The Plaque in memory of “Claudio Mocchegiani Carpano” is the recognition reserved to university students, who have completed, from 2023 to 2025, the best thesis on underwater archeology: research, excavation, restoration, study, history, methodologies, protection, enhancement and underwater archaeological tourism.
The Plaque has been established in 2021 from the 23rd edition of the Exchange in memory di Claudio Mocchegiani Carpano, considered the dean of contemporary underwater archeology for his researches on Italian lakes, rivers and seas and creator in 1986 of the STAS Technical Service for Underwater Archeology of the Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities.
Graduates interested in applying must send a copy of the thesis in PDF to the e-mail info@bmta.it or on paper to Leader srl via Roma, 226 – 84121 Salerno by September 30th, 2025.
The selection of the first classified will be communicated within 30 days of the deadline.
The Plaque will be awarded on Saturday, November 1 at 13.00 at NEXT former Cafasso Tobacco Factory on the occasion of the “Sebastiano Tusa” Award.
The winning thesis will be published thanks to AMG Press, editor of the monthly “ArcheoNews”.
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In 2024 the Plaque has been assigned Simone Falqui, graduate of the Bachelor Degree in Archaeology of the University of Siena for the thesis “Tra relitti ed ancore: rendere pubblica l’archeologia subacquea”.
In 2023 to: Emilia De Palo, graduate of the Master’s Degree Course in Archaeology and Ancient History of the University of Turin for her thesis in Classical Archaeology “Il Relitto tardorepubblicano della Pria Pula di Genova Pegli. Una rilettura dei dati archeologici“.
In 2022 to: Lucrezia Maghet, graduate of the Degree Course in Cultural Heritage of the University of Udine for the thesis “L’archeologia subacquea sul web: raccolta, analisi e lettura critica dell’offerta disponibile in rete”.
In 2021 to: Stefano Vitiello, graduate of the Degree Course in Archaeology: East and West of the University of Naples “L’Orientale” for the thesis “Indagini, rilievi e ipotesi sulla peschiera romana sommersa di Villa Accetta a Gaeta”.
