Intern
  • Tell im Nordirak
  • Babylonische Keilschrifttafel des 1. Jt. v. Chr. (Ausschnitt)
  • Sphingentor in Boğazköy-Ḫattuša
  • Inschrift eines urartäischen Königs in Van
  • Der Tempelturm des Nabû-Tempels in Borsippa (Birs Nimrud)
Lehrstuhl für Altorientalistik

Dott. Sara Quaggio

Research Focus

Lower Mesopotamia during the 3rd millennium BC, with a particular focus on ceramic typology and copper archaeometallurgy; analysis of exchange networks between southern Mesopotamia and Magan through an integrated archaeometric approach.

Involvement in Research Projects

  • PRIN "The Price of Progress" (2024–2026). Project member, funded by the European Union (Next Generation EU), on human-environment interactions in the Levant between 3500 and 2000 BCE; Research Coordinator: Prof. Sara Pizzimenti (University of Pisa).
  • MIRCAP Project (2021–2022). Scientific Expert for the Université Toulouse-Jean Jaurès, contributing to the harmonization of data on the pre-Islamic Arabian Peninsula on a collaborative platform. Research Coordinator: Prof. Saba Farés.
  • Preventive and Digital Archaeology (PDA) now About Heritage by PDA, (2021–2024). Senior Archaeologist Consultant for the company.

Archaeological Fieldwork

  • Lagash Archaeological Project (Iraq, 2022–present). Area Supervisor and Ceramic Specialist, directed by Prof. Holly Pittman (Penn University)
  • Al-Tikha Mission (Oman, 2022–present). Assistant Director and Archaeological Supervisor for Areas S1 and S9, directed by Prof. Sara Pizzimenti and Prof. Khaled Douglas.
  • Karkemish Mission (Turkey, 2024–2025). Senior Archaeologist and Pottery Expert, deep soundings in Areas AA and HH, directed by Prof. Nicolò Marchetti (University of Bologna).
  • Banbhore Mission (Pakistan, 2024–present). Archaeometallurgy Specialist, Italian-Pakistani mission, directed by Prof. Olivieri (ISMEO) and Prof. Fusaro (Unistrasi).
  • Wadi Sfar / Wadi Hanifa Projects (Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, 2020–2023). Project Assistant Coordinator and Archaeological and Survey Supervisor across four projects (survey and excavation at Wadi Sfar; survey and excavation at Wadi Hanifa), sponsored by the Diriyah Gate Development Authority, Scientific Director Prof. Saba Fares (Toulouse University).
  • Italian Archaeological Mission in Nigin (Iraq, 2016–2019). Archaeologist and Supervisor of Ceramic Drawings and Small Finds, directed by Prof. Davide Nadali and Prof. Andrea Polcaro.