Muzafer Korkuti Explained

Muzafer Korkuti
Honorific Prefix:Prof. Dr.
Birth Date:17th May, 1936
Birth Place:Fterrë, Albania
Citizenship:Albanian
Years Active:1962-2017
Organization:Institute of Archeology Albania, Correspondent of Social Sciences Pre/Proto Historic Worldwide, Correspondent of the German Archeological Institute
Known For:Archeology - Professor of Archelogy
Spouse:Adelina Korkuti
Children:Maltini Korkuti, Ledio Korkuti
Awards:Nderi i Kombit (2004)

Muzafer Korkuti (born 1936) is an Albanian archaeologist and prehistorian. He is considered an expert on the prehistoric period of Albania. Korkuti was the director of the Institute of Archeology at the Centre for Albanological Studies in Tirana from 1998 to 2005 and currently serves as President of the Academy of Sciences of Albania.[1] He is also a corresponding member of the German Archaeological Institute.

Life

Born in Fterrë, Sarandë District, southern Albania, Korkuti studied history at the University of Tirana in 1957–62 and specialized on archaeology in China.[2] In 1966 he took part in the excavations of Maliq in Korçë County. From 1991 to 1996 he co-headed with Karl Petruso of the University of Texas a collaborative project in Konispol.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kryesia e Akademisë së Shkencave të Shqipërisë. Albanian. 29 December 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111222021915/http://www.akad.edu.al/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=63&Itemid=111. 22 December 2011.
  2. Book: Elsie, Robert. Historical dictionary of Albania. 29 December 2011. 2004. Scarecrow Press. 978-0-8108-4872-6. 250.
  3. Book: Buitenhuis. H.. Bartosiewicz. L.. Choyke. Alice Mathea. Archaeozoology of the Near East III: proceedings of the third international symposium on the archaeozoology of southwestern Asia and adjacent areas. 29 December 2011. 1998. Centre for Archeological Research and Consultancy. 978-90-367-0791-6. 150.