Panagiotis Faklaris
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Panagiotis V. Faklaris is a greek archaeologist, professor of classical archaeology
Classical archaeology
Classical archaeology is the archaeological investigation of the great Mediterranean civilizations of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. Nineteenth century archaeologists such as Heinrich Schliemann were drawn to study the societies they had read about in Latin and Greek texts...

 and excavator of the acropolis and the walls of Vergina. Main fields of specialization: topography of ancient Macedonia
Macedonia (region)
Macedonia is a geographical and historical region of the Balkan peninsula in southeastern Europe. Its boundaries have changed considerably over time, but nowadays the region is considered to include parts of five Balkan countries: Greece, the Republic of Macedonia, Bulgaria, Albania, Serbia, as...

, topography of ancient Kynouria, weapons and armour, horse harnesses, ancient greek daily life, metal finds,Greek mythology.
Studied archaeology
Archaeology
Archaeology, or archeology , is the study of human society, primarily through the recovery and analysis of the material culture and environmental data that they have left behind, which includes artifacts, architecture, biofacts and cultural landscapes...

 at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki is the largest Greek university, and the largest university in the Balkans. It was named after the philosopher Aristotle, who was born in Stageira, Chalcidice, about 55 km east of Thessaloniki, in Central Macedonia...

 and the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
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 UK.
Born in Arcadia
Arcadia
Arcadia is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the administrative region of Peloponnese. It is situated in the central and eastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. It takes its name from the mythological character Arcas. In Greek mythology, it was the home of the god Pan...

, Greece, April 1950.
Assistant (1978–1992) of the famous greek archaeology professor Manolis Andronikos
Manolis Andronikos
Manolis Andronikos was a Greek archaeologist and a professor at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He was born on October 23, 1919 at Bursa . Later, his family moved to Thessaloniki....

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Member of the Athens Archaeological Society since 1986.
Member of the Greek Folklore Society since 1977.
Founding member of the Association for the Study of Ancient Greek Technology (EMAET).EMAET
Member of the Historical and Epigraphical Studies Society.
Member of the Peloponnesian Studies Society. Εταιρεία Πελοποννησιακών Σπουδών
Founding member of the Arcadian Academy.

In 1993 he received the award of the Academy of Athens
Academy of Athens
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 for his book Αρχαία Κυνουρία. Ανθρώπινη δραστηριότητα και περιβάλλον. (Ancient Kynouria. Human Activity and Environment).
Since 1985, Panagiotis Faklaris has been teaching most subjects of classical archaeology at the Department of Achaeology of the Aristotle University in Thessaloniki, Greece.

He has written a number of scholarly papers in international archaeological journals and three books.
His major contribution is the determination of the location of the first capital of Macedonia (Aegae) near the "Gardens of Midas
Midas
For the legend of Gordias, a person who was taken by the people and made King, in obedience to the command of the oracle, see Gordias.Midas or King Midas is popularly remembered in Greek mythology for his ability to turn everything he touched into gold. This was called the Golden touch, or the...

" on the slopes of Mount Vermion. Aegae was formerly believed to be in modern Vergina.
Participated at a number of Greek and international archaeological congresses. Lectured at universities and cultural institutes in several countries. A frequent columnist in the Sunday Press of Athens.

Excavations

-Thessaloniki: the Roman cemetery at Melenikou St.; the Galerian building cluster)

-Derveni: the Hellenistic cemetery

-Pella: the north city wall and the so-called “Baths of Alexander”

-Chalkidiki: the Doric temple of Ammon Zeus

-Participation in the excavation at Bassae as a member of the Research Team of the Apollo Epikourios temple in 1976, 1977, 1978.

-In October 1977, conducted excavations at the site of Loukou, Kynouria, in collaboration with the local Ephorate of Antiquities (G. Steinhauer) and discovered the Villa of Herodes Atticus, the site of which had been determined by K. Rhomaios in 1906.

-In 1981 conducted excavations at Paralio Astros and Xeropegado, Kynouria.

