Luigi Oliva Architect (IUAV), PhD (Unisalento), master in Industrial Archaeology (UniPD). Official of the Italian Ministry of Culture, Appia Antica Archaeological Park (Rome). In charge of cultural heritage protection, management of sites, and projects regarding historical assets and contexts. Postdoctoral researcher, research assistant, and research grant recipient (Unisalento, UniFG). Lecturer in the history of architecture (Unisalento), architectural design (UniSS), and cultural heritage legislation (Scuola di Specializzazione in Beni Architettonici e del Paesaggio, Roma, Sapienza). Former adjunct professor of urban archaeology at the University of Sassari, collaborator of the Medieval Archaeology and Economic-Political Geography laboratories at the University of Salento. He has published numerous contributions on the history of architecture, the historical-archaeological landscape, and the recovery of cultural and social heritage.