SPECIALIZATION
ARCHAEOLOGISTS
Field experiences include survey and excavation work as well as architectural drafting and artifact illustration posts at a variety of sites in the Mediterranean ranging from Pre-Dynastic Egypt and Neolithic settlements to Early Christian basilicas and North American historic plantation homes.
Primary interest and experience lies in processing and documenting artifacts and the management of those data. My professional research interest focus on belief systems as manifested and interpreted by archaeological remains. Extensive hands-on experience with Greek ceramics (Neolithic – Byzantine) is of note while miniature vessels are the focus of publications.
Dr. Hammond’s current archaeological work is as registrar - processing artifacts and supervising student assistants - at the site of Mt. Lykaion (see links) and the analysis and publication of miniature vessels from the site of Tegea (directed by Dr. Erik Øtsby of the University of Bergen and the Norwegian Institute at Athens). Both of these projects derive from excavations conducted in Peloponnesus of Greece.
ART HISTORIAN
Dr. Hammond’s Ph.D. exams and dissertation focused on the art, architecture, and humanities of the civilizations of Ancient Greece and Italy from the Bronze Age to the Late Antique with a special interest in ancient Mediterranean religions and ceramic studies. Nevertheless, her passion for all periods of art history - sharing this breadth of knowledge within its cultural and chronological context – manifests itself, whether it is appearing in artist and/or collections documentary videos or lectures/presentations to college students, continuous learning programs such as Elderhostel and Senior Institute, or general public interest.
As time permits she indulges her enthusiasm to share her knowledge as an adjunct instructor responsibility for art history surveys, art appreciation, world humanities classes, as well as the influence of the arts on the business world. She stays current of trends by traveling to international art shows, visiting museum and gallery exhibitions, and keeping abreast of market indicators.
MUSEUM PROFESSIONAL
Dr. Hammond has over two decades of hands-on experience with archaeological and fine art collections in public and private museums. As a museum professional she has focused on working with a vast diversity of collections in a variety of contexts – collections care, storage, inventory, research, documentation, data management, international laws/treaties, publication, exhibition, acquisition development, and supporting public and scholarly programming.
Major curatorial projects at various public institutions encompass reinstallation of permanent collections of Mediterranean artifacts, Asian Art, African, Pre-Columbian, European, American, and International Contemporary art ranging from the 15th century to the present (18,000 sq. ft.).
Major registration projects include the renovation design and implementation of the a 1,200 sq. ft. area into a museum quality storage facility for two and three dimensional works of fine art as well as the renovation and cataloguing of a Cypriot collection (5,000 objects), which involved conservation conscious storage and computer documentation.
APPRAISER
Dr. Hammond specializes in the appraisal and identification of Mediterranean Antiquities (archaeological artifacts) and 19th century through International Contemporary Fine Art (painting, sculpture, works on paper, photography).