-Since 1978 he has been working at the University Excavation of Vergina, where he participated in the excavation of the Great Tumulus, under the direction of Professor M. Andronikos, having excavated at the “Heroon”, at Tomb I, Tomb II and discovered and excavated the unplundered Tomb III and some graves of commoners also buried under the Great Tumulus. In 1980 he excavated parts of the ancient city located in modern Vergina and in 1981 he undertook the excavation of the acropolis and the city walls, which he has been conducting ever since, on behalf of the Aristotle University. Students of Archaeology are trained by Pan. Faklaris and his team in these excavations every year.

Projects

-Publication of the armour and weapons found in the unplundered Tombs II and III of the Verghina Great Tumulus, currently in preparation.

-Publication of the construction of the Great Tumulus.

-Publication of Tomb III of the Great Tumulus and its contents.

-Publication of the weapons, armour, tools and pottery found in the sanctuary of Apollo Epikourios in Bassae, Arcadia.

-Publication of metal finds, especially weapons, tools and harnesses from several other greek archaeological sites.

-Publication of the excavation of the acropolis and the walls of Verghina.

External links

Home page at the Aristotle University http://www.hist.auth.gr/el/%CE%94%CE%B9%CE%B4%CE%B1%CE%BA%CF%84%CE%B9%CE%BA%CF%8C-%CE%A0%CF%81%CE%BF%CF%83%CF%89%CF%80%CE%B9%CE%BA%CF%8C/%CE%A0%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%B1%CE%B3%CE%B9%CF%8E%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82-%CE%A6%CE%AC%CE%BA%CE%BB%CE%B1%CF%81%CE%B7%CF%82

Vergina: Acropolis and wall. http://history-of-macedonia.com/wordpress/2009/11/26/apokalupsi-tmimatos-toixous-vergina/ http://history-of-macedonia.com/wordpress/2010/03/10/anakalufthikan-ta-teixi-tis-verginas/http://www.antinews.gr/?p=25343 http://www.sparta.markoulakispublications.org.uk/index.php?id=285

Ο τάφος του Φιλίππου. Όνειρα κι αλήθειες. ΤΟ ΒΗΜΑ 30/08/1998

Ο ευλογημένος καρπός της αρχαίας Ελλάδας. ΤΟ ΒΗΜΑ 31/01/1999

Το μυστικό του τύμβου. ΤΟ ΒΗΜΑ 25/04/1999

Το φρούριο της Βεργίνας.ΤΟ ΒΗΜΑ 06/06/1999

Αι αφύαι, ο θεόπαις λάβραξ και ο ορφώς. ΤΟ ΒΗΜΑ 18/07/1999

Οι σεισμοί της αρχαιότητας και ο ενοσίχθων Ποσειδών. ΤΟ ΒΗΜΑ 12/12/1999

Η χαμένη έπαυλη του Ηρώδη Αττικού. ΤΟ ΒΗΜΑ 13/02/2000

Οι πηγές των πετρελαιοειδών. ΤΟ ΒΗΜΑ 13/02/2000

Η θλίψη του βασιλιά Φιλίππου Β'. ΤΟ ΒΗΜΑ 23/07/2000

Η πρόκληση της μη ανέγερσης ή το χρέος της ανέγερσης;ΤΟ ΒΗΜΑ 30/07/2000

Γιατί χρειάζεται μουσείο Βεργίνας. ΤΟ ΒΗΜΑ 11/02/2001

Ο ερευνητής του παρελθόντος και η κοινή γνώμη. ΤΟ ΒΗΜΑ 27/10/2002

Ο κόθορνος, ο άνεμος και ο Εύριπος στην πολιτική. ΤΟ ΒΗΜΑ 15/02/2004

Άγρα, θήρα, κυνηγέσιον. ΤΟ ΒΗΜΑ 28/03/2004

Τα ελληνικά μουσεία στον ιστό της αράχνης. ΤΟ ΒΗΜΑ 29/05/2005

Άμπελον ευρεθήναι εν Ολυμπία. Η ΚΑΘΗΜΕΡΙΝΗ 29/08/1999.pdf
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