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Sapienza University of Rome: Rome, Lazio, IT

2019-03-14 to present | researcher (Environmental Biology)
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Alessia Masi

Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History: Jena, DE

2018-07-01 to present | Guest researcher (Palaeo-Science and History (PS&H) )
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Alessia Masi

Education and qualifications (1)

Universita degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza: Roma, Lazio, IT

2009-11-01 to 2012-03-23 | PhD (Dipartimento di Biologia Ambientale)
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Works (49)

The recent evolution of the salt marsh ‘Pantano Grande’ (NE Sicily, Italy): interplay between natural and human activity over the last 3700 years

Journal of Quaternary Science
2024-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Jordan Palli; Lorenzo Monaco; Monica Bini; Emanuela Cosma; Biagio Giaccio; Adam Izdebski; Alessia Masi; Scott Mensing; Gianluca Piovesan; Veronica Rossi et al.
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The first extensive study of an Imperial Roman Garden in the city of Rome: the Horti Lamiani

Vegetation History and Archaeobotany
2024-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Alessia Masi; Cristiano Vignola; Alessandro Lazzara; Claudia Moricca; Mirella Serlorenzi; Antonio F. Ferrandes
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An Environmental and Climate History of the Roman Expansion in Italy

Journal of Interdisciplinary History
2023 | Journal article
Contributors: Bernard, Seth; McConnell, Joseph; Di Rita, Federico; Michelangeli, Fabrizio; Magri, Donatella; Sadori, Laura; Masi, Alessia; Zanchetta, Giovanni; Bini, Monica; Celant, Alessandra et al.
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Holocene palaeoenvironmental and human settlement evolution in the southern margin of the Salpi lagoon, Tavoliere coastal plain (Apulia, Southern Italy)

Quaternary International
2023-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Davide Susini; Cristiano Vignola; Roberto Goffredo; Darian Marie Totten; Alessia Masi; Alessandra Smedile; Paolo Marco De Martini; Francesca Romana Cinti; Laura Sadori; Luca Forti et al.
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Landscape Response to Dynamic Human Pressure in the Paliouras Lagoon, Halkidiki Peninsula, Macedonia, Greece

Quaternary
2022-12-16 | Journal article
Contributors: Lucrezia Masci; Cristiano Vignola; Georgios C. Liakopoulos; Katerina Kouli; Olga Koukousioura; Elina Aidona; Matthias Moros; Konstantinos Vouvalidis; Adam Izdebski; Alessia Masi
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Reply to ‘Reduction in grain pollen indicates population decline, but not necessarily Black Death mortality’

Nature Ecology & Evolution
2022-09-05 | Journal article
Contributors: A. Izdebski; M. Bauch; P. Guzowski; S. Mensing; A. M. Mercuri; T. Newfield; G. Piovesan; L. Sadori; C. Vignola; A. Masi
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The ancient ports of Rome revisited: a multiple proxy of environmental changes in relation to human occupation

2022-03-28 | Preprint
Contributors: Laura Sadori; Alessia Masi; Ilaria Mazzini
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Holocene Hydroclimatic Changes in Northern Peloponnese (Greece) Inferred from the Multiproxy Record of Lake Lousoi

Water
2022-02-18 | Journal article
Contributors: Dionysios Stamatis; Alexandros Emmanouilidis; Alessia Masi; Adam Izdebski; Pavlos Avramidis
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1.36 million years of Mediterranean forest refugium dynamics in response to glacial–interglacial cycle strength

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2021-08-24 | Journal article
Contributors: Timme Donders; Konstantinos Panagiotopoulos; Andreas Koutsodendris; Adele Bertini; Anna Maria Mercuri; Alessia Masi; Nathalie Combourieu-Nebout; Sébastien Joannin; Katerina Kouli; Ilias Kousis et al.
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Elite Food Between the Late Middle Ages and Renaissance: Some Case Studies from Latium

Environmental Archaeology
2021-01-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Francesca Alhaique; Claudia Moricca; Lia Barelli; Alessia Masi; Raffaele Pugliese; Laura Sadori; Giuseppe Romagnoli; Lavinia Piermartini; Luca Brancazi; Federica Gabbianelli et al.
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Pollen-based temperature and precipitation changes in the Ohrid Basin (western Balkans) between 160 and 70 ka

Climate of the Past
2019-01-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Gaia Sinopoli; Odile Peyron; Alessia Masi; Jens Holtvoeth; Alexander Francke; Bernd Wagner; Laura Sadori
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Second replay to Referee 1

2018-11-07 | Other
Contributors: Alessia Masi
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Second replay to Referee 2

2018-11-07 | Other
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Second replay to Referee 3

2018-11-07 | Other
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Replay to Referee 1

2018-11-05 | Other
Contributors: Alessia Masi
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Replay to Referee 2

2018-11-05 | Other
Contributors: Alessia Masi
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Replay to Referee 3

