RESEARCH
See the lists below for selected publications and presentations.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Mary Kate Donais, Luke Douglass, William H. Ramundt (SUNY Buffalo), Claudio Bizzarri, David B. George. “Handheld Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy for Field Archaeology: Characterization of Roman Wall Mortars and Etruscan Ceramics”, Applied Spectroscopy Practica, 1(1), 1-9, 2023. DOI 10.1177/27551857231175847.
Mary Kate Donais, Mina Alrais, Kaliopi Konomi, David George, William H. Ramundt (SUNY Buffalo), Eric Smith. “Energy Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry Characterization of Wall Mortars with Principal Component Analysis: Phasing and Ex Situ versus In Situ Sampling”, Journal of Cultural Heritage, 43(May-June), 90-97, 2020.
Mary Kate Donais and David B. George, X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry and Its Applications to Archaeology: An Illustrated Guide, New York, Momentum Press, ISBN 978-19-4474-929-3, 2018.
Mary Kate Donais, Jolien Van Pevenage (Gent University). Andrew Sparks, Monica Redente, David B. George, Luc Moens, Laszlo Vincze, Peter Vandenabeele. “Characterization of Roman Glass Tesserae from the Coriglia Excavation Site (Italy) via Energy Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry and Raman Spectroscopy”, Journal of Applied Physics A, 122(12), 1050, 2016. Special topical collection devoted to research presented at 2016 InArt Conference.
Mary Kate Donais, David George. “Using Portable XRF to Aid in Phasing, Locus Comparisons, and Material Homogeneity Assessment at an Archaeological Excavation”, in Handheld XRF in Art and Archaeology, eds. Aaron Shugar and Jennifer Mass. Belgium, Leuven University Press – Studies in Archaeological Sciences, ISBN 978-90-5867-907-9, pp 349-377, 2012.
Mary Kate Donais, Bradley Duncan, Sara Wojtas, Anthony Desmond, David George. “Differentiation of Hypocaust and Floor Tiles at Coriglia, Castel Viscardo (Umbria, Italy) using Principal Component Analysis and Portable X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry”, Applied Spectroscopy, 66, 1005-1012, 2012.
Mary Kate Donais, David George, Bradley Duncan, Sarah Wojtas, Anna Daigle. “Evaluation of Data Processing and Analysis Approaches for Fresco Pigments by Portable X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry and Portable Raman Spectroscopy”, Analytical Methods, 3, 1061-1071, 2011. Invited paper.
Mary Kate Donais, Bradley Duncan, David George, Claudio Bizzarri. “Comparisons of Ancient Mortars and Hydraulic Cements through In-Situ Analyses by Portable X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry”, X-Ray Spectrometry, 39, 146-153, 2010.
David George. ‘Indagini archeologiche presso la fontana di Coriglia,’ G. Della Fina, E. Pellegrini (eds.) Da Orvieto a Bolsena: un percorso tra Etruschi e Romani, Ospedaletto (2013): 82-7.
Silvia Simonetti. “Il sito di Coriglia: una mansio lungo il fiume Paglia, in Tabolli, Vanni (a cura di).” Lungo il corso del fiume Paglia. Archeologia, mobilità e mediazione culturale nell’antichità, Giorgio Bretschneider Editore, Roma 2025, pp. 229-244.
Sarah Murgolo and Silvia Simonetti. “Viabilità, risorse naturali e territorio di una mansio: l'esempio di Coriglia.” In Atti Landscape 6, 2025.
Peter Vandenabeele and Mary Kate Donais. “Mobile Spectroscopic Instrumentation in Archaeometry Research”, Applied Spectroscopy, 70(1), 27-41, 2016. Review paper in a special topic journal issue devoted to cultural heritage analysis.
SELECTED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Amanda K. Chen and William Ramundt. “Infrastructure, Production, and Continuity: The 2025 Season of the Coriglia Excavation Project.” Archaeological Institute of America Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, January 10, 2026.
William Ramundt. “The Coriglia Excavation Project: Results of the 2024 Season,” Archaeological Institute of America Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, January 5, 2025.
Silvia Simonetti. “Il sito di Coriglia: una mansio lungo il fiume Paglia.” Aula Magna Virginia Woolf, Università per Stranieri di Siena. March 21-22, 2024.
William Ramundt. “Landslides and Recycling: Evidence from the Coriglia Excavation,” Classical Association of the Middle, West, and South Annual Meeting, St. Louis, MO, April 6, 2024.
Silvia Simonetti and Soprintendenza Archeologia Belle Arti e Paesaggio dell'Umbria. “Stratigrafie 2023. Scavi in concessione in Umbria (2016-2023).” Sala Conferenze della sede di Palazzo Brutti (Piazzetta della Sinagoga, 2 – Perugia) Perugia. November 18, 2023.
William Ramundt. “Results of the 2022 Coriglia Excavation Project,” Archaeological Institute of America Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, January 5-8, 2023.
William Ramundt. “Persistent Pathways: New Evidence from the Coriglia Excavation Project,” Archaeological Institute of America Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., January 2-5, 2020.
William Ramundt. “Flowing Through Time: A New Structure at the Coriglia Excavation Project,” Classical Association of the Middle West and South Annual Meeting, Lincoln, NE, April 3-6, 2019.
William Ramundt. “The Coriglia Excavation Project: Thirteenth Season,” Archaeological Institute of America Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, January 3-6, 2019.
Silvia Simonetti. International Workshop. “Lungo il corso del fiume Paglia. Archeologia, Mobilità e Mediazione del Patrimonio Culturale”.
