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Skidmore College
Classics

Janelle SadaranandaJanelle Sadarananda

Visiting assistant 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

  • 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

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.