Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
Luca received his Bachelor/Master degree in Natural Sciences in 2003 at La Sapienza University in Rome (Italy), and completed his PhD in Biological Sciences between the Goethe University and the Senckenberg Research Institute (Frankfurt, Germany) at the end of 2009. During his doctoral degree he was part of an outstanding multidisciplinary network called EVAN (European Virtual Anthropology Network, www.evan.at), where he mastered cutting-edge techniques for the study of anatomical variability, including medical imaging, 3D digitisation, display, modelling and programming. Luca is the Head of the Palaeodiet Research Lab (www.palaeodiet.org) and his research focuses on functional morphology of the masticatory apparatus in human and non-human primates, and on the importance of the role of diet in human evolution. He has published peer-reviewed articles in top tier multidisciplinary science journals such as Nature (Senior Author) and Nature, Ecology & Evolution, as well as high-impact anthropological journals such as Journal of Human Evolution and the American Journal of Physical Anthropology. He has been listed among the Australia's Top Researchers by The Australian's Research 2020 Magazine as Leader in the field of Anthropology. He has attracted competitive internal and external research funding totalling >$1.1M AUD, including two ARC-Discovery Projects. He has wide experience in running research-intensive training workshops in cranio-dental functional morphology, digital anatomy and biomechanics.
External positions
Adjunct Senior Lecturer in Palaeoanthropology, University of New England
2015 → …Research area keywords
- Anthropology
- Biomechanics
- Human Evolution
- Palaeodiet
- Functional Morphology
- Occlusion
- Masticatory System
- Neanderthals
- Palaeontology
- Primatology
- Dental Anatomy
- Archaeology
Network
Projects
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A real-time biomechanical study of Neanderthal anterior dentition
Fiorenza, L., Benazzi, S. & Sarig, R.
1/09/19 → 30/11/22
Project: Research
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Understanding the evolution of human diet through digital anatomy and dental biomechanics
Fiorenza, L. & Yuzuru, H.
25/03/16 → 30/11/16
Project: Research
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Understanding the evolution of human diet through digital anatomy and dental biomechanics
Fiorenza, L., Adams, J., Herries, A. I. R., Joannes-Boyau, R., Wroe, S. W., Benazzi, S., Kullmer, O. & Evans, A.
1/01/16 → 31/12/16
Project: Other
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Leading-edge digital reconstruction and biomechanical modelling meet the Neanderthal skull: So why the long face?
Wroe, S. W., Fiorenza, L. & Parr, W. C. H.
1/01/14 → 31/12/16
Project: Research
Research output
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A functional analysis of Carabelli trait in Australian Aboriginal dentition
Fung, S., Lee, J., Yong, R., Ranjitkar, S., Kaidonis, J. A., Pilbrow, V., Panagiotopoulou, O. & Fiorenza, L., 2020, p. 44-44. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract
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Brief communications: A functional analysis of Carabelli trait in Australian aboriginal dentition
Fung, S., Lee, J., Yong, R., Ranjitkar, S., Kaidonis, J., Pilbrow, V., Panagiotopoulou, O. & Fiorenza, L., 2020, (Accepted/In press) In : American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Diet and cultural diversity in Neanderthals and modern humans from dental macrowear analysis
Fiorenza, L., Benazzi, S., Estalrrich, A. & Kullmer, O., 2020, Dental Wear in Evolutionary and Biocultural Contexts. Schmidt, C. W. & Watson, J. T. (eds.). 1st ed. London, UK: Academic Press, p. 39-72 34 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
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Exploring late paleolithic and mesolithic diet in the Eastern Alpine region of Italy through multiple proxies
Oxilia, G., Bortolini, E., Badino, F., Bernardini, F., Gazzoni, V., Lugli, F., Romandini, M., Radini, A., Terlato, G., Marciani, G., Silvestrini, S., Menghi Sartorio, J. C., Thun Hohenstein, U., Fiorenza, L., Kullmer, O., Tuniz, C., Moggi-Cecchi, J., Talamo, S., Fontana, F., Peresani, M. & 2 others, , 11 Sep 2020, (Accepted/In press) In : American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Functional wear in the Aboriginal from Yuendumu: A longitudinal study
Lee, J., Fung, S., Yong, R., Ranjitkar, S., Kaidonis, J. A., Evans, A. R. & Fiorenza, L., Sep 2020. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract
Prizes
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Monash BDI Awards for Outstanding Achievement
Adams, Justin (Recipient) & Fiorenza, Luca (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Press / Media
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Humans were changing the planet earlier than we knew
30/08/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Neanderthals commonly suffered from surfer's ear
15/08/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Early humans breastfed their young for a year, study says
Renaud Joannes-Boyau, Ian Moffat, Justin Adams, Luca Fiorenza & Alistair Evans
15/07/19 → 16/07/19
18 items of Media coverage, 2 Media contributions
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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Breastfeeding in our earliest human ancestors
16/07/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Profile/Interview
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