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Marija Gimbutas -- Curriculum Vitae

DATE OF BIRTH:anuary 231 2

TRAINING:M.A.- 4ni!ersity o5 6ilnius1 ithuania1 une 82Ph.D.- 4ni!ersity o5 Tubingen1 (er#any1 arch 89Postgrauate !tuies- :nstitutes o5 Archaeology; Tubingen1 "eidelberg and unich1 89-8ship ?echange lectureship >ith the 4SS)@$%+,- The Ah#anson %oundation (rant ?in support o5 Sacred :#ages and Sy#bols o5 $ld*urope@$%+'- The Sa#uel ". Dress %oundation (rant ?in support o5 Sacred :#ages and Sy#bols o5$ld *uropein 5inal title called The anguage o5 the (oddess@ and eca!ations o5 ca!e sanctuary at ScaloriainSoutheastern :taly

AR#HAEO"OGI#A" E0#A1ATION!:

$%*&($%*+- Pro'ect +irector1 S#ithsonian-sponsored eca!ation 'ointly conduced by 4A-Sara'e!oSe#al'sEi use' at $bre1 Bosnia1 Cugosla!ia. Strati5ied Starce!o and But#ir settle#ents. c.==00-8=00B..*.$%*+($%*%- Pro'ect +irector1 ,ational Science %oundation-sponsored eca!ation1 'ointlyconductedby 4A-She55ield 4ni!ersity at Photoli!os ?Sitagroi@ near +ra#a1 (reeE acedonia.Stati5iedF//G Darano!oand *arly Brone Age tell. c. =000-2000 B..*.$%*%($%&$ - Pro'ect +irector1 S#ithsonian-sponsored eca!ation 'ointly carried out F/G by4A-stip ue'

at Ana1 near Stip1 Cugosla!ia acedonia. Strati5ied Starce!o and 6inca settle#ent1 9300-=00B..*.$%&'($%&-- Pro'ect +irector1 4A eca!ation at Achilleion1 near %arsala1 Thessaly1 (reece1sponsored bythe ,ational Science %oundation and the Sa#uel ". Dress %oundation. Strati5ied ,eolithic tell.5ro#c. 9=00-=900 B..*. SesElo culture.$%&&($%+/ - Pro'ect +irector1 'ointly conducted by 4A-(enoa 4ni!ersityat Scaloria1 near an5redonia1 Southeastern :taly. a!e sanctuary 5ro# =900-=300 B..*.$%-*($%*/- ,ational Science %oundation Senior Post-+octoral %ello>ship ?5or thepreparation o5 the BroneAge ultures o5 entral and *astern *urope@.

$%*/ - :nter-4ni!ersity o##ittee1 Bloo#ington1 :ndiana ?echange scholar >ith the 4SS)and "ungary@.$%*/ - orld )e5ugee o##ittee and Boston unior ha#ber o5 o##erce ?$utstanding ,e>


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A#ericanA>ard@.$%*'- A#erican ouncil 5or earned Societies ?in support o5 The Sla!s@.$%*&- "u#anities *ndo>#ent A>ard ?5or studies o5 the ,eolithic period o5 *urope@.$%*&($%*+ - S#ithsonian :nstitution1 %oreign urrency Progra# ?in support o5 eca!ations o5strati5ied1,eolithic sites at $bre1 Bosnia1 Cugosla!ia and Ana1 acedonia@.

$%*+- A#erican Acade#y o5 Sciences1 ashington1 +.. ?echange pro5essor >ith the4SS)@.$%*+- The os Angeles Ti#es o#an o5 the Cear A>ard.$%*+($%*% - ,ational Science %oundation ?grant in support o5 the eca!ation at Sitagroi1acedonia@.$%*+($%&,- The Sa#uel ". Dress %oundation ?studies o5 southeast *uropean ,eolithic5igurines and ritualpottery@.$%&/ - enner-(ren ?grant-in-aid 5or the study o5 the chronology o5 $ld *urope on the basiso5 radiocarbondates and tree ring calibration@.$%&'- ,ational Science %oundation ?grant in support o5 the 4A eca!ation at Achilleton1Thessaly1 andthe Sporadhes islands@.

