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Minor M. Markle III
American archaeologist
Minor Millikin Markle III (1935–May 30, 2016) was an American scholar of ancient history, in particular the archaeology of Ancient Macedonia. He worked with the Greek archaeologist Manolis Andronikos and wrote a number of papers interpreting Andronikos's various finds, and attempted to reconstruct replicas of the weapons and equipment found in the tombs and barrows Andronikos excavated. His work was influential and widely cited, in particular his reconstruction of the sarissa, the Macedonian pike. In his later life, he worked as a Senior Lecturer in Classics and Ancient History at the University of New England in Armidale, New South Wales, Australia.