2018-11-05 | Other
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Investigating the environmental interpretation of oxygen and carbon isotope data from whole and fragmented bivalve shells

Quaternary Science Reviews
2018-08 | Journal article
Contributors: J.H. Lacey; M.J. Leng; E.N. Peckover; J.R. Dean; T. Wilke; A. Francke; X. Zhang; A. Masi; B. Wagner
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Reply to the interactive comment of A. Demény

2018-07-18 | Other
Contributors: Alessia Masi
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Pollen-based temperature and precipitation changes in the Ohrid Basin (western Balkans) between 160 and 70 ka

2018-07-06 | Preprint
Contributors: Gaia Sinopoli; Odile Peyron; Alessia Masi; Jens Holtvoeth; Alexander Francke; Bernd Wagner; Laura Sadori
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Vegetation history and paleoclimate at Lake Dojran (FYROM/Greece) during the Late Glacial and Holocene

Climate of the Past
2018-03-13 | Journal article
Contributors: Alessia Masi; Alexander Francke; Caterina Pepe; Matthias Thienemann; Bernd Wagner; Laura Sadori
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Organic geochemical and palynological evidence for Holocene natural and anthropogenic environmental change at Lake Dojran (Macedonia/Greece)

Holocene
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85027509178

Contributors: Thienemann, M.; Masi, A.; Kusch, S.; Sadori, L.; John, S.; Francke, A.; Wagner, B.; Rethemeyer, J.
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The environmental and evolutionary history of Lake Ohrid (FYROM/Albania): Interim results from the SCOPSCO deep drilling project

Biogeosciences
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85018509513

Contributors: Wagner, B.; Wilke, T.; Francke, A.; Albrecht, C.; Baumgarten, H.; Bertini, A.; Combourieu-Nebout, N.; Cvetkoska, A.; D'Addabbo, M.; Donders, T.H. et al.
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δ 13 C and δ 15 N from 14 C-AMS dated cereal grains reveal agricultural practices during 4300–2000 BC at Arslantepe (Turkey)

Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology
2017-12 | Journal article
Contributors: C. Vignola; A. Masi; F. Balossi Restelli; M. Frangipane; F. Marzaioli; I. Passariello; L. Stellato; F. Terrasi; L. Sadori
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Author’s response to referee #1

2017-12-04 | Other
Contributors: Alessia Masi
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Author’s response to referee #2

2017-12-04 | Other
Contributors: Alessia Masi
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Vegetation history and palaeoclimate at Lake Dojran (FYROM/Greece) during the Late Glacial and Holocene

2017-09-29 | Other
Contributors: Alessia Masi; Alexander Francke; Caterina Pepe; Matthias Thienemann; Bernd Wagner; Laura Sadori
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Aligning and synchronization of MIS5 proxy records from Lake Ohrid (FYROM) with independently dated Mediterranean archives: Implications for DEEP core chronology

Biogeosciences
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84969761382

Contributors: Zanchetta, G.; Regattieri, E.; Giaccio, B.; Wagner, B.; Sulpizio, R.; Francke, A.; Vogel, H.; Sadori, L.; Masi, A.; Sinopoli, G. et al.
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All together now: An international palynological team documents vegetation and climate changes during the last 500 kyr at lake ohrid (se europe)

Alpine and Mediterranean Quaternary
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85006894243

Contributors: Bertini, A.; Sadori, L.; Combourieu-Nebout, N.; Donders, T.H.; Kouli, K.; Koutsodendris, A.; Joannin, S.; Masi, A.; Mercuri, A.M.; Panagiotopoulos, K. et al.
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Pollen-based paleoenvironmental and paleoclimatic change at Lake Ohrid (south-eastern Europe) during the past 500 ka

Biogeosciences
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84960332255

Contributors: Sadori, L.; Koutsodendris, A.; Panagiotopoulos, K.; Masi, A.; Bertini, A.; Combourieu-Nebout, N.; Francke, A.; Kouli, K.; Joannin, S.; Mercuri, A.M. et al.
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Realising consilience: How better communication between archaeologists, historians and natural scientists can transform the study of past climate change in the Mediterranean

Quaternary Science Reviews
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84959098476

Contributors: Izdebski, A.; Holmgren, K.; Weiberg, E.; Stocker, S.R.; Büntgen, U.; Florenzano, A.; Gogou, A.; Leroy, S.A.G.; Luterbacher, J.; Martrat, B. et al.
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Climate, environment and society in southern Italy during the last 2000 years. A review of the environmental, historical and archaeological evidence

Quaternary Science Reviews
2016-03 | Journal article
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Comparative modeling of Bronze Age land use in the Malatya Plain (Turkey)

Quaternary Science Reviews
2016-03 | Journal article
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Archaeobotanical analysis of a Bronze Age well from Sardinia: A wealth of knowledge

