Alessia Contino Editor

Darío Bernal-Casasola is Full Professor of Archaeology at the University of Cádiz in Andalusia, Spain, specializing in the Roman Economy and Maritime Archaeology. He studied at Madrid and his main research topics are marine resources exploitation in antiquity and Roman trade. He has directed field projects in Spain, Italy and Morocco.

Alessia Contino is Archaeologist at the Ministry of Culture in Rome, Italy, specializing in Roman economy and trade and harbour and logistic areas. She has studied in Rome, Lecce and Aix-en-Provence and her main research topics are trades between Africa and Rome, amphorae production, trade logistic systems and reuse in Antiquity. She is currently involved in research projects in Rome, Ostia, Pompei and Cosa (Ansedonia).

Renato Sebastiani is an archaeologist at the Ministry of Culture in Rome, Italy. He studied Prehistory at The Sapienza University in Rome and gained a Masters in geoarchaeology. Then he specialized in Roman warehousing, logistics and harbour areas, especially in the main district of Rome, Ostia and Portus. He is director of the Rione Testaccio area and museum and Trastevere in Rome; he was director of Portus archaeological area and supervised the re-opening of the Museo delle navi in Fiumicino (RM) where he is scientific officer.