Dr. Serena Love’s academic contribution centres on advancing archaeological methodology and theory, especially in geoarchaeology and material culture studies. She is internationally recognized for pioneering quantitative analysis of ancient mudbrick architecture, treating building materials as social artefacts to reveal how construction practices express identity and social dynamics—most notably at the Neolithic site of Çatalhöyük in Turkey. 

Her research integrates archaeological science with social theory, employing laboratory techniques and field methods to interpret how material choices and architectural forms reflect environmental adaptation, technological traditions, and community organization. Love’s influential publications include studies on urban geoarchaeology in Giza, the sensory experience of architecture, and comparative analyses of mudbrick technology across the Near East.  

Full list of publications can be found here9 (copy text from Google Scholar and each article is hyperlinked) I’ll provide actual downloads to each article.