Marc Waelkens
Marc Waelkens (born April 12, 1948 in Waregem ) is a Belgian classical archaeologist .
Waelkens studied archeology and art history at the University of Ghent and has participated in excavations in Greece , Syria and Turkey since 1969 . He received his doctorate in 1976. He then worked as a lecturer at the KU Leuven . In 1986 he was appointed professor and head of the archeology, art history and musicology department at this university. He retired in 2013.
In 1982, as part of a British research project, Waelkens came to the ancient city of Sagalassos for the first time, not far from what is now Ağlasun in the Turkish province of Burdur . The exploration of Sagalassos would be his life's work. In 1990, systematic excavations and partial restorations began under his leadership . Since then, Waelkens has coordinated a working group of scientists from various disciplines that continues the research every year; when he retired in 2013, he gave up directing the excavation.
In 2008 the Belgian king raised Waelkens to the nobility with the personal title of knight.
Fonts (selection)
- Ontdekking van het lost Sagalassos , Leuven, 2002.
- Sagalassos-jaarboek 2008: het crystal jubileum van twintig jaar opgravingen , Leuven, 2009.
Web links
- Homepage of Marc Walkens at the KU Leuven
- Profile of Marc Waelkens on the homepage of the Sagalassos Archeological Research Project
Individual evidence
- ↑ Nieuwsblad.be of November 15, 2013 (in Dutch)
- ↑ Belgian Foreign Ministry (in Dutch) ( Memento of March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Waelkens, Marc |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian classical archaeologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 12, 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Commodity |