Marc Waelkens

Marc, Knight Waelkens (Dutch pronunciation: [mɑrk ˈʋalkə(n)s]; born 12 April 1948) is a professor emeritus of archaeology at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium. He is acting director of the excavation at the Pisidian city of Sagalassos in Turkey. The research project has become one of the biggest and most interdisciplinary excavations in the Mediterranean, where all aspects of the city and its territory are studied by means of a variety of modern research techniques.

Waelkens has also participated in archaeological studies in Greece, Syria, Italy and Egypt. His doctoral research and early concentration involved Phrygian tombstones and sarcophagi. He identified the workshop at Dokimeion near Afyon, and tried to identify the provenance of the types of stone used and the production patterns.

Waelkens got his licentiate in art history at the State University of Ghent, where he was awarded the Schaepdrijversprijs for the best licentiate (i.e. MA) thesis in history. In 1976, he obtained his doctorate in art history. After having conducted research in places such as Bonn, Berlin, Washington D.C., Princeton, and Oberlin, Ohio, he went on to teach at the Catholic University of Leuven, where he was promoted to full professor in 1986. Consequently, he became president of the Department of Archaeology, Art History, and Musicology. During his career, he has been involved in excavations in Turkey (Sagalassos), Greece, Syria, and Italy.

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