Adolfas Tautavičius

Who was Adolfas Tautavičius?

Adolfas Tautavičius was a Lithuanian archaeologist and habilitated doctor.

In 1950 Adolfas Tautavičius graduated from Vilnius University and after four years in 1954 defended his thesis, Rytų Lietuva I m.e. tūkstantmetyje. In 1997, he became habilitated doctor with work Vidurinysis geležies amžius Lietuvoje. From 1962 to 1987, was the head of archaeology department of the Lithuanian Institute of History. Among other excavations Tautavičius researched Vilnius Castle Complex, Klaipėda Castle, Trakai Peninsula Castle sites. Tautavičius wrote more than 600 academic publications and articles.