Eleni Hasaki (Associate Professor, Anthropology/Classics) 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.  Her work 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. Dr. Hasaki’s teaching ranges from 300-student introduction courses on Greek Art and Archaeology to upper undergraduate courses, and graduate seminars. She engages students in the close analysis of the classical cultures of the Mediterranean, especially the relationships between stylistic and technological changes of the material culture and their wider social contexts. She has advised graduate students in over 20 M.A. thesis committees. In 2009, Dr. Hasaki was elected to be the Gertrude Smith Professor for the prestigious and intensive Summer Program at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens. She has served on grant and fellowship committees for major organizations, including Fulbright, NEH, and the Archaeological Institute of America. She has been the Vice President of the Tucson Society of the Archaeological Institute of America, and she serves on the executive board of the Hellenic Cultural Foundation.

Recently, Dr. Hasaki established the Arizona in the Aegean Summer Study Abroad program on the Greek island of Paros in the Cyclades. The first season will be summer 2012.
For more info, see Arizona in the Aegean

Ph.D. in Classics and Classical Archaeology, University of Cincinnati
M.A. in Classics and Classical Archaeology, University of Cincinnati
B.A. in Archaeology and Art History, University of Athens, Greece (summa cum laude)

Mediterranean Pottery Technology, Experimental Archaeology, Ethnoarchaeology
Craft Technologies and Apprenticeship in Classical Antiquity
Economics of Space in Craft Workshops    

Greek and Roman Art and Archaeology
Museum Studies and Collecting Antiquities Ethics

(contract) "The Penteskouphia Pinakes and Potters at Work at Ancient Corinth." book manuscript under contract with Hesperia Supplement Series: American School of Classical Studies at Athens: Princeton, N.J.

(in press)  "The Early Imperial Pottery Workshop and the Earlier Phases at Skiada Plot, Paroikia, Paros,” Archaeologika Analekta ex Athenon (with Y. Kourayos) (10,000 words)

(in press)  “Chapter 9: Craft Apprenticeship in Ancient Greece. Reaching beyond the Masters.” in W. Wendrich (ed.) Archaeology and Apprenticeship: Acquiring Body Knowledge in the Ancient World, University of Arizona Press, pp. 281-329.

(2012) "Chapter 13: Workshops and Technology." in T.J. Smith and D. Plantzos (eds.) A Companion to Greek Art. Blackwell: Oxford, pp. 255-273.

(2011) "Crafting Spaces: Archaeological, Ethnographic, and Ethnoarchaeological Studies on Spatial Organization in Pottery Workshops in Greece and Tunisia." in M. L. 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 Universtiy Press, pp. 11-28.

(2010)  "A Stratigraphy of Meanings: Integrating Antiquities into Daily Life,” in A. Stroulia and S. B. Sutton (eds.), Archaeology in Situ: Sites, Archaeology, and Communities, Lexington, pp. 373-396.

(2007) Review. V. Cracolici, I Sostegni di Fornaci Dal Kerameikos di Metaponto. Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2007.09.35 (3,265 words)

(2006)  "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, pp. 221-227

(2005)  "The Ethnoarchaeological Project of the Potters' Quarter at Moknine, Tunisia. Seasons 2000, 2002." in Africa, Nouvelle série des Séances Scientifiques (Publication of the Institut National de Patrimoine,Tunis), Tunis, pp. 127-170. Click here for a partial copy of this chapter.

(2005)  "Ethnoarchaeology and Spatial Analysis of a Potters' Quarter at Moknine, Tunisia." Archaeological Computing Newsletter 61, pp. 7-15 (with E. Nell).

