Marija Gimbutas
Also known as Gimbutas, Marija, Gimbutas, Marija Alseikaite, 1921-1994
Lithuanian-American archaeologist
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Marija Gimbutas was a Lithuanian-American archaeologist known for her work studying ancient European cultures and civilizations. Her research and theories about prehistoric societies have been influential in archaeology and continue to shape debates about early human history and cultural development.
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- Born
- 1921
- Died
- 1994
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- 59
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- Senovinė simbolika lietuvių liaudies mene
- Excavations at Sitagroi
- The Language of the Goddess
- 古ヨーロッパの神々
- Diosas y dioses de la Vieja Europa (Spanish Edition)
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Marija Gimbutas (Lithuanian: Marija Birutė Alseikaitė-Gimbutienė, pronounced ['ɡʲɪmbutas]; January 23, 1921 – February 2, 1994) was a Lithuanian archaeologist and anthropologist known for her research into the Neolithic and Bronze Age cultures of "Old Europe" and for her Kurgan hypothesis, which located the Proto-Indo-European homeland in the Pontic Steppe.
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