Jannis Sakellarakis

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Bust of Sakellarakis in front of the Archanes Archaeological Museum

Jannis Sakellarakis ( Greek Γιάννης Σακελλαράκης Giannis Sakellarakis ; * 1936 in Athens ; † October 28, 2010 ibid) was a Greek archaeologist . His main area of ​​work was the Minoan civilization in Crete .

Jannis Sakellarakis studied first at the University of Athens , then at the University of Heidelberg , where he received his doctorate in 1969 with the dissertation The Dome Tomb A by Archanes and the Cretan-Mycenaean animal sacrifice ritual . He later taught at the universities of Heidelberg, Hamburg and Athens . He was Director of the Archaeological Museum of Heraklion in Crete and Deputy Director of the National Archaeological Museum in Athens. Sakellarakis became known when he was excavated in 1979 on the hill of Anemospilia near Archanes together with his wife Efi Sapouna-Sakellaraki provided evidence that there were human sacrifices in the Minoan civilization .

For his scientific achievements Sakellarakis was awarded high orders and honors, including the Golden Cross of the Greek Order of Honor (Greek Τάγμα Αριστείας της Τιμής ). He was appointed a member of the Academy of Athens and was a corresponding member of the German Archaeological Institute and the Society of Antiquaries of London .

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SURNAME Sakellarakis, Jannis
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sakellarakis, Giannis; Sakellarakis, Yannis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Greek classical archaeologist
DATE OF BIRTH 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH Athens
DATE OF DEATH October 28, 2010
Place of death Athens