of the structure and left the saw itself stuck inside the column until its removal in 2003. The negative reaction to his restorations, particularly in the Parthenon and Erechtheion, has been credited with inspiring the significant changes in approach adopted when the next major phase of the Acropolis' reconstruction began at the end of the 19th century, under Nikolaos Balanos. Many of Pittakis' restorations were reverted during subsequent phases of conservation on the site. The later archaeologist of Mycenae, Spirydon Iakovidis, described Pittakis' work at the site as 'half-hearted' in comparison to the excavations of Heinrich Schliemann and Christos Tsountas later in the century. His epigraphic publications have been criticised for their lack of scholarly rigour, particularly by comparison the contemporary work of Rangavis, who provided detailed information about the find-spot of each inscription, as well as a full transliteration and French translation. Nikolaos Papazarkadas has argued that many criticisms of Pittakis' integrity date to his feud with Ross, particularly the circumstances of the latter's resignation in 1836, and are probably 'unfounded … [though] even in recent times some scholars ... uncritically replicat[e] largely-unfair accusations that go back to the nineteenth century.' It was during this conflict that August Böckh, Ross and Pittakis' mutual collaborator as the editor of the Corpus Inscriptionum Graecorum, accused Pittakis of breaking inscriptions before sending them to him, so as to increase the payment Pittakis would receive for finding them. Footnotes Explanatory notes References Bibliography . 1798 births 1863 deaths 19th-century archaeologists Archaeologists from Athens Greek people of the Greek War of Independence Mycenae Ephors General of Greece