in 1974, puzinas moved to chicago, where he died in 1978. two volumes of his selected works (1,613 pages in total) were published in 1983 in chicago. back in lithuania, puzinas' published works were marginalized and his name censored as his biography did not fit soviet needs. however, his students continued his work. his contributions were recognized after lithuania regained independence in 1990. a memorial stone was installed near his birth home in svaronys in 1994; lietuvos paštas issued a stamp on his 100th birth anniversary. since 1996, vilnius university organizes international conferences on archaeological topics named after puzinas.