Dr. Despoina Tsiafakis

Archaeologist

Cultural & Educational Technology Institute

58 Tsimiski st.

GR-67 100 Xanthi, Greece

Tel. +302-5410-78 787

Fax +302-541- 63656

www.ceti.gr

e-mail: tsiafakis@ceti.gr

1967: Born in Didimoteichon, Greece.

1989: B.A. in Archaeology, Art History, and History. School of Philosophy, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece.

1995: M.A. in Classical Archaeology, Byzantine History, and Art History of the 20^th century A.D., Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece.

1997: PhD in Classical Archaeology, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece.

1990-1995: Special Fellow in Classical Archaeology, Aristotle University.

1994-1995: The J. Paul Getty Museum Internship. Department of Antiquities

1996-1999: Curatorial Assistant. J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, USA.

Since 1999: Consultant at the J. Paul Getty Museum.

2000-2002: Consultant at the Cultural and Educational Technology Institute (CETI)

2000-2003: Professor of Classical Archaeology at the National School of Tourism in Thessaloniki.

2001-2003: Lectures on Ancient Greek Culture and Archaeology in the International Summer School for Greek Language, History and Culture organized by the Institute for Balkan Studies in Thessaloniki.

2001-2002: Teacher of Classics appointed by the Ministry of Education.

Since September 2002: Researcher C’. Department of Cultural Technology in Cultural and Educational Technology Institute (CETI).

Publications:

MONOGRAPHS: Thrace in Attic Iconography of the 5^th century B.C. Studies on the relations between Athens and Thrace. Center for Thracian Studies, Komotene 1998 (in Greek).

ARTICLES:

1. «ΠΕΛΩΡΑ»: Fabulous creatures and/or Daemons of Death?, in J. Michael Padgett, et al., The Centaur's Smile: The Human Animal in Early Greek Art, Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton 2003, 73-104.
2. “Archiving Cultural Objects in the 21^st century: Pottery from Karabournaki” in the XVI International Congress of Classical Archaeology, Harvard University Art Museums, Boston, USA, August 23-26, 2003, in collaboration with A. Tsompanopoulo, G. Pavlidi, N. Tsirligani, V. Evangelididi, Ch. Chamza (in print).
3. «True Lies: I pseydesthisi tis diatirisis ston chrono mesa apo tin pragmatikotita tis sygchronis epistimis kai technologies» in collaboration with S. Antoniadou, N. Tsirligani, G. Pavlidi. Summaries of the papers of the Scientific Meeting Conservation and Exhibition of Conserved Art Objects. Technical Problems – Problems of Aesthetics, Athens, Byzantine and Christian Museum 29^th of January 2003, p. 22 (in Greek, proceedings in print).
4. «Thracian Influence in Athenian Imagery of the 5^th century B.C.: The case of Orpheus» στο «Thrace and the Aegean», 8^th International Congress of Thracology, Sofia-Yambol, 25-29 Σεπτεμβρίου 2000, ed. A. Fol (Sofia 2002), 727-738.
5. «On some East Greek pottery found at Karabournaki in Thermaic Gulf» in Akten des Symposions «Die Ägäis und das westliche Mittelmeer. Beziehungen und Wechselwirkungen 8. Bis 5. Jh. V. Chr.», Wien, 24. bis 27. März 1999, ed. F. Krinzinger, Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften phil. - hist. Klasse Denkschriften, Archäologische Forschungen Band 4, 2000, 399-405.
6. «Life and Death at the Hands of a Siren», στο Studia Varia from The J. Paul Getty Museum 2 (2001) 7-24.
7. «The Allure and Repulsion of Thracians in the Art of Classical Athens», in B. Cohen (ed.) Not the Classical Ideal: Athens and the Construction of the Other in Greek Art. Leiden Brill 2000, 364-389.
8. «Thrace in Athenian Iconography of the fifth century B.C.: Studies on the relations between Athens and Thrace», Orpheus 10 (2000) 43-44.
9. «NEANIAS I», LIMC VIII - Supplement (1997), 869-70.
10. «NEANIAS II», LIMC VIII - Supplement (1997), 870.
11. «Archaeological research at Karabournaki in 2002. The ancient settlement», To Archaeologiko Ergo sti Macedonia kai ti Thraki 16, 2002, coauthored with M. Tiverios & E. Manakidou (in print).
12. «Archaeological research at Karabournaki in 2001. The ancient settlement», To Archaeologiko Ergo sti Macedonia kai ti Thraki 15, 2001 (Thessaloniki 2002) 255-262, coauthored with M. Tiverios & E. Manakidou.
13. «Archaeological research at Karabournaki in 2000. The ancient settlement», To Archaeologiko Ergo sti Macedonia kai ti Thraki 14, 2000 (Thessaloniki 2001) 205-214, coauthored with M. Tiverios & E. Manakidou (in Greek).
14. «Archaeological research at Karabournaki in 1999. The ancient settlement», To Archaeologiko Ergo sti Macedonia kai ti Thraki 13, 1999 (Thessaloniki 2001) 167-176, coauthored with M. Tiverios & E. Manakidou (in Greek)
15. «Archaeological research at Karabournaki in 1998. The ancient settlement», To Archaeologiko Ergo sti Macedonia kai ti Thraki 12, 1998 (Thessaloniki 2000) 223-230, coauthored with M. Tiverios & E. Manakidou (in Greek)
16. «Archaeological research at Karabournaki in 1997. The ancient settlement», To Archaeologiko Ergo sti Macedonia kai ti Thraki 11, 1997 (Thessaloniki 1999) 326-335, coauthored with M. Tiverios & E. Manakidou (in Greek).
17. «Archaeological research at Karabournaki in 1995. The ancient settlement», To Archaeologiko Ergo sti Macedonia kai ti Thraki 9, 1995 (Thessaloniki 1998) 277-282, coauthored with M. Tiverios & E. Manakidou. (in Greek)
18. «Archaeological research at Karabournaki in 1994. The ancient settlement», To Archaeologiko Ergo sti Macedonia kai ti Thraki 8, 1994 (Thessaloniki 1998) 197-202 coauthored with M. Tiverios & E. Manakidou. (in Greek)

EDITOR

«The Role of Color in Ancient Greek Art and Architecture, 700-31 B.C.», Thessaloniki 12-16 April 2000. Conference proceedings in collaboration with M. Tiverios, Thessaloniki 2002.

Projects:

1. Since 1994 associate at the Aristotle University Excavation, conservation and study of the ancient settlement at Karabournaki.

2. Since 1996 member of the scientific team for the study and the publication of the material that is repatriated from the J. Paul Getty Museum (Dr. M. True), USA, and the University of Bern, Scwitzerland (Prof. D. Willers), to Francavilla Marittima, Italy in collaboration with the Italian Sopridendenza in Sibary (Dr. S. Luppino) and Dr. P. Guzzo.