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Lia Genovese holds a Ph.D. from SOAS University of London for a Dissertation titled “The Plain of Jars of North Laos - Beyond Madeleine Colani”. Her research interests include: the Plain of Jars of Laos; French colonial archaeology; the megaliths of South and Southeast Asia; Iron Age mortuary practices; and cultural heritage and conservation. Based on recent archival research, her current projects include a critical biography of Madeleine Colani, the French archaeologist, and a book on André Malraux, the French intellectual. She is a member of the Siam Society’s Lecture Committee and serves on the Organising Committee for the 2022 IPPA Conference. Her publications are available as open access on her Academia page.