IN MEMORIAM Professor Ivan Mikulčić (25.3.1936 – 26.06.2020)

Abstract

For the remarkable lectures permeated with numerous funny details
and lucid inventions,
For the picturesque debates on different subjects and in various occasions,
For the archeological stories nuanced with unbelievably charming sparkles
of illumination and humorous approach,
For the long terrain walks through the site of Stobi and the discussions
about the stratigraphic amplitude of the Episcopal basilica,
For the professional training for survival in the wasteland surrounded
by the elusive shadow of hauling wolves
For the walk towards the archaeological site of Scupi and the brilliant
exposition of what might or cannot be seen there,
For the friendly suggestions on the professional orientation that defines
the aura of each individual with a recognizable social identity,
For ever and always accessible courtesy for archaeological and/or historical
discourse
For the fascinating comments of the actual socio-political reality which,
by default, is always an echo of unresolved dilemmas or pending issues from
yesterdays or the distant past,
For the advises on how to help the mediocre people not to become subversive
antibodies in the sensitive and, often, weak tissue of Macedonian archaeology,