Research Interests

My work focuses on the technical and behavioural diversity of human groups during the Acheulean. Through the technological study of lithic artefacts, I investigate how the skill level of knappers influences the internal variability of the corpus, aiming to gain a deeper understanding of the intentions underlying the knapping activity. The ultimate goal is to assess the cognitive capacities of early hominins and trace the factors that contributed to the appearance of our species. My main research areas include East Africa and the Near East.