Dr Davide Salaris
College Research Associate
Research interestsAs a Near Eastern archaeologist, Dr. Davide Salaris specialised in the ancient Iranian world, focusing on southwestern Iran from the 1st
millennium BCE to the early 1st millennium CE. His current research strategically employs Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing analyses to advance the archaeology of the Ancient Near East. The combination of computational spatial technologies with archaeological data offers unprecedented opportunities to unravel and interpret complex historical and archaeological dynamics, significantly enriching the comprehension of ancient civilizations. Dr. Salaris began his academic career at the University of Rome "La Sapienza” (Italy),
where he earned his undergraduate degree in Ancient Near Eastern Archaeology. He then advanced his studies in Australia, earning an MA in Archaeology from the University of Sydney and a PhD in Ancient History and Archaeology from Macquarie University, Sydney.
Presently, Dr. Salaris is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie European Fellow, funded by UKRI for the period of 2024-2026. He is affiliated with the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research at the University of Cambridge, working under the supervision of Professor
Cameron Petrie. His current research project, “PersianTRAIL,” aims to reconstruct the Persian Royal Road, a monumental infrastructure that connected the ancient Achaemenid Empire from East to West in the 1st millennium BCE, utilizing GIS and Remote Sensing
technology.
millennium BCE to the early 1st millennium CE. His current research strategically employs Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing analyses to advance the archaeology of the Ancient Near East. The combination of computational spatial technologies with archaeological data offers unprecedented opportunities to unravel and interpret complex historical and archaeological dynamics, significantly enriching the comprehension of ancient civilizations. Dr. Salaris began his academic career at the University of Rome "La Sapienza” (Italy),
where he earned his undergraduate degree in Ancient Near Eastern Archaeology. He then advanced his studies in Australia, earning an MA in Archaeology from the University of Sydney and a PhD in Ancient History and Archaeology from Macquarie University, Sydney.
Presently, Dr. Salaris is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie European Fellow, funded by UKRI for the period of 2024-2026. He is affiliated with the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research at the University of Cambridge, working under the supervision of Professor
Cameron Petrie. His current research project, “PersianTRAIL,” aims to reconstruct the Persian Royal Road, a monumental infrastructure that connected the ancient Achaemenid Empire from East to West in the 1st millennium BCE, utilizing GIS and Remote Sensing
technology.