LTReikšminiai žodžiai: "Aušros" muziejus Šiauliuose; Archeologiniai kasinėjimai; Archeologinis rinkinys; Juozapas Žiogas; Juozapas Žiogas, archeologiniai tyrimai, archeologiniai radiniai, muzeologija, Lietuvių mokslo draugija; Archaeological collection; Archaeological excavations; Aušra Museum in Šiauliai; Juozapas Žiogas; Juozapas Žiogas, archaeological excavations, archaeological finds, museology, Lithuanian Scientific Society.
ENIn the late 19th and early 20th centuries, during the Lithuanian national liberation movement, interest in the history of old Lithuania and its monuments peaked. Amateurs investigated hill-forts and cemeteries. These amateurs rarely saved artefacts or data from their excavations. One exception was the priest Juozapas Žiogas, who investigated over ten archaeological sites. Fr Žiogas formed an extensive archaeological collection, which is now held in the Aušra Museum in Šiauliai. [From the publication]