Antonios Keramopoulos ( el, Αντώνιος Κεραμόπουλος; Vlasti, 1870 –

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, 13 May 1960) was a

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archaeologist. He conducted numerous excavations studying Mycenean and classical Greek antiquities during the early 20th century, including excavations at the Agora of

, the palace of

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and at Thebes. He also wrote studies about later Greek history. Among other things, he became known as a proponent of the theory of an autochthonous Greek origin of the

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in Greece.A. Keramopoulos (1939), ''Τι είναι οι Κουτσοβλάχοι;'' ('Who are the Koutsovlachs?'), Athens. Quoted in: N.-Ş. Tanaşoca (2001), "''Aperçus'' of the history of Balkan Romanity." In: R. Theodorescu/L. Conley Barrows (eds.), ''Politics and culture in southeastern Europe.'' Bucharest. (UNESCO Studies on Science and Culture). 94-170.

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Keramopoulos, Antonios Mycenaean archaeologists Greek numismatists 1870 births 1960 deaths People from Vlasti Members of the Academy of Athens (modern) {{Archaeologist-stub