Levan Chilashvili

Levan Chilashvili (August 17, 1930-April 26, 2004) was a famous Georgian archaeologist and historian, Academician of the Georgian Academy of Sciences (GAS), Meritorious Scholar of Georgia, Doctor of Historical Sciences, and Professor.

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August 17 - 1930 - April 26 - 2004 - Georgian - Academician - Georgian Academy of Sciences

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In 1954 he graduated from the Faculty of History of the Tbilisi State University (TSU), where he was also a professor from 1967 until his death in 2004. In 1958 Chilashvili received a PhD degree in History, and in 1967 he received a degree as Doctor of Historical Sciences.

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1954 - Tbilisi State University - 1967 - 1958

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In 1991 he was elected as Academician of the Georgian Academy of Sciences (GAS).

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Chilashvili was a Director of the State Museum of Georgia of the GAS (1980-2004).

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State Museum of Georgia - 1980 - 2004

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In 1982 he was awarded the Simon Janashia Prize of the GAS.

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1982 - Simon Janashia

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Levan Chilashvili's main fields of scientific inquiry were were archaeology and the history of ancient Georgia. From 1995 to 2003 Chilashvili's archaeological expedition in Nekresi (Kakheti region of Eastern Georgia) discovered pre-Christian Georgian inscriptions from the 1st to the 3rd centuries.

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1995 - 2003 - Nekresi - Kakheti - 1st - 3rd

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