EDITORIA" BOARD!:$%*) - e#ber o5 the Board1 et#enys1 hicago$%&'- Archaeology *ditor1 The ournal o5 :ndo-*uropean Studies$%&*- Associate *ditor1 onu#enta Archaeologica1 :nstitute o5 Archaeology1 4A$%&% - e#ber o5 the Board1 Ponto-Baltica1 %lorence$%+/ - e#ber o5 the Board1 o#parati!e i!iliations ournal1 arlisle1 Pennsyl!ania$%+$- ontributing e#ber1 The Huarterly )e!ie> o5 Archaeology1 illia#sto>n1assachusetts

BIB"IOGRAPH2:Boo3s a4 Arti56es:$.Die Bestatttung in Litauen in der vorgeschichtlichen Zeit. Tubingen.89. .c.g. ohr6erlag1 2=0 pp.1 29 pls.1== tet illus.,.IPrehistory o5 *astern *urope1 Part :. esolithic1 ,eolithic and opper Age cultures in)ussia and theBaltic areaI.American School of Prehistoric Research, Peabody Museum, arvard !niversity,Bulletin "o# $%a#bridge1 assachussetts1 =91 28 pp.1 =0 pls.1 29 tet illus. ?Second printing in =J@'. IAncient Sy#bolis# in ithuanian %olE Art I. A#erican %olElore Society1 e#oir Series1 6ol.81 Philadelphia1

=J. 9 pp. >ith =7 illus.).I)ytprusiu ir 6aEaru ietu!os priesisoriens Eluturos ap!alga. ?A sur!ey o5 prehistory o5*ast Prussia and>estern ithuania@I. Studia Lituanica, ?:n ithuanian >ith *nglish and (er#an su##aries@,e> CorE1 2 pp.1JJ 5ig. ?*nglish su##ary pp. [email protected] BaltsI.Ancient Peo'les and Places, vol# ((. Tha#es and "udson; ,e> CorE; Praeger1ondon;93. 2J9 pp.7 pls.1 87 tet 5igures1 #aps.*.Bron)e Age *ultures of *entral and +astern +uro'e. The "ague; outon1 9=. 9J pp.1= pls.1 892 tet illus.1inde.

&. I: BalticiI. !omo e mito, vol# (. ilano; :l saggiatore1 97. 29= pp.1 =2 tet ills.1 7plates.+. IThe Sla!sI.Ancient Peo'les and Places, vol# -..1 ondon; Tha#es and "udson< ,e> CorEand ashington1 +..;


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Praeger.1 280 pp.1 7= pls.1 8J tet illus.1 = #aps.%.The /ods and /oddesses of 0ld +uro'e, -%%%1(%% B#*#2 Myths, Legends, *ult &mages#ondon; Tha#es and "udsonings1 J #aps.$/. 0bre, "eolithic Sites in Bosnia. ?editor@ issenscha5tliche ittetlungen des Bosrusch-:lerego>inlschen

andes#useu#s1 Band :61 "e5t. A. Archaeologic. Sara'e!o1 78$$."eolithic Macedonia 3%%1%%% B#*#?editor@ 791 os Angeles; :nstitute o5 Archaeology14A. onu#entaArchaeologica :. 870 pp.1 87 pls.1 90 color 5ra#es1 2=0 tet illus.1 =2 tables.$,.IThe Trans5or#ation o5 *uropean and Anatolian ultures 8=00-2=00 B.. and :ts egacyI.Part :; The 4ournalof &ndo1+uro'ean Studies, 5ol# 61 -2; Part ::; The 4ournal of &ndo1+uro'ean Studies, 5ol# 613-8; Part :::; The 4ournalof &ndo1+uro'ean Studies, 5ol# 7. -2. J0-J0. ?*ditor@$'.The /oddess and /ods of 0ld +uro'e, 3%%1(%% B#*#1 ondon; Tha#es and "udson.BerEeley-os Angeles; . . .$-.IBaltai priesistoriniais laiEaisI. +tnogene)e, med)iagine 8ultura irmitologya# 6ilnius;oEalas1 J=. 2 pp.1 8 linedra>ings1 2 plates.$*. +9cavations at Sitagroi# A Prehistoric 5illage in "ortheast /reece# 5ol# os Angeles.*ditor >ith olin )en5re> and*rnestine *lster. == pp. o5 tet >ith tet illus. and 0 plates.$&. Achilleton1 A ,eolithic Settle#ent in Thessaly1 (reece; 9800-=900 B.. ?*d. >ith S. innand +. Shi#abuEu.@onu#enta Archaeologica 81 os Angeles; :nstitute o5 Archaeology1 4A1 J9. ==pp.10pls.$+.i!iliatie sie cultura; 6estigii prehistorice in Sud-*stul *uropean. Bucharesti; *dituraeridiane1 J. 2=pp.1J9tet illus.

