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Philip Sapirstein
201 Cohen Hall
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6304
215.898.7425

PHILIP N. SAPIRSTEIN

Mellon Post-Doctoral Fellow in Classical Studies

Education

Ph.D. (Art History and Archaeology) Cornell University, 2008
B.A. (Studio Art) University of Notre Dame, 1999

Teaching and research

Mediterranean archaeology
Greek architecture
Computer applications in archaeology
Experimental archaeology

Current field projects

Greek Architecture Project at Corinth (1999 - present, crew chief)

Recent courses

(undergraduate) Ancient Cities

Major publications

"How the Corinthians Manufactured Their First Roof Tiles," Hesperia (in press)
The Emergence of Ceramic Roof Tiles in Archaic Greek Architecture, 2008 (Ph.D. dissertation)

Work in progress

Final publication of the architecture from the Archaic Heraion at Mon Repos

Contact

Office: Mediterranean Section, University Museum
Phone: (215) 898-4074
Email • Curriculum vitae