Ari (pictured right) is a third-year student in the Classical Studies Ph.D. program. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Classical Archaeology from the University of Michigan (High Distinction and High Honors, 2023). Additionally, she has had the opportunity to participate in fieldwork with the Olynthos Project (2022) and the Pella Urban Dynamics Project (2022-2025). She has also worked on the digital reconstruction of the Derveni Papyrus at the University of Michigan (2020-2023).
In her studies, Ari is most interested in exploring the Hellenistic world through an interdisciplinary method, with an emphasis on archaeology and material culture to work with topics typically studied through a historical approach, such as economics and interconnectivity. Her MA thesis focused on production and trade through a quantitative analysis of Rhodian amphora stamps, with the ultimate goal of answering questions regarding the purpose of amphora stamps. Moving forward, she plans to continue working with material culture (especially amphoras and numismatic material) and quantitative analysis as a means of exploring the Hellenistic economy and the way that it was uniquely impacted by the highly interconnected nature of the Hellenistic world.