Janelle Sadarananda

Assistant Teaching Professor

Office: Filene Hall 210
Telephone: 518-580-5464
Email: jsadarananda@skidmore.edu 

Education:

• Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania (2022)
• B.A., University of Richmond (2013)

Dissertation:

• Clays, Ceramic Production, and Landscape at Archaic and Classical Eleon.

Specializations:

• Greek and Roman archaeology
• Ceramic petrography

Research interests:

• Archaic Boeotian ceramics
• Craft production and communities of practice
• Transmission of technical knowledge and visual culture
• Exploitation of natural resources
• Public outreach and cultural heritage

Fieldwork:

• Ancient Eleon/Eastern Boeotia Archaeological Project (current)
• Corinth Excavations
• Gordion Archaeological Project
• Hacımusalar Höyük Archaeological Project

Selected publications:

• (in preparation) “Provenance of 6th Century BCE Roof Tiles from Eleon, Eastern Boeotia.”
• Virtual public events, Penn Museum: Ancient Alcohol After Hours: Beer; Ancient Alcohol After Hours: Wine; Invisible Beauty: The Art of Archaeological Science.