About me

Hi! I am researcher primarily focused on the application and development of quantitative and computational methods in archaeology and anthropology. I apply these techniques to tackle a variety of research themes, including prehistoric population dynamics, long-term changes in settlement patterns, and patterns and processes of cultural evolution. I use computer simulations to build theorethical models of cultural transmission and develop custom statistical models to handle chronological uncertainty that typically characterise the archaeological record. I am currently working on a ERC project focused on the study of dispersal of farming in prehistoric Japan. I am strongly committed to open science and an active developer of several R packages. You can find my institutional web page here.

Research Interests

• Quantitative Methods in Archaeology
• Cultural Evolutionary Theory
• Inidividual-Based Simulation
• Paleodemography
• Settlement Archaeology
• Prehistory of Japan