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

Saint Petersburg State University Saint Petersburg State University (SPBGU; ) is a public research university in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in Russia. Founded in 1724 by a decree of Peter the Great, the university from the be ...

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, and holds the large ...

and the

Russian Academy of Sciences The Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS; ''Rossíyskaya akadémiya naúk'') consists of the national academy of Russia; a network of scientific research institutes from across the Russian Federation; and additional scientific and social units such ...

. He was also a corresponding member at the

German Archaeological Institute The German Archaeological Institute (, ''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, Federal Foreign Office of Germany. Status, tasks and ...

. Schukin specialized in the study of the

Iron Age The Iron Age () is the final epoch of the three historical Metal Ages, after the Chalcolithic and Bronze Age. It has also been considered as the final age of the three-age division starting with prehistory (before recorded history) and progre ...

cultures of

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and their interaction with the classical world.

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 Academic staff of Saint Petersburg State University 20th-century Polish archaeologists Soviet archaeologists {{Russia-archaeologist-stub

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