Associate Professor
Eleni Hasaki (Associate Professor, Anthropology/Classics) received her B.A. (magna cum laude) from the University of Athens, Greece and, as a Fulbright scholarship recipient, she continued her graduate studies at the University of Cincinnati where she received her Ph.D. She is a Mediterranean archaeologist whose research focuses on the craft technologies of Classical antiquity, the spatial organization of workshops, craft apprenticeship, and the negotiation of social status through crafts, especially ceramics. She combines archaeological, textual, and ethnoarchaeological evidence in her projects. Her archaeological fieldwork in Greece (Paros, Cyclades), the ethnoarchaeological project in Tunisia (Moknine) and an experimental open-air lab for pyrotechnology locally (Tucson) promote the knowledge of crafts both in antiquity and its relevance for modern societies. As the co-director of the Laboratory for Traditional Technology at the School of Anthropology she works with students on experimental projects of Mediterranean focus. Her research has been funded by major institutions including the Archaeological Institute of America, the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, and the Samuel H. Kress Foundation.
Research Interests:
- Mediterranean Pottery Technology, Experimental Archaeology, Ethnoarchaeology
- Craft Technologies and Apprenticeship in Classical Antiquity
- Economics of Space in Mediterranean Craft Workshops
- Greek and Roman Art and Archaeology
- Museum Studies and Archaeaological Ethics
Study Abroad Programs:
- 2013: ARIZONA IN THE AEGEAN. Dr. Eleni Hasaki is the director for the Summer Study Abroad Program on the island of Paros, Greece. Arizona in the Aegean is a summer study-abroad program based on the Greek island of Paros in the Cyclades, an archipelago of over 20 islands in the Aegean Sea. The course associated with this program is ANTH/CLAS 341: Mediterranean Craft Technologies and Environmental Strategies: Past and Present (6 credits) Read more in : http://classics.arizona.edu/arizona-aegean.
- 2009: ASCSA SUMMER PROGRAM. Dr. Hasaki was the Gertrude Smith Professor and Director of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens Summer Program in 2009 (with co-director Dr. T. Winters). This prestigious session is a six-week intensive program of visiting over 100 archaeological sites in Greece (Attica, Crete, Peloponnese, and Northern Greece), under the auspices of The American School of Classical Studies at Athens. The program is open to graduate students and qualified undergraduates. For more information and application forms, see The American School of Classical Studies at Athens-Summer Session. For the success of this program, please read ASCSA Summer Session 2009: A Multimedia Experience." American School of Classical Studies at Athens Newsletter AKOUE 63 (2010):19; Why Attend ASCSA Summer Session." American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Publications, Reviews, & Independent Projects:
| contract | The Penteskouphia Pinakes and Potters at Work at Ancient Corinth. Monograph under contract with Hesperia Supplement Series. Princeton: American School of Classical Studies at Athens |
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"The Early Imperial Pottery Workshop and the Earlier Phases at Skiada Plot, Paroikia, Paros," in Archaeologika Analekta ex Athinon (with Y. Kourayos) |
| 2012 | "Craft Apprenticeship in Ancient Greece. Reaching beyond the Masters,” in W. Wendrich (ed.) Archaeology and Apprenticeship: Body Knowledge, Identity, and Communities of Practice. Tucson: University of Arizona Press, pp. 171-202 |
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"Chapter 13: Workshops and Technology." in T.J. Smith and D. Plantzos (eds.), A Companion to Greek Art. Oxford: Blackwell Press, pp. 255-273 |
| 2011 | "Crafting Spaces: Archaeological, Ethnographical, and Ethnoarchaeological Perspectives in Spatial Analysis of Pottery Workshops in Greece and Tunisia," in M. Lawall and J. Lund (eds), Pottery in the Archaeological Record: Greece and Beyond. Acts of the International Colloquium held at the Danish and Canadian Institutes in Athens, June 20-22 2008. Aarhus: Aarhus University Press, pp. 11-28 |
| 2010 | "A Stratigraphy of Meanings: Integrating Antiquities into Daily Life at Paroikia, Paros," in A. Stroulia and S. B. Sutton eds., Archaeology in Situ: Sites, Archaeology, and Communities, Lexington Press, pp. 373-396 |
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2007
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V Cracolici, I Sostegni di Fornaci Dal Kerameikos di Metaponto. Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2007.09.35 (3,265 words) |
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2006
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"The Ancient Greek Ceramic Kilns and their Contribution to the Technology and Organization of the Ceramic Workshops." Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on the Ancient Greek Technology, Athens 17-21 October 2005. Athens: National Chamber of Commerce, pp. 221-227 |
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2005
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"The Ethnoarchaeological Project of the Potters' Quarter at Moknine, Tunisia. Seasons 2000, 2002." in Africa, Nouvelle série des Séances Scientifiques. Tunis: Institut National de Patrimoine, pp. 127-170. Click here for a partial copy of this chapter |
