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D. (Dimitris) Filioglou, MSc

PhD student

Education
2018-Present: PhD: The University of Groningen, Faculty of Arts, Groningen Institute of Archaeology, Greek Archaeology.

2016-2017: MSc: The University of Sheffield, Department of Archaeology, MSc in Osteoarchaeology (Mean Grade: 71.8/100- Distinction).

2011-2016: Ba: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Philosophy, Faculty of Archaeology and History of Art (Mean Grade: 8.13/10-Very Good).

Scholarships and funding
2019: ‘’Thessalika Erga’’ Grant to conduct stable isotopes analysis as part of my PhD.

2018-2022: PhD scholarship in Greek Archaeology, Groningen Institute of Archaeology, University of Groningen.

09-10.2018: Fitch Laboratory Bursary Award for the 2018-2019: Zooarchaeological assemblage recording from the site of Proskynas, East Lokris.
Conference papers

09.09.2021: EAA 2021 Kiel virtual Annual Meeting: Pastoralism of the Past: Insights into Social, Cultural and Environmental (In)stability: Where did the sheep go? Combining zooarchaeological and isotopic evidence to assess caprine mobility in Classical-Hellenistic Thessaly, central Greece (Oral presentation).

24.04.2021: U4/Enlight Winterschool “Nature and Culture in Antiquity”. Herds have their ups and downs? Zooarchaeology and the study of pastoralism in ancient Greece (Oral presentation).

25.10.2019: Archon Day 2019 – Professional Ethics and Community Archaeology’. Animals in pits: A case study from the Middle-Bronze Age ‘Megaron' in Marathon, Greece (poster presentation).

03-07.06.2019: ASWA[AA] XIVth International meeting in Barcelona (Spain). Animals in pits: A case study from the Middle-Bronze Age ‘Megaron' in Marathon, Greece (Poster presentation).

28-29.03.2019: 12th Archaeological Symposium: Fieldwork and research XII: The work of the sector of Archaeology and History of Art, University of Athens. The Middle Helladic (MH) megaron at Plasi: old assessments in the light of new evidence (Oral presentation).

Organization of conferences/workshops
Scapecon2020: No(e)scape from Groningen: Breaking boundaries: negotiating change in the Aegean Bronze Age. Groningen, 25-27 March 2020.

Historical questions – zooarchaeological answers, Historical Zooarchaeology: New Perspectives on Combining History, Archaeology, and Zooarchaeology. Amsterdam, 12 December 2019.

Relevant seminars
14.09.2020-18.09.2020: Training on sampling and sample preparation for isotopes analysis in animal teeth by Dr. Silvia Valenzuela, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Institució Milà i Fontanals (CSIC-IMF).

01.06.2020-05.06.2020: Online course: Introduction to statistical analysis in Paleontology and Archaeology by Dr. Soledad De Esteban-Trivigno, Transmitting Science.

01.05.2019-02.05.2019: Workshop on isotopes analysis. The Centre for Human-Animal-Environment (HumAnE) Bioarchaeology, University of Exeter.

Spring semester 2017: MSc course “Zooarchaeological Assemblage Analysis (grade: distinction) by the Professor in Zooarchaeology, Umberto Albarella.

Spring semester 2017: MSc course “Advanced Zooarchaeology” (grade: distinction) by the Professor in Zooarchaeology, Umberto Albarella.

Autumn semester 2016: MSc course “Archaeozoology” (grade: distinction) by the Professor in Zooarchaeology, Umberto Albarella.

Autumn semester 2016: MSc course “The history of the human animal relationship” (grade: distinction) by the Professor in Zooarchaeology, Umberto Albarella.

01.04.2016: 16th Workshop of Environmental Archaeology titled: “Natural and anthropogenic landscape: A diachronic relationship”, University of Athens.

Winter semester of 2014-2015: “Environmental Archaeology- Bioarchaeology” by the Prehistoric Archaeology Professor, Julia Karali-Giannakopoulou (grade:10/10). Essays title: ‘Presentation of archaeoenvironmental and bioarchaeological remaining of the Neolithic site ‘Sitagroi’, East Macedonia’.

Zooarchaeological hands-on experience

28.06.2021-28.07.2021: Zooarchaeological assemblage recording from the site of New Halos, southern Thessaly at the Almyros Archaeological Museum.

27.10.2020-11.11.2020: Zooarchaeological assemblage recording from the site of Pherae, southern Thessaly at the Wiener Lab of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens.

07.09.2020-11.09.2020: Zooarchaeological assemblage recording from the cemetery of Dion, (Pieria) at the Wiener Lab of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens.

25.08.2019-31.08.2019: Zooarchaeological assemblage recording from the site of Ksagounaki, (Diros) in collaboration with Dr Angelos Hadjikoumis at the Wiener Lab of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens.

10.06.2019-19.07.2019: Zooarchaeological assemblage recording from the site of Magoula Plataniotiki, southern Thessaly at the Wiener Lab of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens.

09.09.2018-31.10.2018: Zooarchaeological assemblage recording from the site of Proskynas, East Lokris at the Fitch Laboratory of the British School of Athens.

01.09.2018-08.09.2018: Zooarchaeological assemblage recording from the Middle Helladic “Megaron” in Plasi, Marathon, at the Fitch Laboratory of the British School of Athens.

22.01.2018-22.04.2018: Zooarchaeological assemblage recording from the Neolithic site ‘Kleitos’ (Kozani), under the supervision of Dr. Vasiliki Tzevelekidi at the Fitch Laboratory of the British School of Athens.

28.09.2017-10.10-2017: Zooarchaeological assemblage recording from the Bronze Age sites ‘Trimbina’ and ‘Rema Ksidias’ (Pieria), under the supervision of Dr. Vasiliki Tzevelekidi at Wiener Lab of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens.

