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Antiquities official · Excavator · Archaeologist

Dimitrios Michailidis

fl. 1982–2012

Antiquities official and excavator, active 1982–2012. Dug for Department of Antiquities; worked with University of Cyprus and Cypriot and English origin from the Limassol district.

Life and work

  1. 1982–1989
    Named in the BCH Chronique des fouilles à Chypre: Has excavated the Maison d'Orphée at Kato Paphos since 1982; directed the 1989 campaign there.; Conducted the eighth campaign of excavations at the maison d'Orphée, Néa Paphos (Department of

    Athanassios Papageorghiou, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 1989», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 114 (1990), pp. 941-985, pp. 977-979; Athanassios Papageorghiou, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 1990», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 115 (1991), pp. 789-833, p. 821; Dimos Christou, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 1991», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 116 (1992), pp. 793-831, p. 823; Dimos Christou, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 1992», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 117 (1993), pp. 719-755, pp. 745-747; Pavlos Flourentzos, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 2003 et 2004», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 128 (2004), pp. 1635-1708, pp. 1700-1703

  2. 1985–1986
    Appointed on probation to permanent post of Archaeological Officer, Department of Antiquities, from 8 November 1985 (11 July 1986).

    Επίσημος Εφημερίς της Κυπριακής Δημοκρατίας (Official Gazette of the Republic of Cyprus) No. 2159 of 11 July 1986 (Notice No. 1891), p. 795

  3. 1990
  4. 1992
    Retired from public service as permanent Archaeological Officer A, Department of Antiquities, from 1 September 1992 (16 October 1992).

    Επίσημος Εφημερίς της Κυπριακής Δημοκρατίας (Official Gazette of the Republic of Cyprus) of 16 October 1992 (Notice No. 3249), p. 1285

  5. 2002–2012
    directed 'Γεροσκήπου, «Άγιοι Πέντε»' (2002) on the Department of Antiquities' excavations list (no. 25); directed 'Ναυάγιο του Μαζωτού' (2012) on the Department of Antiquities' excavations list (no. 46); heads a foreign archaeological missi

    document:dept-antiquities-2018-excavations-list, loc no. 25 (Department of Antiquities, Cyprus, «Ανασκαφές που διενεργήθηκαν στην Κύπρο από το Τμήμα Αρχαιοτήτων και από ξένες αρχαιολογικές αποστολές» (Excavations carried out in Cyprus by the Department of Antiquities and by foreign archaeological missions), open dataset, first issued 8 February 2018, modified 16 January 2024, CC BY 4.0, row no. 25, (and 3 more: document:dept-antiquities-2018-excavations-list, loc no. 46 (Department of Antiquities, Cyprus, «Ανασκαφές που διενεργήθηκαν στην Κύπρο από το Τμήμα Αρχαιοτήτων και από ξένες αρχαιολογικές αποστολές» (Excavations carried out in Cyprus by the Department of Antiquities and by foreign archaeological missions), open dataset, first issued 8 February 2018, modified 16 January 2024, CC BY 4.0, row no. 46, | document:dept-antiquities-2018-foreign-missions-list, loc no. 30 (Department of Antiquities, Cyprus, «Ξένες Αρχαιολογικές αποστολές στην Κύπρο» (Foreign Archaeological Missions in Cyprus), open dataset, first issued 8 February 2018, modified 16 January 2024, CC BY 4.0, row no. 30, | document:dept-antiquities-2018-foreign-missions-list, loc no. 40 (Department of Antiquities, Cyprus, «Ξένες Αρχαιολογικές αποστολές στην Κύπρο» (Foreign Archaeological Missions in Cyprus), open dataset, first issued 8 February 2018, modified 16 January 2024, CC BY 4.0, row no. 40

In the field

2 records

Where they worked in the field

  • Ground above 200, 500, 1,000 m

Sites

  1. 1Yeroskipou (approx.)
  2. 2Palaepaphos (Kouklia)
Modern coastline (OpenStreetMap) and relief (Copernicus DEM). Tap or hover a site for what the sources record there.

