Vikentiy Khvoyka
Vikentiy Viacheslavovych Khvoyka | |
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| Born | 21 February 1850 |
| Died | 20 August 1914 (aged 64) |
| Known for | Discovery of the Trypillian culture |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Archaeology |
Vikentiy Viacheslavovych Khvoyka (Ukrainian: Вікентій В'ячеславович Хвойка; Russian: Викентий Вячеславович Хвойка; Czech: Vincenc Častoslav Chvojka; born Čeněk Chvojka; 1850–1914) was an archaeologist who discovered the Neolithic Trypillia culture of Ukraine. He also researched the Scythian, Zarubintsy, Chernyakhov and early Slavic archaeological cultures.