2 0 0 2 ▁he ▁is ▁an ▁active ▁organ izer ▁of ▁the ▁" Pro f essor ▁Mar ija ▁G im but as ▁Read ings " ▁co - organ ized ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Museum ▁of ▁Lith u ania ▁and ▁the ▁Arch ae ological ▁Society ▁of ▁Lith iu ania . ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁he ▁is ▁deput y ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁Arch ae ological ▁Society ▁of ▁Lith iu ania . ▁ ▁During ▁ 2 0 0 1 - 2 0 0 2 ▁he ▁was ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁commission ▁in ▁arch ae ology ▁at ▁Se imas ▁( L ith uan ian ▁parliament ). ▁During ▁ 2 0 0 5 - 1 0 1 0 ▁he ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁Im mov able ▁Cultural ▁Heritage ▁Review ▁Board ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Cultural ▁Heritage . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁he ▁was ▁recip ient ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁Jon as ▁Bas an av ič ius ▁Award ▁for ▁compreh ensive ▁research ▁in ▁eth nic ▁Lith uan ian ▁lands . ▁ ▁Other ▁awards ▁include ▁" Arch ae ologist ▁of ▁the ▁Year " ▁( 2 0 0 8 ) ▁and ▁recip ient ▁of ▁the ▁Bal to ji ▁g im tis ▁(" B orn ▁Balt ") ▁award ▁( 2 0 0 6 ). ▁ ▁Books ▁ ▁Sen os ios ▁L iet uv os ▁š vent vi et ė s . ▁Ž em ait ija , ▁Vil nius : ▁D iem ed is , ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁▁ ▁Al ka i : ▁b alt ų ▁š