Annunziata Taraschi graduated in Anthropology at the University of Urbino “Carlo Bo”, having written a research thesis on the cult of Saint Anthony the Abbot on the eastern slope of the Gran Sasso Mountain which later converged into the monograph entitled “Saint Anthony the Abbot: the fire, the animals, the songs “(2009). She has collaborated with numerous research institutes and universities, edited publications and curated museum exhibitions. She has carried out research on the material culture of the Sicilian Valley for the Museum of Tossicia, Arts, Crafts and Communication. The topics covered were: copper crafts, woodworking, weaving and the local culinary tradition, and the research was carried out in the municipalities of Tossicia, Colledara, Castelli, Isola del Gran Sasso and Montorio al Vomano. Some of the results merged into the book “L’antica cucina teramana” (The traditional cooking of Teramo”), published in 2003.  For the above mentioned museum she is conducting a study on the oral memory of Tossicia, recovered through family photos and interviews with the inhabitants of the town. Moreover, she collaborates with the Sextantio Group which runs a new type of hotel called Albergo Diffuso or “scattered hotel”, in a context of tourism development based on the protection of the lesser-known heritage. She deals with the recovery of anthropological data, in particular landscape anthropology, and conducts research on living spaces, ancient building construction techniques and domestic crafts.  She also explores the conservation and transmission of knowledge related to the traditional feminine world: ancient textile and embroidery practices, weaving of natural fibres and processing of yarns, through collaboration with the old artisans and young women in the Barony of Carapelle area.