Hello, my name is
Matteo Lombardi
I’m a researcher and digital archaeologist professional working at the intersection of cultural heritage, technology, and society. My work combines archaeological research with advanced digital methods, with particular expertise in 3D scanning, modelling, 3D printing and spatial data processing for the documentation and analysis of archaeological heritage.
Over the years, I have developed a cross-sectoral approach that allows me to investigate historical and archaeological contexts while addressing the crucial challenge of making cultural heritage accessible and meaningful for wider audiences.
· 3D scanning · 3D modelling · Photogrammetry · Spatial data · Heritage visualisation · Digital documentation · Urban heritage analysis
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3D Recording and Digital documentation
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3D Modelling and Digital visualisations
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Exhibition design, 3D printing and museum accessibility
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Archaeological research, geodatabase and spatial analyses
Connecting archaeological research to contemporary society
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Overview
My research focuses on the intersection of archaeology, digital technologies anddigital heritage, with a particular emphasis on 3D data, semantic modelling, and their role in transforming how heritage is documented, interpreted, and experienced.
Based in
Milan, Italy
Education
Rome – Sapienza University
Current position
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow,
Lund University
Recent publications
2025
Lombardi, M., Rega, M.F., Bellelli, V., Frontoni R., Tomassetti, MC., Ferdani, D., Bringing Light into the Darkness: Integrating Light Painting and 3D Recording for the Documentation of the Hypogean Tomba dell’Orco, Tarquinia, Applied Science, 15, no. 23: 12463, 2025
2025
Lombardi, M., Dubbini, R., From Earth to Interface: Towards a 3D Semantic Virtual Stratigraphy of the Funerary Ara of Ofilius Ianuarius from the Via Appia Antica 39 Burial Complex, Heritage, Heritage 8, no. 8: 305, 2025
2025
Ronchi ,D., Di Virgilio, E., Mele, S., Lombardi, M., Ferdani, D., Dininno, D., Outside the Wall: some applications of TagLab for AI semantic segmentation in archaeological practice in Digital Heritage 2025 – proceedings of the 4th International Congress & Expo, 2025
2025
Ronchi ,D., Lombardi, M., Gregori, GL., Di Mario, F., Di Virgilio, E., De Spagnolis, M., Il teatro romano di Terracina, Archeologia Classica, 76, n.s. II, 15, 2025, pp. 373-438
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