Monday 4 May, 5pm at the Lecture theatre, Faculty of Classics, Ioannou Centre for Classical & Byzantine Studies, 66, St. Giles’, Oxford, OX1 3LU
Colouring the Afterlife: Ritual and Identity in Pre-Roman Apulia, between Wall Painting and Ceramic
Giuseppina Gadaleta (Università degli Studi di Bari, Institute of Classical Studies, London)
Part of the Classical Archaeology Seminar, Trinity Term 2026
APRI: Archaeology of Preroman Italy
Supported by ICI London
In continuity with the Sybille Haynes Etruscan Lecture, traditionally held on the first Monday of Trinity Term (27 April), this seminar series explores recent research on pre-Roman Italy, broadly defined to encompass various populations and regions of the Italian peninsula, including Magna Graecia. It highlights new excavations, fresh insights into material culture, and studies on the interactions between Greeks and local communities.
4 May – 8 June, every Monday at 5pm at the Lecture theatre, Faculty of Classics, Ioannou Centre for Classical & Byzantine Studies, 66, St. Giles’, Oxford, OX1 3LU. Drinks afterwards
No need to book, just come along!
Organisers: Angela Pola, Christina Monroe, Isabella Jäger
with the support of the Faculty of Classics and the Italian Cultural Institute, London
Giuseppina Gadaleta is Associate Professor of Classical Archaeology at the University of Bari “Aldo Moro,” where she has been teaching since 2006. She received her PhD in Archaeology of Magna Graecia from the University of Naples Federico II and a Specialisation in Classical Archaeology from the University of Bari. Her research focuses on the archaeology and visual culture of ancient Southern Italy and the wider Mediterranean, with particular emphasis on Apulian red-figure pottery, funerary painting, and the relationship between images, contexts, and cultural practices. She has worked extensively on the classification, interpretation, and enhancement of archaeological materials—especially ceramics—combining traditional approaches with new methodological frameworks on documentation, communication, and the reception of ancient imagery. Her research also explores the replication and circulation of visual models, and more broadly, the role of material culture in processes of intercultural exchange in the ancient Mediterranean. She has participated in numerous national and international research projects and interdisciplinary initiatives devoted to communicating and disseminating cultural heritage. She is currently involved in collaborative research with Italian and international institutions on various topics, including ceramic production and circulation, the study of archaeological contexts, and the relationship between archaeology and other research fields, including food culture. She is the author of numerous scholarly publications, including monographs, peer-reviewed articles, and contributions to edited volumes and conference proceedings. Notable works include a volume on the Tomb of the Dancers of Ruvo di Puglia and two volumes of the Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum from the Jatta National Museum in Ruvo.