Mark Borisovich Shchukin (October 10, 1937 - July 14, 2008) was a Russian archaeologist. He was Professor of Archaeology at the

Saint Petersburg State University Saint Petersburg State University (SPBU; russian: Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет) is a public research university in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Founded in 1724 by a decree of Peter the G ...

and a researcher on archaeology at the

Hermitage Museum The State Hermitage Museum ( rus, Государственный Эрмитаж, r=Gosudarstvennyj Ermitaž, p=ɡəsʊˈdarstvʲɪn(ː)ɨj ɪrmʲɪˈtaʂ, links=no) is a museum of art and culture in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is the list of ...

and the

Russian Academy of Sciences The Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS; russian: Росси́йская акаде́мия нау́к (РАН) ''Rossíyskaya akadémiya naúk'') consists of the national academy of Russia; a network of scientific research institutes from across t ...

. He was also a corresponding member at the

German Archaeological Institute The German Archaeological Institute (german: Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, ''DAI'') is a research institute in the field of archaeology (and other related fields). The DAI is a "federal agency" under the Federal Foreign Office of Germany ...

. Schukin specialized in the study of the

Iron Age The Iron Age is the final epoch of the three-age division of the prehistory and protohistory of humanity. It was preceded by the Stone Age (Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic) and the Bronze Age (Chalcolithic). The concept has been mostly appl ...

cultures of

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and their interaction with the

classical world Classical antiquity (also the classical era, classical period or classical age) is the period of cultural history between the 8th century BC and the 5th century AD centred on the Mediterranean Sea, comprising the interlocking civilizations of ...

References

* Петербургский апокриф: Послание от Марка. — СПб., Кишинев, 2011. — 588 с. * Пам’яті Марка Борисовича Щукіна // Археологія. — 2009. — Вип. 4. — С. 112—113.
Открытая археология: Марк Щукин
1937 births 2008 deaths German Archaeological Institute Archaeologists from Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg State University alumni Saint Petersburg State University faculty 20th-century archaeologists {{Russia-archaeologist-stub

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