Plant Biosystems
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84923587179

Contributors: Sabato, D.; Masi, A.; Pepe, C.; Ucchesu, M.; Peña-Chocarro, L.; Usai, A.; Giachi, G.; Capretti, C.; Bacchetta, G.
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Archaeobotany in Italian ancient Roman harbours

Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84934939620

Contributors: Sadori, L.; Allevato, E.; Bellini, C.; Bertacchi, A.; Boetto, G.; Di Pasquale, G.; Giachi, G.; Giardini, M.; Masi, A.; Pepe, C. et al.
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Climate-driven past fires in central Sicily

Plant Biosystems
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84923628329

Contributors: Sadori, L.; Masi, A.; Ricotta, C.
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Under the shadow of a big plane tree: Why Platanus orientalis should be considered an archaeophyte in Italy

Plant Biosystems
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84923548993

Contributors: Rosati, L.; Masi, A.; Giardini, M.; Marignani, M.
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Distribution of artifacts and ecofacts in an Early Bronze Age house in Eastern Anatolia: Space use and household economy at Arslantepe VI B2 (2900–2750 BCE)

Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports
2015-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Paola Piccione; Corrado Alvaro; Laszlo Bartosiewicz; Cristina Lemorini; Alessia Masi; Laura Sadori
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Aligning MIS5 proxy records from Lake Ohrid (FYROM) with independently dated Mediterranean archives: implications for core chronology

2015-10-21 | Other
Contributors: G. Zanchetta; E. Regattieri; B. Giaccio; B. Wagner; R. Sulpizio; A. Francke; L. H. Vogel; L. Sadori; A. Masi; G. Sinopoli et al.
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Pollen-based paleoenvironmental and paleoclimatic change at Lake Ohrid (SE Europe) during the past 500 ka

2015-09-17 | Other
Contributors: L. Sadori; A. Koutsodendris; A. Masi; A. Bertini; N. Combourieu-Nebout; A. Francke; K. Kouli; S. Joannin; A. M. Mercuri; K. Panagiotopoulos et al.
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Stable carbon isotope analysis as a crop management indicator at Arslantepe (Malatya, Turkey) during the Late Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age

Vegetation History and Archaeobotany
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84907660097

Contributors: Masi, A.; Sadori, L.; Balossi Restelli, F.; Baneschi, I.; Zanchetta, G.
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Archaeobotanical investigations and human impact at the imperial harbour of Rome

Annali di Botanica
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84923621346

Contributors: Giardini, M.; Giraudi, C.; Goiran, J.P.; Masi, A.; Mazzini, I.; Pepe, C.; Sadori, L.
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Climatic interpretation of carbon isotope content of mid-Holocene archaeological charcoals from eastern Anatolia

Quaternary International
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84879798193

Contributors: Masi, A.; Sadori, L.; Zanchetta, G.; Baneschi, I.; Giardini, M.
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Erratum to The European Modern Pollen Database (EMPD) project (Veget Hist Archaeobot, 10.1007/s00334-012-0388-5)

Vegetation History and Archaeobotany
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84885482316

Contributors: Davis, B.A.S.; Zanon, M.; Collins, P.; Mauri, A.; Bakker, J.; Barboni, D.; Barthelmes, A.; Beaudouin, C.; Birks, H.J.B.; Bjune, A.E. et al.
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Plant landscape and environmental changes recorded in marginal marine environments: The ancient Roman harbour of Portus (Rome, Italy)

Quaternary International
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84879794778

Contributors: Pepe, C.; Giardini, M.; Giraudi, C.; Masi, A.; Mazzini, I.; Sadori, L.
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Stable isotope analysis of archaeological oak charcoal from eastern Anatolia as a marker of mid-Holocene climate change

Plant Biology
2013 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1435-8603
Contributors: Masi, A.; Sadori, L.; Baneschi, I.; Siani, A. M.; Zanchetta, G.
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The European Modern Pollen Database (EMPD) project

Vegetation History and Archaeobotany
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84885477161

Contributors: Davis, B.A.S.; Zanon, M.; Collins, P.; Mauri, A.; Bakker, J.; Barboni, D.; Barthelmes, A.; Beaudouin, C.; Bjune, A.E.; Bozilova, E. et al.
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The use of stable carbon isotopes in palaeoenvironmental studies in archaeology: The example of Arslantepe (Malatya, Eastern Anatolia) from 5300 to 3950 years BP

Rendiconti Online Societa Geologica Italiana
2012 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84863492335

Contributors: Baneschi, I.; Masi, A.; Sadori, L.; Zanchetta, G.
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Carbon isotope composition of archaeobotanical remains for the palaeoclimatic reconstruction

Alpine and Mediterranean Quaternary
2011 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84983343559

Contributors: Masi, A.; Baneschi, I.; Sadori, L.; Zanchetta, G.
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Peer review (5 reviews for 4 publications/grants)

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