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2004
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"Ethnoarchaeology and Spatial Analysis of a Potters' Quarter at Moknine, Tunisia." Archaeological Computing Newsletter 61: 7-15 (with E. Nell). Click here for a partial copy of this article. |
| Experimental Archaeology: Ancient Greek Pyrotechnology: The Greek Pottery Kiln Tucson AIA Chapter, Local Incentive Grant for Community Outreach | |
| 2002 | Ceramic Kilns in Ancient Greece: Technology and Organization of Ceramic Workshops. Ph.D. Thesis. University of Cincinnati: On-line publication: http://etd.ohiolink.edu/view.cgi?acc_num=ucin1023219003 |
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2002
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J. E. Rehder, The Mastery and Uses of Fire in Antiquity. AJA 107: 667-668 |
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2000
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“Pottery Workshops at Moknine, Tunisia.” Ethnographic TV documentary |
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1999
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"Studies in Hellenistic Ilion: A Note on Rooftiles in the Lower City." Studia Troica 9: 225-236 |
Work-in-Progress:
| "Bull Leaping in Minoan Courts: Practical Logistics and Palatial Propaganda." (with T. Gatchell and D. Crain) |
Grants, Awards, and Fellowships:
| 2013 | C. Densmore Curtis Distinguished Scholar, Bryn Mawr College |
| 2012 | Provost's Author Support Fund, University of Arizona |
| 2011 | Samuel H. Kress Publication Fellowship, American School of Classical Studies at Athens |
| 2010 | Faculty International Development Grant, International Affairs, University of Arizona |
| 2009 | Margo Tytus Visiting Scholar Fellowship, Classics Department, University of Cincinnati |
| 2008 | Provost's Author Support Fund, University of Arizona |
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2008
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Foreign Travel Grant, International Affairs, University of Arizona |
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2007
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Publication Grant, Loeb Classical Library Foundation, Harvard University |
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2007
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Franklin Research Grant, American Philosophical Society |
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2007
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Publication Grant, Archaeological Institute of America |
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2005
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Foreign Travel Grant, International Affairs, University of Arizona |
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2005
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Grant, Hellenic Cultural Foundation, Tucson, Arizona |
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2004
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Local Society Incentive Grant, Archaeological Institute of America |
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2004
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Whiting Fellowship in the Humanities, Bryn Mawr College, Department of Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology |
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2004
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Publication Grant, Cotton (Dr. M. Aylwin) Foundation, Channel Islands, United Kingdom |
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2003
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Foreign Travel Grant, International Affairs, University of Arizona |
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2002
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Individual Research Grant, Small Grants Program, University of Arizona |
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2000
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H. and D. Thompson Fellow, American School of Classical Studies at Athens |
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1999
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V. Grace Fellow, American School of Classical Studies at Athens |
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1999
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Dorot Foundation Travel Award, Archaeological Institute of America |
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1993-1998
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Graduate Studies Fellowship, J. W. Fulbright Foundation |
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1994
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Summer Program in Italian Archaeology, American Academy in Rome Fellowship |
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1993-2001
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University of Cincinnati: L. Taft Semple Fellowship, Rawson Summer Research Fellowship, C. Boulter Summer Fellowship, University Research Council, Summer Research Fellowship, Graduate Student Fellowship |
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1988-1989
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Excellence Award, Institute of State Scholarships, University of Athens, Greece, History and Archaeology Department |
AIA Tucson Replica of A Greek Kiln.
