Valerios Stais
Valerios Stais (Template:Langx; Kythira, 1857 – Athens, 1923) was a Greek archaeologist.[1][2]
Biography
He initially studied medicine but later switched to archaeology obtaining his Doctorate from the University of Halle (Saale) in 1885.[1] He worked for the National Archaeological Museum of Athens from 1887, eventually becoming Director of the Museum, a post he held until his death. During that period he organized or participated in excavations in Epidaurus, Argolis, Attica, Dimini, Antikythera and elsewhere.[3] He wrote a lot on archaeological matters, published several papers, mainly in Archeologiki Efimeris (Αρχαιολογική Εφημερίς "Archaeological Newspaper"[4]), and many books.
Valerios Stais also became the first to study the Antikythera mechanism from the lumps of archaeological material retrieved from a wreck found near the coast of Antikythera in 1900.[5] He identified that one of the pieces had a gear wheel embedded in it.
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