Raden Panji Soejono

{{Short description|Indonesian archaeologist (1926–2011)}}

Professor Raden Panji Soejono (1926 – 16 May 2011) was an Indonesian archaeologist. He retired as director of the National Research Centre for Archaeology (ARKENAS) in 1987.{{cite book|last1=Morwood|first1=Mike|last2=Oosterzee|first2=Penny Van|title=A New Human: The Startling Discovery and Strange Story of the "Hobbits" of Flores, Indonesia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A3FZ-iNpXBoC&pg=PT40|accessdate=24 November 2012|date=1 June 2008|publisher=Harper Collins|isbn=978-0-06-089909-7|pages=40–}} Early in his career, in 1956, he served as Curator of Prehistory at the National Museum of Indonesia. He received the title of Extraordinarius Professor at the University of Indonesia and the Gadjah Mada University, and Doctor Onoris Causa at Aix-Marseille University. In 1990, he was awarded the Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et Lettres.{{cite book|last=Simanjuntak|first=Truman|title=Archaeology: Indonesian Perspective : R.P. Soejono's Festschrift|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dSFfD0dpdS4C&pg=PR3|accessdate=24 November 2012|year=2006|publisher=Yayasan Obor Indonesia|isbn=978-979-26-2499-1|pages=3–}}