Dr Corinna Riva

Senior Lecturer

Institute of Archaeology Gordon Square

Institute of Archaeology

Joined UCL: 1st Sep 2006

Research summary

Iron Age Italy and the 1st millennium BC in the Central Mediterranean: interaction between the Adriatic and Tyrrhenian Sea regions.
East-west interaction and comparative archaeology of the 1st-millennium BC Mediterranean; colonialism and colonization; social and political identities.
Theoretical approaches to cultural contact and material culture; consumption and cultural appropriation.
Mediterranean ‘marginal’ landscapes and connectivity.
Archaeological survey and landscape: the integration of theory and practice.

Teaching summary

Degree Programme Co-ordinator (with Cyprian Broodbank): MA in Mediterranean Archaeology
Course Co-ordinator: ARCL1004 Introduction to Greek archaeology
Course Co-ordinator: ARCLG202 The Mediterranean world in the Iron Age
Course Co-ordinator: ARCL2044 Theory and method for the archaeology of the Ancient World
Course Co-ordinator: ARCL3024: A Detailed Study of a Selected Topic (Dissertation)
Course Co-ordinator: ARCL3086 The Archaeology of Etruscan Italy

Education

University of Cambridge: PhD, Etruscan Archaeology | 2001
University of Bristol: MA, Mediterranean Archaeology | 1995
University of Durham: BA Hons, Archaeology | 1994

Publications