Biography
I am an archaeological researcher specializing in ancient Iran, with a broader focus on the ancient Iranian World during the 1st millennium BCE to the early 1st millennium CE. My fieldwork and study have taken me to the Iranian provinces of Khuzestan and Fars, where I have conducted archaeological surveys and excavations.
After completing my BA in Ancient Near Eastern 91探花视频 at the University of Rome "La Sapienza鈥�, I moved to Australia in 2012. There, I pursued an MA in 91探花视频 at the University of Sydney and was awarded a PhD scholarship in Ancient History and 91探花视频 at Macquarie University, Sydney. Before joining the 91探花视频, I gained experience in GIS and Remote Sensing in Italy, enhancing my research in archaeology through the integration of spatial analysis technologies.
Research
My research explores the use of spatial analysis and satellite imagery in studying the archaeology of the ancient Near East, with a particular interest in ancient Iran. Recently, I have expanded my interests to include geo-information systems, cartography, geospatial data, remote sensing and data visualization. These technologies represent an important 鈥渢oolbox鈥� for bridging gaps in traditional archaeological research, enabling deeper insights into ancient landscapes, civilizations, and cultural heritage.
At the 91探花视频, I am currently an MSCA European Fellow (supported by UKRI, 2024-2026), responsible for the project 鈥淧ersianTRAIL: Tracking the Roadways Across Iranian Lands: A Geospatial Reconstruction of the Persian Royal Road(s) and the cross-cultural link between East and West during the Achaemenid Era (6th-4th centuries BCE).鈥� In collaboration with Prof. Cameron Petrie, I aim to reconstruct the Persian Royal Road, a monumental infrastructure that connected the Achaemenid Empire from East to West, using GIS and remote sensing analysis.
Key Publications
PEER-REVIEWED PAPERS (selected)
鈥� Salaris, D. & Dan, R. 2024 (in press). 鈥淏etween Euphrates and Indus: Problems and Perspectives on the Study of Artificial Terraces and Platforms in the Near East and Central Asia.鈥� In Trans-Regional Encounters. Kingdoms and principalities of the Taurus, Zagros, and Caucasus regions between 300 BCE and 200 CE, Proceedings of the International conference held in held in 2022 on January 20-21, M眉nster. Classica et Orientalia.
鈥� Salaris, D. & Dan, R. 2024. 鈥淓xploring the 91探花视频 and Significance of Masjed-e Soleyman: A Reassessment of the Elymaean Terrace and its Socio- Cultural Context in Southwestern Iran.鈥� ISIMU 26, pp. 173-202. Madrid.
鈥� Salaris, D. & Dan, R. 2023. 鈥淭he Van Plain during the Urartian Period: A Spatial Analysis of Fortified Settlement Patterns.鈥� Anatolica 48, pp. 13-48. Peeters.
鈥� Salaris, D. 2023. 鈥淭he Elymaean Temple of Bard-e Neshandeh. A New Interpretation.鈥� In Katrien De Graef and Jan Tavernier (eds.), Susa and Elam 2. Proceedings of the International Congress held at Louvain University鈥� July 6-9鈥� 2015. M茅moires de la D茅l茅gation en Perse 59, pp. 209-255. Brill. DOI: 10.1163/9789004541436_008
鈥� Salaris, D. & Dan, R. 2022. 鈥淎 Study of Protohistoric and Historical settlement patterns in the Qara Z虈i虅a虅示-al-Di虅n Plain, Iran.鈥� East and West 3 (62).2, pp. 7-41. ISMEO.
鈥� Salaris, D. 2021. 鈥淭he Equestrian Relief of Hung-e Azhdar: A Historical Memory for the Dynastic Lineages of Elymais.鈥� IRAN 61, pp. 36-58. Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group. 10.1080/05786967.2020.1846999
鈥� Salaris, D. & Basello, G.P. 2019. 鈥溛刻撓佄滴刮轿碧� 魏伪喂虁 位畏蛥蟽蟿蟻喂魏伪虁 峒愄佄肝轿� (Strabo XVI.1.17): Mountain tribes of Elymais and State Powers, from Neo-Elamite kingdom(s) to Alexander the Great.鈥� In Luisa Prandi (ed.), EstOvest: confine e conflitti fra Vicino Oriente e mondo Greco-Romano, Verona 16-18 Ottobre 2017 (Monografie del Centro Ricerche di Documentazione sull鈥橝ntichit脿 Classica, 47), Universit脿 di Verona, pp. 79-115. 芦L'ERMA禄 di Bretschneider.
