Dimitrios Bosnakis

Dimitrios Bosnakis is a Professor of Classical Archaeology at the Department of History and Archaeology, School of Philosophy, University of Crete, where he has been active since 2013. Currently on educational leave for spring 2024-25, he also serves as a visiting professor at the University of Basilicata and coordinates ERASMUS programs with European universities including Padova, Torino, and Napoli.

Education:

• Department of Archaeology, University of Ioannina (1980-1984)
• Postgraduate studies, University of Basel (1985-1988) as Swiss federal scholarship holder
• Doctoral thesis on 'Thessalian Tomb Reliefs of the 5th and 4th centuries BC' (University of Ioannina, 1990)

Research Focus: His work centers on the Archaeology of Death, examining sculpture, iconography, inscriptions, and funerary customs in ancient Greece. He investigates non-normative burial practices, social hierarchies in death rituals, and the ideological dimensions of funerary monuments, with particular emphasis on Thessaly and the Dodecanese islands (Kos, Kalymnos).

Publication Trends: Recent works (2020-2023) reveal intensified exploration of non-normative burial rites and the archaeology of shame, exemplified by his 2023 book 'Κατηφείη και Όνειδος'. His epigraphic research remains prolific through the Inscriptiones Graecae program, while excavations at Krannona and Metapontium drive new analyses of settlement patterns and cult practices.

Scientific Recognition:

• Corresponding member of the German Archaeological Institute of Athens
• Editorial board member for journals: Thiasos, Loggeion, Ariadne, Tekmyria
• Reviewer for multiple international archaeological publications

Academic Leadership: He co-supervises theses at Crete and Athens universities, secured €150,000 from the Thessaly Region for Krannona excavations (2025), and co-directs Metapontium excavations in Italy with Prof. Maria Chiara Monaco. His ERASMUS coordination facilitates significant European academic exchange.

Fieldwork Direction: Since 2018, he leads systematic excavations at ancient Krannona (Thessaly), and since 2023 co-directs Metapontium residential zone excavations. His earlier career (1989-2009) involved extensive rescue excavations across the Dodecanese and monument restoration projects including Kos' Roman Odeon.