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Franco D. Rossi is an archaeologist interested in the ways material cultures shape human experiences. He received his PhD in archaeology from Boston University and currently teaches at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), focusing on materials-based approaches to anthropological questions, particularly in relation to ancient technologies and sustainable city-building from an archaeological perspective. Rossi's new project investigates limestone as a sustainable building material, looking back to humankind's oldest dwellings in Paleolithic southern Italy while providing a framework for considering the implications for a sustainable planetary future. He began working on collaborative archaeology projects in the Maya Biosphere of Guatemala and has served for several years as an archaeologist and epigrapher, co-directing the Digital Humanities Proyecto Regional Arqueologico San Bartolo-Xultun (PRASBX). In addition to his current collaborative work with the MIT Center for Materials Research in Archaeology and Ethnology (CMRAE), his ongoing research explores the overlooked histories of archaeology and its role in the larger narratives of science.