Michael Basil Cosmopoulos is a classical archaeologist specializing in: a) state formation; b) Greek religion (especially Mystery Cults); and c) social and cultural memory.  He is Professor of Anthropology and Archaeology and holder of the Hellenic Government-Karakas Foundation Endowed Professorship in Greek Studies  at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.  He is the director of the excavations of the Athens Archaeological Society at  Iklaina in Pylos; a Fellow of the Academy of Science (St. Louis); a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts; a Fellow of the National Academies of Arts and Sciences of Canada (the Royal Society of Canada); and a National Geographic Society Explorer.

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