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Welcome to the webpage of the Accordia Research Institute

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Accordia is a research institute in the University of London. It operates in association with the Institute of Archaeology, UCL and with the Institute of Classical Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London. It is dedicated to the promotion and co-ordination of research into all aspects of early Italy, from first settlement to the end of the pre-industrial period. 

 

We organise lectures, research seminars, conferences and exhibitions on aspects of Italian archaeology and history, and publish a regular journal on the same theme; details of the 2024-2025 lecture series can be found here

 

Accordia also has an extensive programme of research publications. We publish specialist volumes, seminars, conferences and excavation reports. Our policy is to encourage and support research into early Italy, especially by younger scholars, to get new work disseminated as rapidly as possible, and to improve access to recent and innovative research. We believe our books and our journal represent a valuable contribution to the development of the subject area. Accordia publishes its own Journal, the Accordia Research Papers

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We also run - or are associated with - a number of research and fieldwork projects based in Britain and in Italy.

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Accordia operates on a voluntary, non-profit basis, supported by subscriptions and donations. Publications are self-financing. Everyone gives their services without payment.

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News and Recent Publications​​​​

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  • Ruth Whitehouse published Writing Matters: Italy in the First Millennium BCE with Bloomsbury in 2024.
     
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  • A new book edited by Fabio Saccoccio and Elisa Vecchi, entitled, Who do you think you are? Ethnicity in the Iron Age Mediterranean was released in 2022.

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Accordia Events  2025-2026

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The full programme for this year's Accordia Lectures can be found here. As in previous years, lectures are held either at the Senate House or the Institute of Archaeology in Gordon Square. We are also very pleased that the third series of the Early Career talks will continue with two papers in each session, details can be found here.

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Accordia Lecture

Tuesday, February 10, 17.30​

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Joint Lecture with the Institute of Classical Studies

Room 264, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1

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High Altitude Archaeology in the Veneto Mountains 

Mara Migliavacca, University of Verona

 

The lecture will examine two decades of archaeological fieldwork conducted in the mountains of the Veneto region. The presentation will feature several case studies, including the archaeological survey of the Lessini high pastures (2005–2010), extensive investigations in the Piccole Dolomiti — comprising both surveys and excavations (2005–2010; 2019–2021) — and recent research in the Fraselle high valley, a strategic area situated near key Alpine passes (2022–2023).  

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This research delineates a continuous trajectory of human occupation at high altitudes spanning from earlier prehistory through the Bronze and Iron Ages, into the Roman, Late Antique, and Medieval periods, and continuing up to the 20th century. Furthermore, the findings document significant environmental transformations driven not only by climatic shifts but also by evolving socio-economic strategies for the exploitation of mountain resources. Ultimately, this archaeological record underscores the centrality of high-altitude landscapes and advocates for a more profound understanding of the mountain environment and its enduring historical significance.

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Early Career Lectures

Tuesday, January 27, 17.30​

Online, via Zoom
 New research involving Etruscan funerary and sanctuary landscapes: audibility and engagement between Etruscan ritualised contexts

Jacqueline Ortoleva, University of Oxford

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Cultural identities and religious worship in the borderlands of Umbria and Etruria,  c.525–290 BCE

Mirjam von Bechtolsheim, SAS University of London 

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