Lecture: Unearthing the Etruscans: New Insights from the San Giuliano Archaeological Research Project with Davide Zori & Jamie A
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In 2025 and again in 2026, a Baylor University-led team of archaeologists uncovered previously undisturbed tombs at the Etruscan necropolis of San Giuliano, providing invaluable glimpses into Etruscan material culture and customs. In this joint lecture, two scholars intimately involved in the project will share fresh perspectives on the region’s rich archaeological landscape from its origins in Etruscan antiquity.
Davide Zori will present “From Etruscan City to Medieval Castle: The San Giuliano Archaeological Research Project’s First 10 Years,” tracing a decade of fieldwork that reveals the site’s transformation across more than two millennia. Jamie Aprile will follow with “The Tomb of the Painted Bird Vases: Excavation of an Intact Chamber Tomb in the Necropolis of San Giuliano,” offering a close look at a remarkable burial discovery and what it tells us about the lives and afterlives of the Etruscans.
Davide Zori is professor of history and archaeology in the Honors College at Baylor University. He received a BA in history and anthropology from the University of Florida and an MA and PhD from UCLA in interdisciplinary archaeology before spending three years in post-doctoral work in Iceland. An active field archaeologist, he has conducted over two decades of archaeological fieldwork in Iceland, Denmark, Ireland, Italy, Chile, the United States, and Canada. As the director of the San Giuliano Archaeological Research Project, he has been leading excavations of an Etruscan necropolis and a medieval castle complex in central Italy. Since 2015 this project has been partnering with a series of international universities and incorporating Baylor students into interdisciplinary fieldwork and primary research.
Jamie Aprile is an archaeologist specializing in Mediterranean protohistory and excavation methods. Her work at San Giuliano involves exploring the funerary landscape and conducting salvage excavation of previously looted tombs. She lives in Waco, Texas, and teaches at Baylor University.
Davide Zori will present “From Etruscan City to Medieval Castle: The San Giuliano Archaeological Research Project’s First 10 Years,” tracing a decade of fieldwork that reveals the site’s transformation across more than two millennia. Jamie Aprile will follow with “The Tomb of the Painted Bird Vases: Excavation of an Intact Chamber Tomb in the Necropolis of San Giuliano,” offering a close look at a remarkable burial discovery and what it tells us about the lives and afterlives of the Etruscans.
Davide Zori is professor of history and archaeology in the Honors College at Baylor University. He received a BA in history and anthropology from the University of Florida and an MA and PhD from UCLA in interdisciplinary archaeology before spending three years in post-doctoral work in Iceland. An active field archaeologist, he has conducted over two decades of archaeological fieldwork in Iceland, Denmark, Ireland, Italy, Chile, the United States, and Canada. As the director of the San Giuliano Archaeological Research Project, he has been leading excavations of an Etruscan necropolis and a medieval castle complex in central Italy. Since 2015 this project has been partnering with a series of international universities and incorporating Baylor students into interdisciplinary fieldwork and primary research.
Jamie Aprile is an archaeologist specializing in Mediterranean protohistory and excavation methods. Her work at San Giuliano involves exploring the funerary landscape and conducting salvage excavation of previously looted tombs. She lives in Waco, Texas, and teaches at Baylor University.
