Lisa C. Pieraccini is a classical archaeologist who has spent the last decade teaching and conducting research in Rome Italy. Active at the Etruscan site of Cerveteri north of Rome, her research includes Etruscan burial customs, ceramic workshops and international trade. Her book, Around the Hearth: Caeretan Cylinder-Stamped Braziers (2003) is the first comprehensive study of over three hundred and fifty Etruscan impasto braziers. Her analysis examines different aspects of origin, production, iconography, style, chronology and distribution. At present, she is working on the publication of The Grand Tour of Etruria, which examines the "rediscovery" of the Etruscans in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Research Interests Etruscan and Roman material culture;
The study of Rome as a backdrop for popular entertainment;
Pompeii's early development and cultural relations with neighboring peoples, as well as the unearthing of the city in the 18th century. Publications"Impressions of Bellerophon and the Chimaera at Caere," in Across Frontiers: Etruscans, Greeks, Phoenicians and Cypriots , eds., E. Herring, et. al., Accordia Specialist Studies on the Mediterranean, Vol. 6 (2006) 477-481."Home is Where the Hearth Is: The Function of the Caeretan Brazier," in Ancient West and East, Vol. 5 (2006) 80-89.Around the Hearth: Caeretan Cylinder-Stamped Braziers, L'Erma di Bretschneider (2003)."Families, Feasting and Funerals: Tomb Practice and Ancient Caere," in Etruscan Studies 7 (2000) 35-49.Artifacts From Ancient Italy: A Gift to the Frank V. de Bellis Collection. San Francisco State University (2000).