(2004)  Replication of an Ancient Kiln (external link). Tucson AIA Chapter, Local Incentive Grant

(2002)  Review. J. E. Rehder, The Mastery and Uses of Fire in Antiquity. AJA 107: 667-668

(2000)  “Pottery Workshops at Moknine, Tunisia.” Ethnographic TV documentary

(1999)  "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) 

 Conference Papers (selection)

(2012)     "Peacock's Modes of Production: The View from Ancient Greece." Panelist in AIA Panel for Pomerance Award for Scientific Contributions to Archaeology to D.P.S. Peacock's Model for the Organization of Roman Pottery Production: Impact and Responses over Three decades" AIA Annual Meeting, Philadelphia

(2010)     “Ceramics from Sanctuary of Apollo at Despotiko, Paros,” AIA Annual Meeting, Anaheim (with R.F. Sutton and Y. Kourayos)

(2009)    “Bull Leaping in Minoan Courts: Reality or Myth? Perspectives  from Modern Rodeo Arenas,” CAMWS Annual Meeting, Minneapolis (with T. Gatchell and D. Crain)

(2008)     “Roman Kilns in Ancient Greece: Issues of Typology and Spatial Organization of Production,” Working with Roman Kilns: Conducting Archaeological Research in Pottery Production Centers, 26th Congress of the Rei Cretariae Romanae Fautores, Cadiz, Spain

(2008)    “Allocation of Space for Production and Storage in Pottery Workshops,” 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. A workshop funded by the G. E. Foundation on J. T. Peña, Roman Pottery in the Archaeological Record, Cambridge University Press 2007; organized by J. Lund and M. Lawall with assistance from J. T. Peña

(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.)

(2007)    “Ethnoarchaeology of Space: Space, Size, and Space Allocation in Pottery Workshops in Tunisia,” American Schools of Oriental Research Annual Meeting, San Diego

(2007)    “Craftsmanship in Ancient Greece,” CAMWS Annual Meeting, Cincinnati

(2007)    “The AIA Kiln in Tucson: Research and Outreach,” in Experimenting with Fire: Experiments in Greek and Cypriot Ceramics Colloquium, AIA Annual Meeting, (with A. May), San Diego

(2006)    “‘All Fired Up’ the AIA Tucson Kiln Project,” AIA Annual Meeting, Montreal. Poster (with J. Benton, J. Kendall, and A. May)

SUMMER STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM 2012: ARIZONA in the AEGEAN (Director: Dr. Eleni Hasaki)

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 study of Mediterranean technologies and environmental strategies from past and present finds its natural home on the island of Paros. Famous in antiquity both for its marble and honey, modern Paros still retains many traditional aspects, providing thus the ideal setting for a diachronic exploration of key archaeological and anthropological questions on how humans utilize environmental resources and cope with challenges. Throughout their history, the Cyclades inhabitants transformed their environmental resources (e.g., wind, water, soil, clay, marble, obsidian, emery) into energy-generating machines or prestigious and highly charged symbolic works of art, such as the marble figurines. 

Maritime routes connected the Cycladic islands to each other and to other Mediterranean places throughout antiquity. The Arizona in the Aegean Program promotes this strong sense of connectivity and interdisciplinary studies of ancient and modern societies. As part of its original mission, the Arizona in the Aegean Program will provide an intellectual home for faculty from Anthropology, Architecture, Art, Classics, Communication, Economics, Engineering, Geology, and History to offer interdisciplinary curricula. Students from these and other disciplines will find these course offerings exhilarating while exploring the connectivity between periods, cultures, and disciplines.

Course to be offered in 2012: ANTH/CLAS 341 Mediterranean Craft Technologies and Environmental Strategies: Past and Present (6 credits)

For more information on the Arizona in the Aegean program, please  contact Dr. E. Hasaki at hasakie@email.arizona.edu

To request an application form,  please visit http://studyabroad.arizona.edu/databaseshowitem.aspx?id=2013

ANTH/CLAS/ARH
     
195A       Ancient Greek and Roman Technology (Freshmen Colloquium)
250A       Ancient Greek Literature in Translation
311          Athens through the Ages
340A        Introduction to Classical Art and Archaeology
430/530    Ancient Greek Technology
454/554    Greek Sculpture; for Hands-on Workshops and Student Works
456/556    Greek and Roman Painting
461/561    Greek Pottery 1200-400 BC; for Hands-on Workshops and Student Works
457/557    Greek Architecture
484/584    Roman Architecture
510A        Introduction to Classical Methods (Pro-seminar for all incoming Classics graduate students)
596A        Ancient Greek Pottery (Graduate Seminar); Labor and Society in Ancient Greece (Graduate seminar)

 
Ph.D. and M.A. Theses Served:

(in progress)    K. Burns, "The Iconography of Mystery: The Relationship between Orpheus and Bacchus in Late Roman Britain." (Ph.D. Thesis)
 
(2012)   B. Rolla, "The Economy of Wine Production: Considerations of Production, Storage, and Distribution in Ancient Greece" (Chair)
 
(2012)   A. Duray,  "The Minoan Stone Vessels and Political Economies in Bronze Age Crete."
 
