Ann Olga Koloski-Ostrow

Ann Olga Koloski-Ostrow (born 1949) ^[1] is an American archaeologist known for her studies of hydraulic engineering in the ancient world. She works at Brandeis University as a professor of classical studies, the Kevy and Hortense Kaiserman Endowed Chair in the Humanities, and co-director of graduate studies in Ancient Greek and Roman Studies. ^[2]

Education

Koloski-Ostrow has a bachelor's degree from Upsala College in New Jersey, and a master's degree and Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. ^[2]

Books

Koloski-Ostrow's books include:

• The Archaeology of Sanitation in Roman Italy: Toilets, Sewers, and Water Systems (University of North Carolina Press, 2015) ^[3]
• The Sarno Bath Complex: Architecture in Pompeii's Last Years (L'Erma di Bretschneider, 1990) ^[4]

She is also an editor of volumes including:

• Roman Toilets: Their Archaeology and Cultural History (with Gemma Jansen and Eric Moormann, Peeters, 2011) ^[5]
• Naked Truths: Women, Sexuality, and Gender in Classical Art and Archaeology (with Claire L. Lyons, Routledge, 1997) ^[6]

References

1. Birth year from Library of Congress catalog entry, retrieved 2020-02-13
2. "Ann O. Koloski-Ostrow, The Kevy and Hortense Kaiserman Endowed Chair in the Humanities", Brandeis Faculty Guide, Brandeis University, retrieved 2020-02-13
3. Reviews of The Archaeology of Sanitation in Roman Italy:
   • Stothard, Peter (April 18, 2015), "How the Romans went about their business", The Spectator
   • Evans, Harry B. (2016), Technology and Culture, 57 (2): 469–470, doi:10.1353/tech.2016.0042, S2CID   114202782
   • Merletto, Antonella P. (Spring–Summer 2017), "Review", Canadian Journal of History, 52 (1): 109–110, doi:10.3138/cjh.ach.52.1.rev01, S2CID   132033033
   • Kleiner, Diana E. E. (September 2017), The Historian, 79 (3): 635–636, doi:10.1111/hisn.12641, S2CID   149112265
   • Rowan, Erica (June 2019), Journal of Roman Studies, 109: 340–342, doi:10.1017/s0075435819000625, S2CID   197843116
4. Reviews of The Sarno Bath Complex:
   • Biers, Jane C. (July 1992), American Journal of Archaeology, 96 (3): 570, doi:10.2307/506086, JSTOR   506086
   • Nielsen, Inge (1993), Gnomon, 65 (4): 349–351, JSTOR   27691353
   • Foucher, L. (January–March 1994), Latomus, 53 (1): 235–236, JSTOR   41536882
5. Reviews of Roman Toilets:
   • Olson, Kelly (Fall–Winter 2013), Phoenix, 67 (3–4): 427–429, doi:10.7834/phoenix.67.3-4.0427, JSTOR   10.7834/phoenix.67.3-4.0427
   • Webster, Colin (Winter 2013), The Classical World, 106 (2): 295–296, doi:10.1353/clw.2013.0037, JSTOR   24699769, S2CID   162205657
6. Reviews of Naked Truths:
   • Talalay, Lauren E. (July 1998), American Journal of Archaeology, 102 (3): 620–621, doi:10.2307/506408, JSTOR   506408
   • Massar, Natacha (1999), L'Antiquité Classique, 68: 465–466, JSTOR   41634497
   • Davidson, James (2000), "Reassuring the Patriarchy", The Classical Review, New Series, 50 (2): 532–536, doi:10.1093/cr/50.2.532, JSTOR   3064805
   • Koloski-Ostrow, Ann Olga; Lyons, Claire L. (Autumn 2000 – Winter 2001), Woman's Art Journal, 21 (2): 66, doi:10.2307/1358774, JSTOR   1358774
   • Molin, Michel (October–December 2000), Latomus, 59 (4): 969–970, JSTOR   41542298