RACTA (Ricerche di Archeologia Cristiana, Tardantichita e Altomedioevo) was the first international conference for PhD students of Christian Archaeology. It took place in Rome in February 2018, hosted by Pontificio Istituto di Archeologia Cristiana and gathered more than 50 multidisciplinary talks and posters from PhD students from Europe, America and Russia. The engagement shown at the well-attended event, and the interest of several institutions, proved that Christian archaeology continues to be important to new generations of archaeologists, art historians, and researchers of the ancient world.

CHIARA CECALUPO has a PhD in History of Christian Archaeology from the Pontificio Istituto di Archeologia Cristiana ('La Roma Sotterranea di Antonio Bosio e i primi collezionisti di antichita cristiane'), and is a researcher and teaching assistant at the University of Pisa. Her work concerns the history of archaeology and collections. | GIOVANNA ASSUNTA LANZETTA is a PhD student at The Pontificio Istituto di Archeologia Cristiana ('La basilica di Santa Eufemia a Grado'). Her research focusses on early Christian architecture with the support of new technologies (such as 3D reconstructions) and on Christian and medieval topography. | PRISCILLA RALLI is a PhD student at The Pontificio Istituto di Archeologia Cristiana ('L'architettura paleocristiana del Peloponneso') in association with Scuola Archeologica Italiana di Atene (SAIA). Her studies focus on early Christian, Byzantine and early medieval architecture and topography in Southern Greece and in Rome.