Giulia Uccheddu

Giulia Uccheddu graduated in Cultural Heritage and Archaeology from the University of Cagliari (Italy) in 2018. She then specialized by obtaining a Master's degree in Physical and Forensic Anthropology in 2020 and another in Archaeology in 2023, both from the University of Granada (UGR).

Her interest in physical anthropology began during a research stay at the University of León, where she conducted a study on human remains from the medieval site of Barrejo (Cordiñanes, Spain) as part of her Bachelor's thesis. She then moved to Mexico, where she delved into Mesoamerican archaeology by analyzing a collection of Late Postclassic skeletal remains from Tulum, preserved at the INAH (National Institute of Anthropology and History), focusing her research on the sociopolitical system and living conditions of the Maya and presenting her results at the 46th Annual Meeting of the Human Biology Association. She also spent time at the Anthropology Service of the SABAP (Soprintendenza Archeologia, Belle Arti e Paesaggio per la Città Metropolitana di Cagliari e le province di Oristano e Sud Sardegna), where she studied materials from various periods excavated in Sardinia. During this time, she began exploring the potential of 3D technology, which led her to give the seminar "Anthropology 2.0: 3D Reconstruction through Photogrammetry" at the University of Santander (Colombia). Later, as part of the "Biological Anthropology and Human Paleoecology" research group at UGR, she began a study funded by the Santander Research Initiation Scholarship on the geometric morphometry of osteoarchaeological remains using 3D scanning, aiming to deduce behavioral and cultural patterns.

She also participated in the European project Culture.EDU, which uses 3D technology for the cultural revitalization of lesser-known sites in Bulgaria and Italy, and published the results in the book “Nuove tecnologie per i beni culturali. Un'opportunità di rilancio per le aree interne.” (Bardi Edizioni).

In 2023, she joined the IPNA as a JAE fellow, where she began focusing on gender equality in the archaeological field, presenting her preliminary findings at the 30th European Association of Archaeologists (EAA) Annual Meeting. She is currently rejoining IPNA within the framework of the project “Safe, Healthy, and Sustainable Food in the Macaronesia and the MAC Cooperation Area 2021-2027.”