Giacomo Fontana
@giacomoarchaeo.bsky.social
Computational and Landscape Archaeology | Postdoc @ttu.edu | Running the #TTU Digital Archaeology Research and Exploration Lab | PI, Ancient Hillforts Survey | #NonUrban #HighlandArchaeology #RemoteSensing #Rstats #FirstGen
I'm thrilled to announce I've just signed the offer for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position at Texas Tech, starting in January!
I feel incredibly lucky to continue working with such a supportive department and to keep expanding the DARE lab.
Thank y'all!
@ttu.edu
I feel incredibly lucky to continue working with such a supportive department and to keep expanding the DARE lab.
Thank y'all!
@ttu.edu
November 10, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I'm thrilled to announce I've just signed the offer for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position at Texas Tech, starting in January!
I feel incredibly lucky to continue working with such a supportive department and to keep expanding the DARE lab.
Thank y'all!
@ttu.edu
I feel incredibly lucky to continue working with such a supportive department and to keep expanding the DARE lab.
Thank y'all!
@ttu.edu
🚨 New JAS paper! 🚨 We modeled #Qin / #Han wall construction using #rstats + #QuartoPub to show collapse wasn’t just about cost—logistics broke the system. Supplying 350k+ forced migrants likely strained >30% of the Qin state’s population. #Archaeology
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.ja...
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.ja...
July 28, 2025 at 1:35 PM
🚨 New JAS paper! 🚨 We modeled #Qin / #Han wall construction using #rstats + #QuartoPub to show collapse wasn’t just about cost—logistics broke the system. Supplying 350k+ forced migrants likely strained >30% of the Qin state’s population. #Archaeology
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.ja...
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.ja...
📢 After a great first meetup, we're hosting another CAA North America virtual session on Tues, July 29 @ 12PM ET!
🔦 Lightning talks, updates & discussion. Want to present? Email me: giacomo.fontana@ttu.edu
🔗 Zoom: 983 3833 7108 | Passcode: 419829
🔦 Lightning talks, updates & discussion. Want to present? Email me: giacomo.fontana@ttu.edu
🔗 Zoom: 983 3833 7108 | Passcode: 419829
July 14, 2025 at 4:50 PM
📢 After a great first meetup, we're hosting another CAA North America virtual session on Tues, July 29 @ 12PM ET!
🔦 Lightning talks, updates & discussion. Want to present? Email me: giacomo.fontana@ttu.edu
🔗 Zoom: 983 3833 7108 | Passcode: 419829
🔦 Lightning talks, updates & discussion. Want to present? Email me: giacomo.fontana@ttu.edu
🔗 Zoom: 983 3833 7108 | Passcode: 419829
Reposted by Giacomo Fontana
Looking for a postdoc position in quantitative palaeoecology with focus on vegetation? Come to work in my interdisciplinary project in Prague (full-time for 2 years).
July 1, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Looking for a postdoc position in quantitative palaeoecology with focus on vegetation? Come to work in my interdisciplinary project in Prague (full-time for 2 years).
When you casually drop your two pearls of wisdom about LiDAR and AI into Le Monde... and suddenly you’re on French news ... @ttu.edu #TTU #DARELab
🔗 www.lemonde.fr/article-offe...
🔗 www.lemonde.fr/article-offe...
L’archéologie à l’heure des révélations LiDAR
Cette technologie de télédétection par laser dévoile les ruines invisibles sous la végétation. La couverture du territoire français est presque terminée, offrant de nouvelles perspectives de recherche...
www.lemonde.fr
April 29, 2025 at 2:01 PM
When you casually drop your two pearls of wisdom about LiDAR and AI into Le Monde... and suddenly you’re on French news ... @ttu.edu #TTU #DARELab
🔗 www.lemonde.fr/article-offe...
🔗 www.lemonde.fr/article-offe...
