Lenny Salvagno is a Postdoctoral Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, focusing on the history of animal husbandry during the Late Medieval and Early Modern periods. With a solid academic background that includes a PhD, Salvagno has developed a research agenda that investigates the transition in pig husbandry practices across regions like England and Bavaria, particularly during significant socio-economic transformations. His work includes studies on Iron and Bronze Age animal husbandry in northern Italy, identifying sheep and goat remains in archaeological contexts, and employing statistical methods such as Geometric Morphometrics and isotope analysis for his research. His current projects seek to track agricultural revolutions across England and Continental Europe, emphasizing multi-methodological approaches to understanding historical farming practices. Additionally, he serves as an Honorary Research Fellow in the Department of Archaeology at the University of Sheffield, where he continues to contribute to the field of agricultural history.
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich • Munich, Germany
Principal Investigator for the Sus.Post-med project, focusing on the socio-economic transformations in pig husbandry.