Simonetta Menchelli is a Laboratory Technician and Professor charged with the courses of Ancient Topograpy and Underwater Archaeology at the University of Pisa. She conducts research in Italy (Tuscany, Liguria, the Marches) and Europe (Corsica, Albania and Hungary). Her research interests include : Archaeological excavations and survey methodology, Landscape archaeology; Ancient pottery, with a functional-morphological and archaeometric approach, in collaboration with important European scientific Associations and Laboratories. She has published about 150 works.