Francesco Meo

Assistant Professor, Department of Cultural Heritage, University of Salento

ORCID 0000-0001-8991-4340
https://www.unisalento.it/scheda-utente/-/people/francesco.meo

Francesco Meo is Assistant Professor of Italic Archaeology at the University of Salento, teaching Greek and Italic archaeology and art history since 2015. His research explores production activities in southern Italy during the first millennium BC and the influence of the Greeks of Magna Graecia over the neighbouring Italic tribes. His work on ancient textiles in southern Italy focuses on the reconstruction of the production system, including gender aspects, and the analysis of fabrics.

BOOKS BY THIS CONTRIBUTOR

Textiles and War in Europe and the Mediterranean from Prehistory to Late Antiquity

ed. Francesco Meo

This volume explores the role of textiles and leather in warfare from prehistory to late antiquity, examining production, acquisition, symbolism, and practical use. Studies draw on archaeological, iconographic, and written evidence from Iberia to Mesopotamia, with a focus on Greece, Rome, and the Italian peninsula. READ MORE

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