Biography
- BA Modern Languages and Literatures, University of Pisa, 2013
- MA Viking and Medieval Norse Studies, University of Iceland, University of Oslo, 2017
- MSc Archaeology, University of Aberdeen, 2019
- PhD Archaeology, University of Cambridge, 2020 – present
Research
- Viking Age archaeology
- Late Iron Age archaeology (Scandinavia)
- Early Medieval archaeology
- Northern-European Archaeology
- Death and burial
- Human-animal relations
- Zooarchaeology
- Osteoarchaeology
- Identities in archaeology
- Interaction between archaeology and Old-Norse literature
My current PhD project aims to look at Viking-Age graves with animal remains in the broad Norse world from the point of view of human-animal relationships, social zooarchaeology and relational ontologies. The project builds up on the research for my previous master’s theses, where I worked on cats in Late Iron-Age Scandinavia and Iceland (MA), and Viking-Age graves with animal remains in Scotland (MSc).
In parallel with my PhD project I am working on getting practical training in zooarchaeology and human osteology.
Key Publications
Mazza, S. (2020). “New Land, Old Customs? Viking-Age graves with animal remains from Scotland.” Scandia: Journal of Medieval Norse Studies, N. 3 (2020), pp. 261-294.
Teaching and Supervisions
Supervisors: Dr Emma Pomeroy (Cambridge), Dr James Barrett (NTNU Trondheim)
Other Professional Activities
- Member of Peterhouse
- Part of the AHRC OOC DTP