Yeroskipou

2003–2004

  • Directed · 2003–2004D. Michaïlidis directed the 2003 and 2004 campaigns at Agioi Pente, in close collaboration with the Yeroskipou municipality.

    Directed université de ChypreFlourentzos 2004, p. 1700

Palaepaphos (Kouklia)

  • Directed excavationsDimitris Michaïlidis directed a new campaign in the Maison d'Orphée sector.

    painted rooms and finds, Maison d'OrphéeChristou 1993, p. 746

Connections

7 people
University of CyprusTrinity College DublinCypriot and English origi…Cypriot and English inhab…Universities of Cyprus an…University of GranadaUnited Kingdom, Australia…Dimitrios Michailidis
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Colleagues & contacts

Sources

  1. 1.Pavlos Flourentzos (2004). “Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 2003 et 2004”. Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 128, 1635-1708. Online
  2. 2.Dimos Christou (1993). “Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 1992”. Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 117, 719-755. Online
  3. 3.Επίσημος Εφημερίς της Κυπριακής Δημοκρατίας (Official Gazette of the Republic of Cyprus) No. 2159 of 11 July 1986 (Notice No. 1891). Online
  4. 4.Επίσημος Εφημερίς της Κυπριακής Δημοκρατίας (Official Gazette of the Republic of Cyprus) No. 2522 of 13 July 1990 (Notice No. 2245). Online
  5. 5.Επίσημος Εφημερίς της Κυπριακής Δημοκρατίας (Official Gazette of the Republic of Cyprus) of 16 October 1992 (Notice No. 3249). Online
  6. 6.document:dept-antiquities-2018-excavations-list, loc no. 25 (Department of Antiquities, Cyprus, «Ανασκαφές που διενεργήθηκαν στην Κύπρο από το Τμήμα Αρχαιοτήτων και από ξένες αρχαιολογικές αποστολές» (Excavations carried out in Cyprus by the Department of Antiquities and by foreign archaeological missions), open dataset, first issued 8 February 2018, modified 16 January 2024, CC BY 4.0, row no. 25, (and 3 more: document:dept-antiquities-2018-excavations-list, loc no. 46 (Department of Antiquities, Cyprus, «Ανασκαφές που διενεργήθηκαν στην Κύπρο από το Τμήμα Αρχαιοτήτων και από ξένες αρχαιολογικές αποστολές» (Excavations carried out in Cyprus by the Department of Antiquities and by foreign archaeological missions), open dataset, first issued 8 February 2018, modified 16 January 2024, CC BY 4.0, row no. 46, | document:dept-antiquities-2018-foreign-missions-list, loc no. 30 (Department of Antiquities, Cyprus, «Ξένες Αρχαιολογικές αποστολές στην Κύπρο» (Foreign Archaeological Missions in Cyprus), open dataset, first issued 8 February 2018, modified 16 January 2024, CC BY 4.0, row no. 30, | document:dept-antiquities-2018-foreign-missions-list, loc no. 40 (Department of Antiquities, Cyprus, «Ξένες Αρχαιολογικές αποστολές στην Κύπρο» (Foreign Archaeological Missions in Cyprus), open dataset, first issued 8 February 2018, modified 16 January 2024, CC BY 4.0, row no. 40. Online
  7. 7.Athanassios Papageorghiou, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 1989», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 114 (1990), pp. 941-985, pp. 977-979; Athanassios Papageorghiou, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 1990», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 115 (1991), pp. 789-833, p. 821; Dimos Christou, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 1991», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 116 (1992), pp. 793-831, p. 823; Dimos Christou, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 1992», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 117 (1993), pp. 719-755, pp. 745-747; Pavlos Flourentzos, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 2003 et 2004», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 128 (2004).
  8. 8.Pavlos Flourentzos, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 2003 et 2004», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 128 (2004).

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