Nikolas Dimakis

Dr Nikolas Dimakis is a RCH Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. His research on 'The Archaeology of Child Death: child burials in Classical and Hellenistic Attica', funded by the Research Centre for the Humanities, examines the interplay of identity, status and emotions within the context of child burials in Attica. He is also a Research Associate inw the 'THALES - University of Athens - Apollo's Sanctuary at ancient Halasarna on Kos' project of...See more

Dr Nikolas Dimakis is a RCH Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. His research on 'The Archaeology of Child Death: child burials in Classical and Hellenistic Attica', funded by the Research Centre for the Humanities, examines the interplay of identity, status and emotions within the context of child burials in Attica. He is also a Research Associate inw the 'THALES - University of Athens - Apollo's Sanctuary at ancient Halasarna on Kos' project of excellence. Nikolas received a thorough classical education at the University of Athens, and further pursued postgraduate studies at the University of Nottingham where he obtained his PhD, on prestigious studentships and awards. He has published on Classical and Hellenistic burial customs, deathscapes and terracotta lamps. He has coordinated and participated in international meetings and in many archaeological projects in the Peloponnese, Attica and the Dodecanese. See less