Marija Gimbutas (Vilnius, Lithuania January 23, 1921 – Los Angeles, United States February 2, 1994) a Lithuanian-American archeologist, researched the Neolithic and Bronze Age cultures of "Old Europe", a term she introduced. Her works published between 1946 and 1971 introduced new views by combining traditional spadework with linguistics and mythological interpretation. Wikipedia
After arriving in the United States, Gimbutas immediately went to work at Harvard University translating Eastern European archaeological texts. She then became a lecturer in the Department of Anthropology. In 1955 she was made a Fellow of Harvard's Peab www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Marija_Gimbutas
The prodigious accomplishments of Marija Gimbutas include the publication of nearly twenty books and over three hundred articles on European prehistory. www.online.pacifica.edu/cgl/Gimbutasbio
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