Dr. Yannis Galanakis

Biography

Yannis Galanakis is an archaeologist specializing in Aegean art and archaeology, focusing on mortuary archaeology and archaeological legislation. His work particularly examines the social dimensions of human life as shaped by archaeological remains in funerary contexts. He has conducted fieldwork and studied past excavations, playing a significant role in understanding the Bronze Age Aegean burial customs, including co-directing excavations at a Mycenaean chamber tomb at Prosilio. His research interests also encompass archival archaeology and the antiquities trade from 1850 to 1900. Galanakis has published extensively on Late Bronze Age tombs in Thessaly, Messenia, and Crete, regularly integrating archaeological and archival data into his work. He served as Curator of the Aegean collections at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, from 2007 to 2012 and is committed to supervising research students in the field of Aegean art and archaeology, with a focus on the 19th century and the legislation surrounding antiquities. His efforts aim to question and understand the knowledge produced in archaeological studies, transcending traditional categories in the discipline.

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