Laboratory and Field Experience:
| 2013 | Co-Director, Laboratory for Traditional Technology, School of Anthropology (Haury 125) |
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2004-present
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Director, Experimental Archaeology: Ancient Greek Pyrotechnology: The Greek Pottery Kiln (Tucson, AZ) |
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2000-present
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Director, Moknine Ethnoarchaeological Project of Potters' Communities (Tunisia) |
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2001-present
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Co-Head (with R. F. Sutton, Jr.), Pottery analysis, Despotiko Excavations (Antiparos) |
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2001-present
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Final publication of Paros, Pottery Workshop at Tholakia, Paroikia |
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1989-1998
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Fieldwork in the Mediterranean: Greece ( Paros, Panakton-Thebes, Kardamaina-Cos, Naxos, Alonnissos); Italy (Fregellae); Tunisia (Leptiminus); Turkey (Troy) |
Clay imitation of a metal Aladdin's lamp, Mr. A. Abdelali's workshop, Moknine (Tunisia).
Recent Conference Presentations:
| 2012 | "Decoding the Penteskouphia Imagery. The Penteskouphia Pinakes and Potters at Work in Ancient Greece." Craft and People Conference: Agents of Skilled Labour in the Archaeological Record, British Museum | |
| 2012 | “Peacock’s Modes of Production: The View from Ancient Greece,” Panelist for the Pomerance Award for Scientific Contributions to Archaeology to D.P.S. Peacock. “D.P.S. Peacock’s Model for the Organization of Roman Pottery Production: Impact and Responses over Three Decades" Archaeological Institute of America Annual Meeting, Philadelphia | |
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2010
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“Ceramics from Sanctuary of Apollo at Despotiko, Paros.” AIA Annual Meeting, Anaheim (with R.F. Sutton and Y. Kourayos) | |
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2009
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“Bull Leaping in Minoan Courts: Reality or Myth? Perspectives from Modern Rodeo Arenas,” CAMWS Annual Meeting, Minneapolis (with T. Gatchell and D. Crain) | |
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2008
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“Pottery in the Archaeological Record: A View from the Greek World. June 20–22, 2008 at the Danish Institute in Athens and the Canadian Institute in Greece.2008 | “Correlation of Physical Properties for Aeginetan Ware with Compositional and Chemical Data from the Clay Source Deposit,” Clay Minerals Society Annual Meeting, New Orleans (with C. M. Shriner et al.) |
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2007
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CLAS 195A
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Ancient Greek and Roman Technology (Freshmen Colloquium) | |
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CLAS 250A
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Ancient Greek Literature in Translation | |
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CLAS 311
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Athens through the Ages | |
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CLAS/ANTH/ARH 340A (2009)
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Introduction to Classical Art and Archaeology (2009 syllabus); for the 2011 syllabus check D2l. | |
| UPPER LEVEL UNDERGRADUATE/GRADUATE | ||
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CLAS/ANTH 430/530
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Ancient Greek Technology | |
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CLAS/ANTH/ARH 454/554
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Greek and Roman Sculpture; for Hands-on Workshops and Student Works, please click here | |
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CLAS/ANTH/ARH 456/556
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Greek and Roman Painting | |
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CLAS/ANTH/ARH
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Greek Pottery 1200-400 BC; for Hands-on Workshops and Student Works, please click here | |
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CLAS/ANTH/ARH
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Greek Architecture | |
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CLAS/ANTH/ARH
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Roman Architecture | |
| ANTH 495A/595A | Special Topics in Archaeology. Classical and Controversial: Critical Debates in Classical Antiquity | |
| GRADUATE LEVEL | ||
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CLAS 510A
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Graduate Pro-seminar (required): Introduction to Classical Methods | |
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CLAS 596A
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Graduate Seminars: Studies on Ancient Greek Pottery(2005, 2007); Technology, Labor and Society in Ancient Greece (2011) |
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CLAS 340A – Introduction to Greek Art and Archaeology
This course surveys the art and archaeology of Greece from the Early Bronze Age to the Hellenistic period (ca. 3000 BC-31 BC), focusing on iconic monuments in architecture, sculpture, ceramics, and minor arts that shaped ancient Greek civilization. Monumental projects, such as temples, tombs, fortifications, as well as miniature creations in luxurious materials will be examined within their larger political, social, religious, technological, and economic contexts in Ancient Greece. Athens, Delphi, Olympia, Crete, and the Aegean are just a few of the celebrated places explored in this course.
CLAS 596A – Topics in Greek or Roman Literature, History or Archaeology
The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.