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A deep learning approach to fight illicit trafficking of antiquities using artefact instance classification (2022)
Journal Article
Winterbottom, T., Leone, A., & Al Moubayed, N. (2022). A deep learning approach to fight illicit trafficking of antiquities using artefact instance classification. Scientific Reports, 12(1), Article 13468. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-15965-2

We approach the task of detecting the illicit movement of cultural heritage from a machine learning perspective by presenting a framework for detecting a known artefact in a new and unseen image. To this end, we explore the machine learning problem o... Read More about A deep learning approach to fight illicit trafficking of antiquities using artefact instance classification.

The Middle Euphrates and its Transformation from the 3rd to the 7th c.: The case of Dibsi Faraj (2020)
Journal Article
Leone, A., & Sarantis, A. (2020). The Middle Euphrates and its Transformation from the 3rd to the 7th c.: The case of Dibsi Faraj. Journal of Late Antiquity, 13(2), 308-351

Dibsi Faraj is a fortified citadel situated on the middle reaches of the Euphrates River in modern Syria which was occupied until the ninth century, when it was abandoned and then reoccupied in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. This article exami... Read More about The Middle Euphrates and its Transformation from the 3rd to the 7th c.: The case of Dibsi Faraj.

An integrated methodology for the documentation and protection of cultural heritage in the MENA region: a case study from Libya and Tunisia (2020)
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Leone, A., Wootton, W., Fenwick, C., Nebbia, M., Alkhalaf, H., Jorayev, G., …Voke, P. (2020). An integrated methodology for the documentation and protection of cultural heritage in the MENA region: a case study from Libya and Tunisia. Libyan Studies, 51, 141-168. https://doi.org/10.1017/lis.2020.11

This paper presents the methodology and overall outcomes from the Training in Action project (TinA), funded by the British Council's Cultural Protection Fund between 2017 and 2019, which has built capacity among 72 employees of the Department of Anti... Read More about An integrated methodology for the documentation and protection of cultural heritage in the MENA region: a case study from Libya and Tunisia.

Developing a Collaborative Strategy to Manage and Preserve Cultural Heritage During the Libyan Conflict. The Case of the Gebel Nāfusa (2016)
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Nebbia, N., Leone, A., Bockmann, R., Hddad, M., Abdouli, H., Masoud, A., …Khatab, M. (2016). Developing a Collaborative Strategy to Manage and Preserve Cultural Heritage During the Libyan Conflict. The Case of the Gebel Nāfusa. Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory, 23(4), 971-988. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10816-016-9299-6

The paper discusses the potential of a collaborative scheme for the development of a protocol for recording and managing the cultural heritage in Libya. The critical political situation in the country urges the development of cultural heritage manage... Read More about Developing a Collaborative Strategy to Manage and Preserve Cultural Heritage During the Libyan Conflict. The Case of the Gebel Nāfusa.

Mercurio Sobrio tra Africa e Roma (2008)
Journal Article
Leone, A., & Palombi, D. (2008). Mercurio Sobrio tra Africa e Roma. Archeologia classica (Testo stampato), 59(9), 409-433

L’inumazione in 'spazio urbano' a Cartagine tra V e VII secolo D.C (2003)
Journal Article
Leone, A. (2003). L’inumazione in 'spazio urbano' a Cartagine tra V e VII secolo D.C. Antiquité tardive, 10, 233-248. https://doi.org/10.1484/j.at.2.300439

The aim of this paper is to analyze the phenomenon of burials in urban areas in North Africam in partuckar of Carthage during the Vandal and the Byzantine period. The analysis seems to show that in the Vandal period the very few recorded tombs were r... Read More about L’inumazione in 'spazio urbano' a Cartagine tra V e VII secolo D.C.