(2010)    B. Moore, "Women's Quarters on the Roman Frontier. A Comparison of Roman to Romano-British Households."

(2009)    L. Jaffe, "Roman Glass Workshops." (Chair)

(2009)    A. Basa, "Patron and Painter in the 5th and 4th cent. B.C." (Chair)

(2009)    S. Linn, "Minoan Heirlooms. A Material Connection to a Powerful  Past."

(2008)    K. McBride, "Changing Iconography of Ptolemaic Queens."

(2008)    E. Bartlett, "Persephone as the Archetypal 'Bride of Hades.' An Examination of the Motif of 'Marriage to Death' in Greek Literature and Classical Vase-Painting."

(2008)    C. Parr, "Lupanar: Rethinking the Roman Brothel."

(2008)    S. Ward, "Institutionalization of Religion in Middle and Late Minoan Crete: The Role of the Peak Sanctuaries and the Horns of Consecration."

(2007)    A. Laftsidis, "The Pentavrysos Kiln at Kastoria: Architecture and Finds." (Aristoteleion University of Salonica, Greece)

(2007)    J. Williams, "Laboring at the Edges of Empire: The Division of Labor in Romano-British Pottery Workshops." (Chair)

(2006)    A. J. Stoimenoff, "Athens in the Late Helladic Period. Historical Perceptions and Misconceptions."

(2006)    J. Benton, "Roman Bakeries at Pompeii."

(2006)    Z. Koseva, "Pre-Roman Kilns in Thrace. Archaeometric and Archaeological Studies." (St. Kliment Ochridsky University of Sofia, Bulgaria)

(2004)    J. Kendall, "As the World Turns: Nero's iconography and the Octagonal Suite of the Domus Aurea."

(2004)    K. Burns, "The Greek World of the Dead: Its Topography in the Art and Literature of the Archaic and Classical Periods." (University of Oregon)

(2004)    K. Dicus, "Civilis/Incultus: Defining Barbarism in Roman North Africa."

(2003)    M. Baumann, "An Investigation into the Date of the Piraeus Apollo." (Chair)

(2002)    E. Johanneson, "Trade, Grain, and Blood: Eurasian Nomads and the Collapse of the Black Sea Markets in the Hellenistic Period."

(2002)    K. P. Halvorsen, "The Origins of the Decorative Elements of West Slope Pottery."

Director, Experimental Replica of an Ancient Greek Kiln, Tucson, AZ (external link)

Director, Moknine Ethnoarchaeological Project (Tunisia) (external link)

Co-Head (with R. F. Sutton, Jr.), Pottery analysis, Despotiko Excavations (Antiparos)

Final publication of Paros, Pottery Workshop at Tholakia, Paroikia

(1989-1998)  Fieldwork in the Mediterranean: Greece (Paros, Panakton-Thebes, Kardamaina-Cos, Naxos, Alonnissos); Italy (Fregellae); Tunisia (Leptiminus); Turkey (Troy)

Greece (mainland, Cyclades) and Eastern Mediterranean

North Africa (Tunisia)

Central Europe & Eastern Europe

News Clippings:

(2009)     "This Isn't Sparta, But It Might As Well Be; Ancient Greek Technology Course."UA Wildcat Oct. 28,2009 (link to article)

(2009)    "UA Classics and ASCSA: Eleni Hasaki leads ASCSA 2009 Summer Session." OASIS, Classics Newsletter, University of Arizona (link to article)

(2009)     "Fired Up." Advancing Arizona; The University of Arizona Foundation Winter/Spring 2009 (link to article)

(2008)     "Firing of Greek Replica Kiln is Open Air Lab for Research, Instruction, and Outreach." Polyglot, College of Humanities Newsletter, University of Arizona (link to article)

(2005)     "Bryn Mawr Now: Undergraduates Team with Scholar for Research Project." Bryn Mawr College Newsletter (link to article)