RESEARCH INTERESTS

isotopes, geochemistry, authenticity, traceability, palaeodiet, palaeclimate, mobility

ABOUT/BIOGRAPHY

Mr. Petros Karalis holds a degree in Chemistry from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (N.K.U.A.). He completed his MSc in Isotopic Traceability of Greek Olive Oils in the Division of Pharmacognosy and Chemistry of Natural Products, Department of Pharmacy, N.K.U.A., and a PhD dissertation entitled Isotopic Traceability of Raw Materials in Ancient Glass at the Stable Isotope Laboratory of the National Centre for Scientific Research (N.C.S.R.) “Demokritos”, in collaboration with the Department of Geology, N.K.U.A. Since 2011, he has been working at the Stable Isotope Laboratory of N.C.S.R. “Demokritos” and has participated in dozens of research projects, both European and national. His research focuses on traceability, authenticity, and geographic origin of foods, natural products, wine products, and raw materials (modern and archaeological), as well as on the development of long-term isotope databases. He has authored a total of 50 publications in peer-reviewed journals, book chapters, and international conferences, and has attended numerous scientific conferences. He has established collaborations with research centers and universities in Greece, including the Departments of Pharmacy, Food Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry, and Geology at N.K.U.A., Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (A.U.T.H.), and the Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (C.E.R.T.H.), as well as internationally with the University of Pisa and the Italian National Research Council (C.N.R.). He has extensive experience in implementing Research and Innovation projects on foods, raw materials, and archaeological materials.

PUBLICATIONS

Karalis, Petros, Dotsika, Elissavet, Poutouki, Anastasia-Electra, Diamantopoulos, Giorgos, Gkelou, Liana, Kyropoulou, Dafni, Bellas, Spyridon and Gamaletsos, Platon N., Isotopic Analysis (δ13C, δ15N, and δ34S) of Modern Terrestrial, Marine, and Freshwater Ecosystems in Greece: Filling the Knowledge Gap for Better Understanding of Sulfur Isotope Imprints—Providing Insights for the Paleo Diet, Paleomobility, and Paleoecology Reconstructions Applied Sciences, Volume 15, 2025 [doi]

Dafni Kyropoulou, Petros Karalis, Elissavet Dotsika, Foteini Rizou, Iakovos Raptis, Anastasios Drosou, Dimitrios Tzovaras, Alexandros Mazarakis Ainian and Evangelia Kolofotia, A 3D geospatial platform and AI tour application for visualizing archaeological, analytical, and conservation data: the case of the Vryokastro archaeological ensemble, Kythnos Island Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, Volume 68, Pages: 105480, 2025 [doi]

P. Karalis, E. Dotsika, A. Godelitsas, A. Antonaras and S. Oikonomidis, Mineral natron, plant-ash and high-alumina byzantine glass bracelets: Possible byzantine primary glass production in Asia Minor Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, Volume 54, Pages: 104452, 2024 [doi]

Kyropoulou, Dafni, Karalis, Petros, Dotsika, Elissavet and Diamantopoulos, Giorgos, A Holistic Isotopic and Mineralogical Investigation of Ancient Thasos Theatre: Technology and Provenance of Thasos Marbles Key Engineering Materials, Volume 986, Pages: 3–9, 2024 [doi]

Nakasi Maria Anna, Stathopoulou Elizabeth, Tassi Maria, Karalis Petros, Theodorou Georgios, Tsiolakis Efthymios and Dotsika Elissavet, Oxygen isotope analysis of pygmy hippo’s fossil bone and tooth apatite from Aghia Napa, Cyprus Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, Volume 48, Pages: 103854, 2023 [doi]

Karalis, Petros, Dotsika, Elissavet, Godelitsas, Athanasios, Antonaras, Anastasios, Poutouki, Anastasia Elektra and Tassi, Maria, Chemical Analysis Suggesting Origin of Raw Materials and Possible Recycling of Late Antique Roman Glass from Vasileos Irakleiou Street 45, Thessaloniki in Northern Greece Applied Sciences, Volume 12, 2022 [doi]

Dotsika, Elissavet, Tassi, Maria, Karalis, Petros, Gougoura, Sofia, Kranioti, Elena F., Michael, Dimitra E., Kazou, Maria, Poutouki, Anastasia E. and Diamantopoulos, Georgios, Reconstruction of Greek population diet from Neolithic period to modern times American Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 178, Pages: 328-346, 2022 [doi]

Dotsika, E., Tassi, M., Karalis, P., Chrysostomou, A., Michael, D.E., Poutouki, A.E., Theodorakopoulou, K. and Diamantopoulos, G., Stable Isotope and Radiocarbon Analysis for Diet, Climate and Mobility Reconstruction in Agras (Early Iron Age) and Edessa (Roman Age), Northern Greece Applied Sciences (Switzerland), Volume 12, Article Number: 498, 2022 [doi]

Dotsika, E., Dalampakis, P., Spyridonos, E., Diamantopoulos, G., Karalis, P., Tassi, M., Raco, B., Arvanitis, A., Kolios, N. and Michelot, J.L., Chemical and isotopic characterization of the thermal fluids emerging along the North–Northeastern Greece Scientific Reports, Volume 11, Article Number: 16291, 2021 [doi]

Karalis, P., Poutouki, A.E., Nikou, T., Halabalaki, M., Proestos, C., Tsakalidou, E., Gougoura, S., Diamantopoulos, G., Tassi, M. and Dotsika, E., Isotopic Traceability (13C and 18O) of Greek Olive Oil Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), Volume 25, 2020 [doi]

Dotsika, E., Diamantopoulos, G., Lykoudis, S., Gougoura, S., Kranioti, E., Karalis, P., Michael, D., Samartzidou, E. and Palaigeorgiou, E., Establishment of a Greek food database for palaeodiet reconstruction: Case study of human and fauna remains from neolithic to late bronze age from Greece Geosciences (Switzerland), Volume 9, Article Number: 165, 2019 [doi]

Dotsika, E., Michael, D.E., Iliadis, E., Karalis, P. and Diamantopoulos, G., Isotopic reconstruction of diet in Medieval Thebes (Greece) Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, Volume 22, Pages: 482-491, 2018 [doi]

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