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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.

Fora in Late Antique and Byzantine North Africa: from the Classical to the Medieval City (2021)
Book Chapter
Leone, A. (2021). Fora in Late Antique and Byzantine North Africa: from the Classical to the Medieval City. In X. Dupuis, V. Fauvinet-Ranson, C. J. Goddard, & H. Inglebert (Eds.), L'automne de l'Afrique romaine: Hommages à Claude Lepelley (117-131). Éditions Hermann. https://doi.org/10.3917/herm.godda.2021.01.0118

This paper stems from Lepelley’s primary research field and aims to investigate the changes that occurred in the fora of various North African cities from the fourth to the end of the sixth century. It intends to provide an archaeological perspective... Read More about Fora in Late Antique and Byzantine North Africa: from the Classical to the Medieval City.

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)
Journal Article
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.

Urban decor and public spaces in late antique North Africa (2018)
Book Chapter
Leone, A. (2018). Urban decor and public spaces in late antique North Africa. In S. Panzram, & L. Callegarin (Eds.), Entre civitas y madīna. El mundo de las ciudades en la Península Ibérica y en el norte de África (siglos IV‑IX) (379-391). Casa de Velázquez

Developing a Collaborative Strategy to Manage and Preserve Cultural Heritage During the Libyan Conflict. The Case of the Gebel Nāfusa (2016)
Journal Article
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.

Tracing the Donatist Presence in North Africa: An Archaeological Perspective (2016)
Book Chapter
Leone, A. (2016). Tracing the Donatist Presence in North Africa: An Archaeological Perspective. In R. Miles (Ed.), The Donatist schism : controversy and contexts (317-344). Liverpool University Press

Donatism has long been the subject of debates that focus primarily on the nature of the movement, its importance, its role (as representative of the ‘African Church’), its relationship with the Catholic tradition, and its connection to the Patristic... Read More about Tracing the Donatist Presence in North Africa: An Archaeological Perspective.

Pottery from the FP project excavation in Jarma (2013)
Book Chapter
Leone, A. (2013). Pottery from the FP project excavation in Jarma. In D. Mattingly, C. Daniels, J. Dore, D. Edwards, A. Leone, & D. Thomas (Eds.), The Archaeology of Fazzān : volume 4, survey and excavations at Old Jarma (Ancient Garama) carried out by C. M. Daniels (1962-69) and the Fazzān Project (1997-2001) (325-408). Society for Libyan Studies / Department of Antiquities, London

Cities and Gods: Religious Space in Transition (2013)
Conference Proceeding
(2013). Cities and Gods: Religious Space in Transition. In T. Kaizer, A. Leone, E. Thomas, & R. Witcher (Eds.), Cities and gods : religious space in transition (1-4)

Roman North Africa and Sahara (2012)
Book Chapter
Leone, A., & Moussa, F. (2012). Roman North Africa and Sahara. In P. Lane, & P. Michell (Eds.), Oxford handbook of African Archaeology. Oxford University Press

The Garamantian Cemetery of Saniat Bin Huwaydi (2010)
Book Chapter
Mattingly, D., Hawthorne, J., Daniels, C., from, C., Dore, J., Leone, A., …Tagart, C. (2010). The Garamantian Cemetery of Saniat Bin Huwaydi. In D. Mattingly (Ed.), The Archaeology of Fazzan. Vol. 3, Excavations of C.M. Daniels. Society for Libyan Studies

Zinkekra: an Early Garamantian Escarpement Settlement and Associated Sites (2010)
Book Chapter
Hawthorne, J., Mattingly, D., Daniels, C., from, C., Barnett, T., Dore, J., & Leone, A. (2010). Zinkekra: an Early Garamantian Escarpement Settlement and Associated Sites. In D. Mattingly (Ed.), The Archaeology of Fazzan. Vol. 3, Excavations of C.M. Daniels (19-84). Society for Libyan Studies

Excavations at the Classic Garamantian Settlement of Saniat Jibril (2010)
Book Chapter
Mattingly, D., HAwthorne, J., Daniels, C., from, W. C., Dore, J., Leone, A., & Cole, F. (2010). Excavations at the Classic Garamantian Settlement of Saniat Jibril. In D. Mattingly (Ed.), The Archaeology of Fazzan. Vol. 3, Excavations of C.M. Daniels. The Society for Lybian Studies