Ekrem Akurgal
Archaeologist
Died when: 91 years 216 days (1099 months)Star Sign: Aries
Ekrem Akurgal (March 30, 1911 – November 1, 2002) was a Turkish archaeologist.During a career that spanned more than fifty years, he conducted definitive research in several sites along the western coast of Anatolia such as Phokaia (Foça), Pitane (Çandarlı), Erythrai (Ildırı) and old Smyrna ( höyük, the original site of the city of Smyrna before the city's move to another spot across the Gulf of İzmir).
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