FACULTY
Margaretha Kramer-Hajos
- Assistant Professor of Classical Archaeology, Department of Classical Studies
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of the History of Art
Education
- M.A. in Classical Philology, at University of Groningen (The Netherlands), cum laude, 1994
- M.A.T. Latin and Greek Languages, at University of Groningen, 1995
- Ph.D. in Classical Archaeology, at Cornell University, 2005
Research Interest
- Bronze Age Aegean Archaeology
- The end of the Bronze Age
- Gender and age in the prehistoric Aegean
- Minoan and Mycenaean iconography
Contact Information
| mk22@indiana.edu |
| Ballantine Hall, Room 558 |
| 856-2439 |
Background
I am a Classical Archaeologist whose major interest is the Bronze Age Aegean, especially the Mycenaean culture of the Late Bronze Age. Within this, I am most interested in the transitional periods to and from the Late Bronze Age: the emergence of the Mycenaean culture and the end of the Bronze Age, especially in the area of Central Greece. My North Euboean Gulf Archaeological Project (NEGAP) investigates these transitions and the role of the North Euboean Gulf as a maritime route in these. Currently it focuses on the role of seafaring and associated trading as well as raiding in these transitions; it also examines the interplay between the palatial culture of Central Greece and the non-palatial areas along the North Euboean Gulf. I am also interested in iconographic conventions, the role of iconography in self-representation and ideology, and questions of gender and age in the Bronze Age Aegean. I enjoy sharing my enthusiasm for classics and archaeology with students and regularly teach the introductory “Classical Art and Archaeology” class, as well as classes on Athens and on various aspects of Greek Art and Archaeology from prehistoric to Hellenistic times.
Selected Awards
- IU Summer Instructional Development Fellowship (2010)
- IU Trustee Teaching Award (2009; 2011)
- Edward A. Schrader Endowment Fund for Classical Archaeology, IU, Summer Field Research Grant (2007-2009; 2011-2012)
Courses Recently Taught
- Classical Art and Archaeology
- Art and Archaeology of the Aegean
- Art and Archaeology of Greece
- Topography and Monuments of Athens
- The Golden Age of Athens
- Gender in the Prehistoric Aegean
- Piracy in the Ancient World
Publication Highlights
Books
Sailor-Warriors: Coastal Societies along the Euboean Gulf during the Late Bronze Age, under preparation
Beyond the Palace: Mycenaean East Lokris (British Archaeological Reports International Series 1781), Oxford 2008
Articles
“Sailor-Warriors and the End of the Bronze Age along the Euboean Gulf,” in A. Mazarakis Ainian (ed.), Proceedings of the 3rd Archaeological Meeting of Thessaly and Central Greece 2006-2008, Volos (forthcoming)
“The Land and the Heroes of Lokris in the Iliad,” Journal of Hellenic Studies 132 (2012) 87-105
The Bronze Age Site of Mitrou in East Lokris: Finds from the 1988-1989 Surface Survey, Hesperia 77(2), 2008, 163-250 (with K. O’Neill)
"A man from Halai? Problems with a-ra-o in the Theban Linear B Tablets, Kadmos 45, 2006, 85-92