$%. The (oddesses and (ods o5 $ld *urope; 9=00-3=00B. ?:n apanese@. ToEyo; 4,: :nc.1J.,/.The Language of the /oddess2 Sacred &mages and Symbols of 0ld +uro'e# :ntroduction byoseph a#pbell.San %rancisco; "arper and )o>1 J. c. =00 pp.1 =00 illustrations ?>ith c. 2000 ob'ects illus.@.,$.The *ivili)ation of the /oddess 1 the :orld of 0ld +uro'e# *dited by oan arler."arperSan%rancisco..,,.+ie Balten; 4rgeschichte eines 6olEes i# $stseerau#.?(er#an trans. by (.AuerbacE.@%ranE5urt a# ain;4llstein 6erlag1.297pp.1 9Jillus.,'. +ie *thnogenese der europaischen :ndoger#anen ?The *thnic $rigins o5 *uropean:ndoger#ans@. :nnsbrucEer

Beitrage ur Dultur>issenscha5t1 :nnsbrucE< Archaeolingua1 Budapest. :nnsbrucE; :nstitut 5urSprach>issenscha5t der4ni!ersitut :nnsbrucE1 K2. 33 pp.1illus.,). +ios y +ioses de la 6ei'a *uropa1 7000-3=00a1.; itos1leyendas e i#agineria ?:nSpanish.@ adrid; olegio4ni!ersitario de *diciones :st#o1 2. 33 pp.1illus.,-. $s Baltas; "istoria da orige# dos antigos Prussianos1 ituanos e etonianos ?Portuguesetran. by .*. Petraitis.@)io de aneiro; ,io ,eris ida1 2.,*. Balti ai!estuisEa'os laiEos; *tnogenee1 #ateriala Eultura un #itologi'. ?at!ian trans.by Ara#inus.@ )iga;ILinatne1I 81 229 pp.1 tet illus.

,&. +as *nde Alteuropas; +er *in5all !on Steppenno#aden aus Sudru5sland und die:ndoger#anisierung itteleuropas?The *nd o5 $ld *urope@. :nnsbrucEer Beitrage ur DEultur>issenscha5t1 :nnsbrucE


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Archaeolingua1 Budapest. :nnsbrucE;:nstitut 5ur Sprach>issenscha5t der 4ni!erstat :nnsbrucE1 8. 3=pp.1 tet illus.,+. Seno!ine si#boliEa lietu!iy liaudies #ene ?Ancient sy#bolis# in ithuanian 5olE art@.

6ilnius; intis1 8. 88 pp.1tet illus.,%. +ie Sprache der (ottin ?The anguage o5 the (oddess@. %ranE5urt a# ain;L>eitausendeins1 =. 89 pp.1 tet

illus1 #aps and tables. ='/.Seno'i *uropa ?$ld *urope@. .6ilnius; oEslo ir enciElopedi'u leidyEla. 3J8 pp.1 880 illus.13= #aps1 00 sche#es1diagra#s and tables. 9.'$.+ie Li!ilisayion der (ottin ?The i!iliation o5 the (oddess@ ?(er#an trans. by . (ottingand "se Stras#ann.@%ranE5urt a# ain; A>eitausendeins1 9. 820 illus.1 28 color plates1 30 #aps. 3= tables.9.',.The ;urgan *ulture and the &ndo1+uro'eani)ation of +uro'e#*dited by iria# )obbins+eter and Darlene ones-Bley.ournal o5 :ndo-*uropean Studies onograph no. J. ashington1 +..; :nstitute 5or the Studyo5 an. 7.

''.The Living /oddesses#*dited and supple#ented by iria# )obbins +eter. BerEeleyMosAngeles; 4ni!ersity o5ali5ornia Press. .

