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Alexandros Tsakos studied history and archaeology at  
Alexandros Tsakos studied history and archaeology at the University of  
the University of Ioannina, Greece. His Master thesis  
Ioannina, Greece. His Master thesis was written on ancient polytheisms  
was written on ancient polytheisms and submitted to  
and submitted to the Université Libre, Belgium, in 1998. He studied  
the Université Libre, Belgium, in 1998. He studied  
Coptic at the University of Bergen, Norway, in 2008. From 2000 to 2002  
Coptic at the University of Bergen, Norway, in 2008.  
he worked for the Antiquities Service in Attiki, Greece. Since 2003, he  
From 2000 to 2002 he worked for the Antiquities Service  
has worked as an archaeologist in Sudan in the frame of the Merowe
in Attiki, Greece. Since 2003, he has worked for the  
Dam Archaeological Salvage Project, at Jebel Barkal, and at Akkad.  
Merowe Dam Archaeological Salvage Project, at Jebel  
Alexandros organized the Greek Cultural Center “Ergamenis” in  
Barkal, and at Akkad. Alexandros organized the Greek  
Khartoum. He has led the renovation of the Museum at Jebel Barkal,  
Cultural Center “Ergamenis” in Khartoum. He has led  
and he was the contractor of UNESCO for the rehabilitation of the
the renovation of the Museum at Jebel Barkal, and he  
Permanent Exhibition of Medieval Antiquities in the Sudan National  
was the contractor of UNESCO for the rehabilitation of  
Museum. In 2007 and 2008, Alexandros worked extensively on the  
the Permanent Exhibition of Medieval Antiquities in the  
medieval collection stored in the Sudan National Museum. He has  
Sudan National Museum. In 2007 and 2008, Alexandros  
published several articles on Medieval inscriptions from Nubia – the  
worked extensively on the medieval collection stored in  
latest concerns the Christian inscriptions from Sai, one of the largest
the Sudan National Museum. He has published several  
islands on the Nile where he directs the Medieval Sai Project as part of
articles on Medieval inscriptions from Nubia – the latest  
the French Mission on Sai Island directed by Vincent Francigny.
concerns the Christian  
Alexandros defended his Ph.D. thesis at Humboldt University, Berlin in  
inscriptions from [[Sai]] to
February 2013. The title is “The Greek Manuscripts on Parchment
be published in Cahier
Discovered at Site SR022.A in the Fourth Cataract Region, North
de Recherches de
Sudan”. He is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the University of
l’Institut de Papyrologie
Bergen with a project on “Religious Literacy in Christian Nubia”. Apart
et d’Egyptologie de Lille.  
from the material from Sur Island, the data basis for his current research
Alexandros is currently  
consists of the textual record discovered at the sites of Qasr el Wizz
a Ph.D. researcher at
and Serra East (to be published in the Oriental Institute of Chicago
Humboldt University,  
Nubian Expedition monograph series, vol. 15), Serra East (to be
Berlin.
published in the Oriental Institute of Chicago Nubian Expedition
monograph series, vol. 13), and Attiri Island (to be published as a
monograph in the journal Dotawo).

Latest revision as of 00:31, 31 August 2015

Alexandros Tsakos studied history and archaeology at the University of Ioannina, Greece. His Master thesis was written on ancient polytheisms and submitted to the Université Libre, Belgium, in 1998. He studied Coptic at the University of Bergen, Norway, in 2008. From 2000 to 2002 he worked for the Antiquities Service in Attiki, Greece. Since 2003, he has worked as an archaeologist in Sudan in the frame of the Merowe Dam Archaeological Salvage Project, at Jebel Barkal, and at Akkad. Alexandros organized the Greek Cultural Center “Ergamenis” in Khartoum. He has led the renovation of the Museum at Jebel Barkal, and he was the contractor of UNESCO for the rehabilitation of the Permanent Exhibition of Medieval Antiquities in the Sudan National Museum. In 2007 and 2008, Alexandros worked extensively on the medieval collection stored in the Sudan National Museum. He has published several articles on Medieval inscriptions from Nubia – the latest concerns the Christian inscriptions from Sai, one of the largest islands on the Nile where he directs the Medieval Sai Project as part of the French Mission on Sai Island directed by Vincent Francigny. Alexandros defended his Ph.D. thesis at Humboldt University, Berlin in February 2013. The title is “The Greek Manuscripts on Parchment Discovered at Site SR022.A in the Fourth Cataract Region, North Sudan”. He is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Bergen with a project on “Religious Literacy in Christian Nubia”. Apart from the material from Sur Island, the data basis for his current research consists of the textual record discovered at the sites of Qasr el Wizz and Serra East (to be published in the Oriental Institute of Chicago Nubian Expedition monograph series, vol. 15), Serra East (to be published in the Oriental Institute of Chicago Nubian Expedition monograph series, vol. 13), and Attiri Island (to be published as a monograph in the journal Dotawo).