Joanna Rachel Sofaer Derevenski FSA, known as Joanna Sofaer, is a British archaeologist and academic, who specialises in the European Bronze Age, using theoretical approaches, and material culture studies.
[1] Sofaer received her Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree from the University of Cambridge in 1998, supervised by Marie Louise Stig Sørensen.
[1] Sofaer's research combines bioarchaeology and social identity, with a particular focus on childhood.
She was a Humanities in the European Research Area (HERA) Knowledge Exchange and Impact Fellow from 2017 to 2020.
[1] She is a member of the International Scientific Advisory Board of the Institute of Archaeology, Zagreb.