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Personal profile
Overview
Alice La Porta's expertise focuses on Archaeology and Ancient Material Culture. After finishing her PhD in Palaeolithic Archaeology at the University of Exeter, she joined the University of Manchester for a postdoctoral position focused on Human and Cultural Evolution. Alice's research skills range from optical microscopy to experimental archaeology, including replicating and analysing ancient artefacts and production techniques. During her academic career, Alice has gained extensive experience in public engagement by organising and leading several outreach activities in collaboration with national and international museums and organisations. Alice has now joint the Henry Royce Institute for advanced materials as an Outreach Officer and is promoting a new calendar of activities and events for fostering skills, innovation, and research in advanced materials.
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, Neanderthal stone-tipped spear technology: an experimental and archaeological investigation. , University of Exeter
Award Date: 17 Jun 2019
Master of Arts, MA in Quaternary Science, Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle
Award Date: 18 Jul 2013
Master of Arts, MA in Archaeology, University of Ferrara
Award Date: 18 Jul 2011
Bachelor of Arts, BA in Archaeology and Heritage, Universita Degli Studi Bologna
Award Date: 18 Mar 2009
External positions
Honorary Research Fellow , University of Exeter
1 Sep 2020 → 1 Sep 2023
Areas of expertise
- CC Archaeology
- Archaeology
- Human Evolution
- Public Outreach
- Optical microscopy
- Material Culture
- Ancient Material Science
Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms
- Henry Royce Institute
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A report on the ‘experimental approaches to the palaeolithic and mesolithic: possibilities and prospects’ conference 28 march 2015, University of Reading
Hosfield, R., Harris, C., Barr, K. & La Porta, A., 1 May 2015, In: Lithics. 36, p. 72-75 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review
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Fragmented reduction processes: Middle Palaeolithic technical behaviour in the Abri du Maras shelter, southeastern France
La Porta, A., 6 Nov 2014, In: Quaternary International.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Projects
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ICAL: Interdisciplinary Centre for Ancient Life
Garwood, R., Wogelius, R., Sansom, R., Buckley, M., Chamberlain, A., Manning, P., Egerton, V., Sellers, W., Nudds, J., Bulot, L. G., Brocklehurst, R., Brassey, C. A., Keating, J., La Porta, A., Brocklehurst, R., Callender-Crowe, L., Wallace, E., Chester, J., Davenport, J., Tuley, K., Lomax, D., Reeves, J., Smart, C., Ferro, C., Karoullas, C., Heath, J., Dickson, A., Austin Sydes, L., McLean, C., Harvey, V. & Jones, K.
Project: Research