Margherita FERRI

Position
Associate Professor
E-mail
ferri@unive.it
Academic discipline
Christian, Late Antique and Medieval Archaeology [ARCH-01/E]
Website
https://www.unive.it/web/en/19197/people/ferri(personal record)
Office
Department of Humanities
Website: https://www.unive.it/dep.humanities
Where: Malcanton Marcorà
Office
Inter-University Centre for Early Medieval History and Archaeology (SAAME)
Where: Malcanton Marcorà

Office hours

Teaching activity current year

CONSERVAZIONE E GESTIONE DEI BENI E DELLE ATTIVITÀ CULTURALI [FT1]
Laurea

LETTERE [FT3]
Laurea

LETTERE [FTR3]
Laurea

SCIENZE DELL'ANTICHITÀ: ARCHEOLOGIA, LETTERATURE E STORIA [FMR2]
Laurea magistrale (DM270)

STORIA [FT5]
Laurea

STORIA [FTR5]
Laurea

STORIA DELLE ARTI E CONSERVAZIONE DEI BENI ARTISTICI [FMR9]
Laurea magistrale (DM270)

STUDI STORICI: ETÀ MEDIEVALE, MODERNA, CONTEMPORANEA [FMR7]
Laurea magistrale (DM270)

Teaching activity previous years

SCIENZE DELL'ANTICHITÀ: LETTERATURE, STORIA E ARCHEOLOGIA [FM2]
Laurea magistrale (DM270)

STORIA DAL MEDIOEVO ALL'ETÀ CONTEMPORANEA [FM7]
Laurea magistrale (DM270)

STORIA DELLE ARTI E CONSERVAZIONE DEI BENI ARTISTICI [FM9]
Laurea magistrale (DM270)

SCIENZE DELL'ANTICHITÀ: LETTERATURE, STORIA E ARCHEOLOGIA [FM2]
Laurea magistrale (DM270)

STORIA DAL MEDIOEVO ALL'ETÀ CONTEMPORANEA [FM7]
Laurea magistrale (DM270)

STORIA DELLE ARTI E CONSERVAZIONE DEI BENI ARTISTICI [FM9]
Laurea magistrale (DM270)

SCIENZE DELL'ANTICHITÀ: LETTERATURE, STORIA E ARCHEOLOGIA [FM2]
Laurea magistrale (DM270)

STORIA DAL MEDIOEVO ALL'ETÀ CONTEMPORANEA [FM7]
Laurea magistrale (DM270)

STORIA DELLE ARTI E CONSERVAZIONE DEI BENI ARTISTICI [FM9]
Laurea magistrale (DM270)

Activities and research skills

Academic discipline
Archeologia cristiana, tardoantica e medievale [ARCH-01/E]
Geographic areas in which the research experience mainly applies
Nazionale
Known languages
(scritto: base parlato: base)
Main departmental research areas and fields
Area: Archeologia ed arti Linea: Archeologia medievale
Studio e pubblicazione relitto dell'XVI secolo di Mljet
Funding body:
Regione del Veneto
Type:
LR 1/2008 - Patrimonio storico artistico veneto nel Mediterraneo
Role in the project:
PT
Starting date:
Year: 2012 Length in months: 16
Other members of the research group:
Carlo BELTRAME
Sauro GELICHI

Publication highlights

(a cura di) Sauro Gelichi; Margherita Ferri Food and S.T.O.N.E.S.: Ships, Trade, Objects, Networks, Economy, Society Atti di Convegno (Venezia, 9-11 maggio 2024) , Venezia, Edizioni Ca' Foscari (ISBN 9791257420475; 9791257420024)
DOI - URL correlato 2026, Curatorship - ARCA card: 10278/5114158


Gliozzo, Elisabetta; Ferri, Margherita; Braschi, Eleonora The glass assemblage from San Pietro in Castello: tracing glass technology and innovations in the Venetian lagoon in ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL SCIENCES, vol. 17 (ISSN 1866-9557)
DOI - URL correlato 2025, Journal Article - ARCA card: 10278/5105233


Margherita Ferri The glass from the Western Defences at Butrint , Butrint 8. The late roman and middle byzantine archaeology of Butrint, its enclave, Saranda and Santi Quaranta, Oxford and Philadelphia, Oxbow Books, pp. 51-75 (ISBN 9798888571323)
2025, Book Article - ARCA card: 10278/5100787


Margherita Ferri Il vetro nell'alto Adriatico fra V e XV secolo , Sesto Fiorentino (FI), All'Insegna del Giglio (ISBN 978-88-7814-978-6)
2022, Scientific monograph or treatise - ARCA card: 10278/3723873


Gelichi, Sauro; Ferri, Margherita; Rucco, Alessandro Alessio ...ET NOS, HOMINES DE MARIANO, PROMITTIMUS CASTELLO MURARE...Marano (Cupra Marittima – AP): campagne archeologiche 2018-2019 , All'Insegna del Giglio (ISBN 978-88-9285-094-1)
2022, Critical edition of texts/Critical edition of excavation - ARCA card: 10278/5010280


List of publications

Curriculum vitae

Since 2020, Margherita Ferri has been a researcher in Medieval Archaeology at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice. Her research investigates the intersection of material culture, socio-environmental factors, and history, aiming to reveal how local dynamics intertwine with broader themes of interest.

From her doctoral thesis, focused on Venetian ceramics during the Middle Ages, she has developed a strong interest in how changes in the production, distribution, and consumption of materials reflect the socio-economic transformations of the period. In her book Il vetro nell’alto Adriatico fra V e XV secolo (2022), she addresses Venetian glass through a detailed analysis of archaeological finds, synthesizing a large amount of data into articulated and accessible narratives.

Her work on the glass workshop in Comacchio has allowed her to outline the structures, production processes, and artifacts, providing a clear picture of the scale and organization of glass production in Italy during the early medieval period, along with the associated distribution networks and economic impact.

Margherita Ferri has also deepened her research at various Venetian lagoon sites, reconstructing histories of settlement and occupation across different periods. In particular, her work on San Giacomo in Paludo, conducted in collaboration with Cecilia Moine (L’isola di domani. Cultura materiale e contesti archeologici a San Giacomo in Paludo - Venezia, 2014), offers detailed insights into the daily life and material culture of the island's communities from the 13th to the 20th centuries. Through the analysis of ceramics and glass, enriched by chronological data, she highlights consumption patterns, trade connections, and the island's economic role within the Venetian context.