze Age Graveyard of Adji Kui (Margiana, Turkmenistan). Catalogue of the Graves. Rome, ISMEO, 925 pages. ISBN: 978-88-8080-658-5 (hbk), 978-88-8080-659-2 (ebk).
M. Vidale, G.L. Bonora (2023) A “Shoehorn” at Altyn Depe: A Biased Application of the Urban Revolution Model of Vere Gordon Childe (1950)”, Journal of Urban Archaeology 8 (2023), 115-125. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1484/J.JUA.5.135661