06.07.2015-29.07.2015: Zooarchaeological assemblage recording from the Neolithic site ‘Imvrou Pigadi’ (Thessaly), under the supervision of the Palaeoanthropology-Speleology Ephorate.

05.2015-10.2015: Zooarchaeological assemblage recording from the site ‘Leontari’ cave (Attica). Supervisor: Prof. Mrs Julia Karali-Giannakopoulou. (University of Athens).

02.02.2015-05.05.2015: Participation in the ‘Atlas’ Internship at the Paleoanthropology and Speleology Ephorate (Athens). Zooarchaeological assemblage recording from the Prehistoric site ‘Sarakinos’ cave (Boeotia). Supervisor: Dr. Katerina Trantalidou (The Paleoanthropology – Speleology Ephorate).

10.2014-12.2014: Zooarchaeological assemblage recoring from ‘Alepotrypa’ Cave (Diros) at Wiener Lab of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens under the supervision of Dr. Angelos Hadjikoumis (The University of Sheffield).

11.2013-06.2014: Zooarchaeological assemblage recording from the ‘Sarakinos’ cave (Boeotia), under the supervision of Paleoanthropology and Speleology Ephorate.

Fieldwork experience
13.07.2016-23.07.2016: Excavation of the Neolithic ‘Panos’ cave (Marathon). Duties: Trench supervisor/ digger / sieving. Supervisor: Dr. Mary Alexandra (Paleoanthropology-Speleology Ephorate).

03.08.2015-23.08.2015: Excavation of the Minoan peak sanctuary at Ierapetra Stavromenos. Duties: trench supervisor/digger/flotation/sorting/washing. Director: Prof. Yiannis Papadatos (University of Athens).

25.06.2015-05.07.2015: Surface survey at ‘Mesos Kalamas’ (Thesprotias). Duties: surface survey/washing. Director: Prof. Georgia Kourtesi-Filippaki (University of Athens) in cooperation with the Thesprotia’s Ephorate and the University of Genève.

27.04.2015-23.05.2015: Excavation of the site ‘Plasi’ (Marathonas). Duties: sieving/washing/digger/excavation drawings. Director: Prof. Yiannis Papadatos, Georgios Vavouranakis (University of Athens).

End of 2014-Beginning of 2015: Participation at the Project: «Athens-Paris-Madrid: At the traces of Homo antecessor, Paleolithic Antiquities and identities in the Europe of today» Prehistoric Archaeoogy Associate Professor, Mrs Georgia Kourtesi-Philippaki (Faculty of Archaeology and History of Art in the University of Athens).

10.08.2014-30.08.2014: Excavation of the site ‘Kirrha’ (Delfi). Duties: Digger/sieving/washing/excavation drawings. Director: the 10th Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classic Antiquities and the French Archaeological School.

01.07.2014-30.07.2014: Excavation of ‘Ksagounaki’, Diros. Duties: Digger/ sieving/washing/excavation drawings. Director: The Palaeoanthropology-Speleology Ephorate, the Field Museum of Chicago and the Millsaps College of Mississipi.

09.2013-10.2013: Excavation of ‘Sarakinos’ cave (Boeotia). Duties: Digger/washing/ sorting. Director: Prof. Adamandios Samson (University of Aegean).

07.2013-08.2013: Cleaning, registering and sorting of pottery in the Archaeological Museum of Kea (Cyclades). Director: Prof. Eva Simantoni-Bournia (University of Athens).

Teaching experience

Spring semester-Block 1 2021: Co-lecturer for the BA course “Applied Archaeozoology”, University of Groningen.

08.12.2020: Guest lecturer for the BA course “Art and Archaeology of Classical Greece”, University of Groningen.

Spring semester-Block 1 2019 and 2020: Teaching assistant for the BA course “Applied Archaeozoology”, University of Groningen.

Publications

  Youri van den Hurk, Nathalie Ø. Brusgaard, Jolijn Erven, Francesca G. Slim, Dimitris     Filioglou, Safoora Kamjan, Willemien de Kock, Rachel M. Winter & Canan Çakırlar       (2021). Honderd jaar archeozoölogie in Groningen. Paleo-aktueel 31, pp. 107-118.
 Dimitris Filioglou, Wietske Prummel, Canan Çakirlar (2021). Animal husbandry in   Classical and Hellenistic Thessaly (Central Greece): A zooarchaeological perspective   from Almiros. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 39.

Public Outreach activities
14.09.2019: Arts Festival. Demonstrator of animal bones from archaeological sites at exhibition stands. Groningen.

08.06.2019: Night of Arts and Science. Demonstrator of animal bones from the reference collection of the Zooarchaeology Lab of the Groningen Institute of Archaeology.

11.03.2017: Faculty Showcase. Demonstrator at exhibition stands for children activities. Sheffield.

14.03.2014: Consultant in the Fifth Elementary School of Haidari education excursion in the Byzantine Town of Mystras.
Extra-curricular activities

09.2012-06.2013: Participation in the European Studies senior program (2012-2013) organized by the European Studies network (EIRE).

09.2010-10.2010: Participation in the Comenius multilateral school project “Celebrating Happiness in European Families”.

06-07.2009-2011: Group leader in summer camp “Paidiki Politeia” (Attica).

06.2009: Participation in the Alternate Reality Game: “Tower of Babel: ARGuing for multilingual motivation in Web 2.0”.

05.2008: 3rd International Seminar “Culture of Diversity-Diversity of Cultures” in Slovakia.

IT Skills
ECDL (Word, Excel, Internet) Power Point, Access.

Linguistic Skills
Greek: mother tongue.
English: IELTS Degree (6.5).
German: B1.
Dutch: A1.

Last modified:01 March 2024 1.52 p.m.