Lisa Monetti

Lisa’s research bridges bioarchaeology and forensic anthropology and focuses on the interpretation of burned human skeletal remains and cremation funerals. Her ongoing projects in this area utilize morphometric analysis and machine learning to interpret burn scenarios. She has collaborated with international teams and conducted fieldwork in Italy and Spain and casework in Greece and Belize. In addition to osteological analysis, Lisa is very interested in creating more accessible and equitable academic environments as well as developing ethical practices for teaching human skeletal analysis.

• Monetti, L; Gafner, K; Thompson, TJU. (2021). ‘Burning issues with the archaeology of fire’. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 39. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2021.103156
• Monetti, L.; Voulgari, M.; Karagiorgou, I; and Moraitis, K. (2021). ‘Macroscopic determination of the preburning condition of human remains recovered from an unusual forensic context: A case report’. Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, 78. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jflm.2020.102115
• Hirst, C.S., Rivera, M.B.C., Siek, T., Monetti, L., Carew, R.M., and White, S. (2020). ‘Digital Dilemma 2018: Digital Presentations in Biological Anthropology and Bioarchaeology’. Papers from the Institute of Archaeology, 29(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.14324/111.444.2041-9015.1171
• Hirst C. & White S. & Rivera M. & Monetti L. & Carew R. and Siek T., (2020). ‘Digital Dilemma 2018’. Papers from the Institute of Archaeology, 29(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.14324/111.2041-9015.010
• Monetti, L. and Gafner, K. (2020). ‘Trial by Fire Conference 2019’ In French, J. A Selection of News from the Institute. Archaeology International, 22.

• Register of Professional Archaeologists
• European Association of Archaeologists
• Society for American Archaeology
• Rutgers Forensic Consortium

• Fulbright Specialist 2024