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Francesca Spadaro is a Ph.D. candidate in Archaeology at Freie Universität Berlin, where she is part of the Landscape, Archaeology, and Architecture program at the Berlin Graduate School of Ancient Studies (BerGSAS). Her research centers on Hellenistic Sicily, specifically examining the relationship between fortifications and the landscape. Prior to her current position, she earned an M.A. in Classical Archaeology from the University of Catania in 2020 and a B.A. in Ancient Literature in 2019.

Francesca has conducted excavations in Pompeii (Italy) with the University of Catania, and in Agrigento (Italy) with the University of Berlin. She was also involved in the FLEA Project (Fortified Landscape in Eastern Albania) with the University of Catania.