Maria Taloni

Maria Taloni

Researcher

+39 329 0723272
+39 06 90672253
Rome
maria.taloni@cnr.it

Professional profile

Archaeologist | pre-Roman pottery specialist | Cultural Heritage specialist | Law, Administration, Policies and Management

I am specialised in Archaeology of early literate societies and early civilisations, as well as in the management and enhancement of archaeological heritage.

My research interests focus on the period spanning from the Protohistoric phase to the Orientalising period, with particular attention to the contacts between central Tyrrhenian Italy and the wider Mediterranean context. These interests are grounded in an interdisciplinary approach that combines archaeology, ancient history, and cultural anthropology, moving through funerary archaeology and archaeometry, as well as the application of new technologies.

I focus on pottery and metal productions involved in trans-Mediterranean contacts, in order to investigate the social role of craftspeople and gender differences, in light of the transformations occurring in Mediterranean societies between VIII and VI century B.C.

Furthermore, also thanks to my previous work experience as an archaeologist for the Italian Ministry of Culture, I deal with issues related to processes and models for the management and enhancement of archaeological heritage, including through the application of new technologies as tool of governance of cultural heritage.

Since 2014, as a member of the European Association of Archaeologists, and a member of its Executive Board since 2020 for two consecutive terms until 2024. I have also been involved in policies concerning the archaeological profession at the European level.

CNR Disciplinary Fields and Research Management Sectors

  • SH6_3 Archaeology of early literate societies and early civilizations
  • SH8_3 Cultural studies and theory, cultural identities and memories, cultural heritage, architectural heritage
  • SH8_4 Museums, exhibitions, conservation and restoration

MUR Italian Scientific-Disciplinary Sector

  • ARCH-01/C Pre-Roman Italian Civilization and Etruscology

Groups & Labs CNR ISPC

Archeology in Lazio Research Group →
Digital Heritage Innovation Lab →

Publications

CNR IRIS platform →
ORCID →

Highlight

M. Taloni (ed.) (2025). Archaeological Heritage Management Processes and Models for Comparison Across Europe and Beyond. UK: Oxbow Books; ISBN: 9798888572245

M. Taloni, A. Chadburn & E. Byrnes (2024) Introduction to the session #275: The role of archaeology (and archaeologists) in the COVID-19 recovery plans across Europe and beyond. DOI: https://doi.org/10.11588/ai.2023.1.105348;

E. Borgia, M. Taloni (2024). Next generation Italia: Innovative doctorates for public administration and cultural heritage”, in Archäologische Informationen 46 (2023), 2024 DOI: https://doi.org/10.11588/ai.2023.1.105349

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