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Nikolaos (Nikolas) Chr. Stampolidis ⟨Greek: Νικόλαος (Νικόλας) Χρ. Σταμπολίδης; born 1951 Chania⟩ is a Greek archaeologist who specializes in Geometric and Archaic early Greek history.




Early life


Stampolidis was born and grew up in Chania, Crete. His parents were refugees from Asia Minor, who emigrated to Greece during the forced population exchange of 1923.




Career


Stampolidis obtained a degree in archaeology from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Department of History and Archaeology) in 1974. He then pursued graduate studies at the University of Bonn (1975-1978) and completed his doctorate at Thessaloniki (1979), where he was a student of Manolis Andronikos. In 1984, he was elected a Lecturer at the University of Crete, where he was a full Professor of Classical Archaeology, until his retirement. Stampolidis has excavated sites in Vergina, Chalkidiki, Rhodes and Crete. Since 1985, he has been excavating the site of Eleutherna. Stampolidis is also the Director of the Museum of Cycladic Art in Athens and a member of the Central Archaeological Council of Greece. He is now in charge of the general direction of the Acropolis Museum.




Honors and awards


Member of the German Archaeological Institute (DAI)
Commander of the Order of the Phoenix of the Hellenic Republic




See also


Eleutherna
Museum of Ancient Eleutherna
Goulandris Museum of Cycladic Art




References






External links


Greek archaeologist Nikos Stampolidis, The Financial Times, 1.5.2015
Νίκος Σταμπολίδης: Τα μουσεία πρέπει να είναι τα σχολεία της κοινωνίας, Καθημερινή, 30.12.2013
Museum of Ancient Eleutherna

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