Reposted by Giacomo Fontana
A pleasure to see Antiquity author @giacomoarchaeo.bsky.social at #SAA2025! Here he is with the December 2024 issue of Antiquity, which features an image from his article on 'Italy's empty hillforts' on the cover. Check it out FREE: doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
April 26, 2025 at 7:09 PM
A pleasure to see Antiquity author @giacomoarchaeo.bsky.social at #SAA2025! Here he is with the December 2024 issue of Antiquity, which features an image from his article on 'Italy's empty hillforts' on the cover. Check it out FREE: doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
Thrilled to see the #EAC guidelines on #LiDAR in #archaeology published! Grateful for the chance to work with — and learn from — amazing colleagues. And the cherry on top: a @ttu.edu #DARELab image made the cover! 🎉
🔗 zenodo.org/records/1460...
🔗 zenodo.org/records/1460...
March 26, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Thrilled to see the #EAC guidelines on #LiDAR in #archaeology published! Grateful for the chance to work with — and learn from — amazing colleagues. And the cherry on top: a @ttu.edu #DARELab image made the cover! 🎉
🔗 zenodo.org/records/1460...
🔗 zenodo.org/records/1460...
Hi everyone!
Interested in Digital Archaeology? Join our next CAA-NA virtual meetup on Monday, Feb 24, at 1 PM ET! 🚀
We’ll have news, lightning talks (2–3 min), and discussion. Want to share your work? DM me or email caa-na@caaconference.org.
🔗 Join here: umn.zoom.us/j/9899437308...
Interested in Digital Archaeology? Join our next CAA-NA virtual meetup on Monday, Feb 24, at 1 PM ET! 🚀
We’ll have news, lightning talks (2–3 min), and discussion. Want to share your work? DM me or email caa-na@caaconference.org.
🔗 Join here: umn.zoom.us/j/9899437308...
February 3, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Hi everyone!
Interested in Digital Archaeology? Join our next CAA-NA virtual meetup on Monday, Feb 24, at 1 PM ET! 🚀
We’ll have news, lightning talks (2–3 min), and discussion. Want to share your work? DM me or email caa-na@caaconference.org.
🔗 Join here: umn.zoom.us/j/9899437308...
Interested in Digital Archaeology? Join our next CAA-NA virtual meetup on Monday, Feb 24, at 1 PM ET! 🚀
We’ll have news, lightning talks (2–3 min), and discussion. Want to share your work? DM me or email caa-na@caaconference.org.
🔗 Join here: umn.zoom.us/j/9899437308...
🚨 CALL FOR PAPERS 🚨
Session #112: Lidar in Mediterranean archaeology
Join us to discuss how we use LiDAR in Mediterranean archaeology and how it's supporting or shaping our research questions! 🔗 Submit by: February 6th, 2025
#EAA2025 #Archaeology #Lidar @archaeologyeaa.bsky.social
Session #112: Lidar in Mediterranean archaeology
Join us to discuss how we use LiDAR in Mediterranean archaeology and how it's supporting or shaping our research questions! 🔗 Submit by: February 6th, 2025
#EAA2025 #Archaeology #Lidar @archaeologyeaa.bsky.social
January 6, 2025 at 3:56 PM
🚨 CALL FOR PAPERS 🚨
Session #112: Lidar in Mediterranean archaeology
Join us to discuss how we use LiDAR in Mediterranean archaeology and how it's supporting or shaping our research questions! 🔗 Submit by: February 6th, 2025
#EAA2025 #Archaeology #Lidar @archaeologyeaa.bsky.social
Session #112: Lidar in Mediterranean archaeology
Join us to discuss how we use LiDAR in Mediterranean archaeology and how it's supporting or shaping our research questions! 🔗 Submit by: February 6th, 2025
#EAA2025 #Archaeology #Lidar @archaeologyeaa.bsky.social
First post after the migration – what better way to kick things off than having the latest cover page of @antiquityj.bsky.social feature a recent paper from my project! 🔥
A stunning blend of lush forests 🌳 and #lidar ✨ brings this #Samnite #hillforts to life!
🔗 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
A stunning blend of lush forests 🌳 and #lidar ✨ brings this #Samnite #hillforts to life!
🔗 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
December 10, 2024 at 5:25 PM
First post after the migration – what better way to kick things off than having the latest cover page of @antiquityj.bsky.social feature a recent paper from my project! 🔥
A stunning blend of lush forests 🌳 and #lidar ✨ brings this #Samnite #hillforts to life!
🔗 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
A stunning blend of lush forests 🌳 and #lidar ✨ brings this #Samnite #hillforts to life!
🔗 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...