George Hourmouziadis, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

George Hourmouziadis

Greek archaeologist

Date of Birth: 26-Nov-1932

Place of Birth: Thessaloniki, Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace, Greece

Date of Death: 16-Oct-2013

Profession: politician, university teacher, publisher, archaeologist, anthropologist

Nationality: Greece

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

George Hourmouziadis (Greek: G?????? ????µ?????d??; 26 November 1932 – 16 October 2013) was a Greek archaeologist and Professor Emeritus of prehistoric archaeology at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
He led excavations in many prehistoric settlements in Thessaly and Macedonia (such as Dimini, Arkadikos Dramas etc.) and in 1992 he started the excavation of the neolithic lakeside settlement of Dispilio in Kastoria, Northwestern Greece.
A myriad of items were discovered, which included ceramics, structural elements, seeds, bones, figurines, personal ornaments, three flutes (considered the oldest in Europe) and the Dispilio Tablet.
He died on 16 October 2013 in Thessaloniki.The discovery of the wooden tablet was announced at a symposium in February 1994 at the University of Thessaloniki.
The site's paleoenvironment, botany, fishing techniques, tools and ceramics were published informally in the June 2000 issue of ?pt???????, a Greek archaeology magazine and in Hourmouziadis (2002).