Vykintas Vaitkevičius is a

Lithuania Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...

archaeologist Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscap ...

. Vaitkevičius graduated from the

Vilnius University Vilnius University ( lt, Vilniaus universitetas) is a public research university, oldest in the Baltic states and in Northern Europe outside the United Kingdom (or 6th overall following foundations of Oxford, Cambridge, St. Andrews, Glasgow and ...

(1996: B.S. history, specialty archaeology; 1998: M.S. history, specialty archaeology; 2000: doctorate in humanities)Vykintas Vaitkevičius
profile at the Vilnuis University website (retrieved December 3, 2014) His research interests include

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and ancient Lithuanian religion, comprehensive studies of Lithuania and Belarus, and digitization of

cultural heritage Cultural heritage is the heritage of tangible and intangible heritage assets of a group or society that is inherited from past generations. Not all heritages of past generations are "heritage"; rather, heritage is a product of selection by soci ...

. Since 2010 he is Vilnius University. As of 2014 he is project leader at the museology chair, Department of Communication. He is noted for popularization of the archaeology in the society. In particular, since 2002 he is an active organizer of the "Professor

Marija Gimbutas Marija Gimbutas ( lt, Marija Gimbutienė, ; January 23, 1921 – February 2, 1994) was a Lithuanian archaeologist and anthropologist known for her research into the Neolithic and Bronze Age cultures of " Old Europe" and for her Kurgan hypothesis, ...

Readings" co-organized by the

National Museum of Lithuania The National Museum of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos nacionalinis muziejus), established in 1952, is a state-sponsored historical museum that encompasses several significant structures and a wide collection of written materials and artifacts. It also or ...

and the Archaeological Society of Lithiuania. Since 2006 he is deputy chair of the Archaeological Society of Lithiuania. During 2001-2002 he was member of the state commission in archaeology at

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(Lithuanian parliament).http://www3.lrs.lt/pls/inter/w5_show?p_r=6823&p_d=8155&p_k=1 During 2005-2010 he was on the Immovable Cultural Heritage Review Board of the Department of Cultural Heritage. In 2011 he was recipient of the State

Jonas Basanavičius Jonas Basanavičius (, pl, Jan Basanowicz; 23 November 1851 – 16 February 1927) was an activist and proponent of the Lithuanian National Revival. He participated in every major event leading to the independent Lithuanian state and is often give ...

Award for comprehensive research in ethnic Lithuanian lands."Vykintas Vaitkevičius – Valstybinės Jono Basanavičiaus premijos laureatas"
("Vykintas Vaitkevičius - State Jonas Basanavičius Award recipient"), ''Mokslo Lietuva'', December 8, 2011, No. 21 (465) Other awards include "Archaeologist of the Year" (2008) and recipient of the ''Baltoji gimtis'' ("Born Balt") award (2006).

Books

* ''Senosios Lietuvos šventvietės. Žemaitija'', Vilnius: Diemedis, 1998, * ''Alkai: baltų šventviečių studija'', Vilnius: Diemedis, 2003 m. * ''Studies into the Balts’ Sacred Places'', Oxford: J. & E. Hedges Ltd, 2004 (British Archaeological Reports. International Series, vol. 1228) * ''Senosios Lietuvos šventvietės. Aukštaitija'', Vilnius: Diemedis, 2006 m. . * ''Neris. 2007 metų ekspedicija. Pirma knyga,'' Vilnius: Mintis, 2010,

Co-authored

*''Ar tikrai Raigardas prasmego? Kompleksinių tyrimų duomenys'', Vilnius: VDA leidykla, 2001, * ''Merkinės istorijos bruožai'', Vilnius: Lietuvos istorijos instituto leidykla, 2004, * (with Valentinas Baltrūnas), ''Lietuva. 101 įdomiausia vieta.'' Vilnius: Alma littera, 2008 m., 2010 m. * (with

Daiva Vaitkevičienė A daeva (Avestan: 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀 ''daēuua'') is a Zoroastrian supernatural entity with disagreeable characteristics. In the Gathas, the oldest texts of the Zoroastrian canon, the ''daeva''s are "gods that are (to be) rejected". This ...

) ''Lietuva. 101 legendinė vieta'', Vilnius: Alma littera, 2011 m.

References

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