Marija Gimbutas
Lithuanian-American archaeologist (1921–1994) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Marija Gimbutas (Lithuanian: Marija Birutė Alseikaitė-Gimbutienė, pronounced ['ɡɪmbutas]; 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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Born | Marija Birutė Alseikaitė (1921-01-23)January 23, 1921 |
Died | February 2, 1994(1994-02-02) (aged 73) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Nationality | Lithuanian |
Other names | Lithuanian: Marija Gimbutienė |
Alma mater | Vilnius University |
Occupation | Archaeologist |
Years active | 1949–1991 |
Employer | University of California, Los Angeles |
Known for | Kurgan hypothesis |
Notable work | The Goddesses and Gods of Old Europe (1974) The Language of the Goddess (1989) The Civilization of the Goddess (1991) The Balts (1961) The Slavs (1971) |
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