| Nikolaos Stampolidis | |
| Birth Date: | 1951 |
| Birth Place: | Chania, Greece |
| Nationality: | Greek |
| Field: | Archaeology |
| Work Institutions: | University of Crete, Museum of Cycladic Art, Acropolis Museum |
| Alma Mater: | University of Thessaloniki University of Bonn |
| Known For: | Excavation of Eleutherna |
Nikolaos (Nikolas) Chr. Stampolidis (el|Νικόλαος (Νικόλας) Χρ. Σταμπολίδης
Stampolidis was born and grew up in Chania, Crete. His parents were refugees from Asia Minor, who emigrated to Greece during the forced population exchange of 1923.
Stampolidis obtained a degree in archaeology from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Department of History and Archaeology) in 1974. He then pursued graduate studies at the University of Bonn (1975-1978) and completed his doctorate at Thessaloniki (1979),[1] where he was a student of Manolis Andronikos. In 1984, he was elected a Lecturer at the University of Crete, where he was a full Professor of Classical Archaeology,[2] until his retirement. Stampolidis has excavated sites in Vergina, Chalkidiki, Rhodes and Crete. Since 1985, he has been excavating the site of Eleutherna.[3] Stampolidis is also the Director of the Museum of Cycladic Art in Athens and a member of the Central Archaeological Council of Greece. He is now in charge of the general direction of the Acropolis Museum.