Adellina Cini

Adellina Cini is an archaeologist currently studying marine geosciences with an expertise in paleo-environmental reconstruction. She received her B.A. at The American University of Rome in Archaeology and Classics with a concentration in Film and Digital Media. She is currently pursuing her M.Sc. at the University of Haifa in the Department of Marine Geosciences. Adellina is interested in analyzing paleo-coastal environments through a multi-proxy analysis, utilizing remote sensing and nondestructive techniques for archaeological analysis, and evaluating the sedimentological processes that effect archaeological remains today. Furthermore, she is interested in geospatial analysis of archaeological and osteological remains.

Education

  • B.A. in Archaeology and Classics, with a Concentration in Film and Digital Media (2015-2018), The American University of Rome, Rome, Italy

Current Research

Sea Level Markers or Eroded Remains: Differentiating from submerged archaeology versus coastal retreat from the coast of Caesarea, Israel

Supervisors: Beverly Goodman-Tchernov

Adellina is currently working on her master's thesis which entails the reconstruction of the past coastlines of Aqueduct beach in Caesarea Maritima. In Caesarea Maritima, a roman city built 10 BCE by King Herod, the large Herodian deep harbor enabled the success of the city’s continuous occupation, spanning 1,300 years. North of the harbor, a large portion of the high aqueduct collapsed, but the timing and nature of this collapsed has remained unseen. This project utilizes methods from sedimentology, micropaleontology, archaeology, geophysics and other disciplines to reconstruct the past coastlines of Aqueduct beach in an effort to understand when, why, and how the coastline changed over time.