Trinacria, the ancient name for Sicily extending back to Homeric Greek, has understandably been the focus of decades of archaeological research. Recognising Sicily’s rich prehistory and pivotal role in the history of the Mediterranean, Sebastiano Tusa - professor, head of heritage agencies and councillor for Cultural Heritage for the Sicilian Region - promoted the exploration of the island’s heritage through international collaboration. His decades of fostering research initiatives not only produced rich archaeological results spanning the Palaeolithic to the modern era but brought scholars from a range of schools and disciplines to work together in Sicily. Through his efforts, uniquely productive methodological, theoretical and interpretative networks were created. Their impact extends far beyond Sicily and Italy. To highlight these networks and their results, the Institutum Romanum Finlandiae, the Swedish Institute in Rome, the Norwegian Institute in Rome, the British School at Rome and the Assessorato dei Beni Culturali of Sicily, with generous support from the Swedish Riksbankens Jubileumsfond, assembled this anthology of papers. The aim is to present a selection of the work of and results from contemporary, multi-national research projects in Sicily. The collaboration between the Sicilian and international partners, often in an interdisciplinary framework, has generated important results and perspectives. The articles in this volume present research projects from throughout the island. The core of the articles is concerned with the Archaic through to the Roman period, but diachronic studies also trace lines back to the Stone Age and up to the contemporary era. A range of methods and sources are explored, thus creating an up-to-date volume that is a referential gateway to contemporary Sicilian archaeology. AUTHORS: Christopher Prescott is Professor in Archaeology at the University of Oslo, Norway, and Director of the Norwegian Institute in Rome (2017-2020). Arja Karivieri is Professor in Classical Archaeology and Ancient History at Stockholm University, Sweden, and Director of Institutum Romanum Finlandiae (2017-2021). Peter B. Campbell is Lecturer in Cultural Heritage Under Threat at the Cranfield Forensic Institute Cranfield University Shrivenham, United Kingdom, and previous Assistant Director for Archaeology and Archaeological Science, British School at Rome (2019-2020). Kristian Goeransson is Senior Lecturer in Classical Archaeology and Ancient History at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, and previous Director of the Swedish Institute of Classical Studies in Rome (2013-2019).
