Francesco De Matteis was born in Naples, Italy, in 1960. He graduated in Sciences at the University “Federico II” of Naples with a thesis in Anthropology and studied Philosophy at the University “L’Orientale” of Naples. He has been involved in research activities in the field of prehistoric archaeology in Italy, participating to several archaeological excavations in Italy, Germany and Spain. Since 2001 Francesco works at a science museum of Naples, planning exhibitions and cultural events. He published several issues on anthropological and archaeological topics.