Marija Gimbutas

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Marija Gimbutas was a Lithuanian-American archaeologist and anthropologist best known for her influential theories on Old European Neolithic cultures and the origins of Indo-European peoples.

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Marija Gimbutas canonical 3
Marija Birutė Alseikaitė-Gimbutas 1

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instanceOf anthropologist
archaeologist
author
person
university professor
academicDegree PhD in archaeology
birthName Marija Birutė Alseikaitė
citizenship Lithuania
United States of America
countryOfBirth Lithuania
countryOfDeath United States of America
dateOfBirth 1921-01-23
dateOfDeath 1994-02-02
educatedAt University of Munich
University of Tübingen NERFINISHED
University of Vilnius
employer University of California, Los Angeles
familyName Gimbutas
fieldOfWork European Neolithic
linked to: Neolithic Europe

Indo-European studies
anthropology
archaeology
mythology
prehistory
religious studies
fullName Marija Birutė Alseikaitė-Gimbutas
linked to: Marija Gimbutas
givenName Marija
hasChild Danutė Gimbutas
Rasa Julija Gimbutas
Živilė Gimbutas
influenced Goddess movement
feminist spirituality
knownFor Kurgan hypothesis
research on Neolithic goddess cultures
studies of Indo-European origins
theory of Old Europe
linked to: Neolithic Europe
language English
Lithuanian
movement feminist archaeology
nationality Lithuanian-American
linked to: Lithuanians
notableWork Bronze Age Cultures in Central and Eastern Europe
The Balts
linked to: Baltic peoples

The Civilization of the Goddess
The Goddesses and Gods of Old Europe
The Language of the Goddess
placeOfBirth Vilnius
placeOfDeath Los Angeles
researchFocus Indo-European burial mounds
prehistoric goddess worship
symbolism of Neolithic figurines
spouse Jurgis Gimbutas
theory Indo-Europeanization of Europe through Kurgan migrations
Old Europe as a peaceful, matristic, agrarian culture
workLocation Los Angeles

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Kurgan hypothesis mainProponent Marija Gimbutas
Kurgan hypothesis developedBy Marija Gimbutas
Marija Gimbutas fullName Marija Birutė Alseikaitė-Gimbutas
linked to: Marija Gimbutas
Sredny Stog culture studiedBy Marija Gimbutas