FE!T!#HRIFT!Proto1&ndo1+uro'ean2 The Archaeology of a Linguistic Problem# Studies in onor of Mari


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go!ern#ent1 the uni!ersities1 school syste#s e!ery>here. And the young generation to >hich :belonged li!ed >ith all that pioneering spirit doing #ore than >as possible to do.I ?That >asonly one year@

801 So!iets in!ade ithuania1 re#o!ing priceless treasures. ari'a is s>i##ing in alaEe >hen So!iet planes arri!e1 ithuania is declared a republic o5 the So!iet 4nion1 4ni!ersitityis closed

81 oins the underground resistance #o!e#ent. taEing part in ithuanian uprising1

)ussia begins ececution1 arrests and deportations. ari'a hides in the >oods1 near Paaislis."er other carries poison >ith her in order not to be taEen a>ay. ari'a >riting herdissertation about burial rites during this ti#e. ithuania is in!aded by (er#any -- ithuanianuprising taEes place. 2= #e#bers o5 ari'as 5a#ily disappear in une. ari'a escapes to Danusto hide. $n une 22nd (er#any attacEs )ussia. 4nderground #o!e#ent beco#es !ery acti!e1(er#any occupies ithuania. aria #arried urgis (i#butas

821 une; o#pletion o5 her #asters degree in archaeology1 in 6ilnius1 begining herpost graduate studies and publishing articles.

83 Birth o5 5irst daughter1 +anute. She has breast5eeding issues1 they are told she#ay be allergic to breast #ilE

881 So!iet ar#y de5eats (er#any and occupies ithuania. uly J; 5led ithuania as are5ugee. +issertation under one ar# and baby under the other1 she lea!es her other on the

shore sicE >ith the 5lu1 5leeing on the ,e#unas )i!er on a ra5t. They taEe a train to 6ienna>here they #eet other re5ugees1 and then to :nnsbrucE Austria1 >here urgis gets so#e >orEin a 5actory until it is bo#bed. They escape o!er the #ountains by bicycle and arri!e in the5ar# country o5 (er#any.

8=1 $n a 5ar# in (er#any1 go to Tubingen1 (er#any.891 )ecei!es her +octor o5 Philosophy degree in archaeology at Tubingen 4ni!ersity1

"er thesis >as published the sa#e year.871 "er second daughter Le!ile is born arch 2st1 the (i#butas 5a#ily e#igrates to

A#erica=01 )ecognied at "ar!ard 4ni!ersity1 begins translating ancient tet and >rote on

*uropean prehistory.=81 Birth to a third daughter )asa

The Gimbutas Fami68 $%-$

==1 ,a#ed )esearch %ello> o5 "ar!ards Peabody useu# ?a li5eti#e honor@."ar!ard years >ere !ery di55icult but she recei!ed strength 5ro# other1 Aunt andousin....eile and :nga1 still in ithuania. other supported a dra5ts#an to >orE on theBrone Age !olu#e. other did the thousands o5 dra>ings in ithuania1 sending the# to ari'aby #ail.

=91 ari'as Durgan "ypothesis is presented in Philidelphia 5or the 5irst ti#e=91 IPrehistory o5 *astern *uropeI

=J1 IAncient sy#bolis# o5 ithuanian %olE ArtI is published in Philidelphia901 A>arded the $utstanding ,e> A#erican by the orld )e5ugee o##ittee and

Boston unior ha#ber o5 o##erce901 ectures at an $rientalist congress in osco>1 seeing her #other 5or the 5irst


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ti#e since 88. This is a great story about ho> she had to pretend not to Eno> her otheretc. )eturns brie5ly to 6ilnius 5or 2 days. hen she returned to A she >as accused o5 being a)ussian spy.

931 Began to >orE at 4A9=1 IBrone age cultures o5 entral and *astern *uropeI97M9J1 Beca#e pro'ect director 5or eca!ations o5 ,eolithic sites in Cugosla!ia and

acedonia1 recei!ing a "u#anities *ndo>#ent a>ard 5ro# the S#ithsonian institution1 and

the o#an o5 The Cear A>ard 5ro# the A ti#es9JM91 *ca!ations at Sitagroi1 (reeE acedonia

Marija 5o66e5ti4g i4 the 9ie6

91 She >as an echange pro5essor >ith the 4SS) through the A#erican Acade#y o5Sciences.

9M71 *ca!ations at Ana1 acedonia.73M7=1 *ca!ations at Achilleion1 near %arsala.781 I(ods and (oddessesI

77MJ01 *ca!ations at the Scaloria ca!e sancuary near acedonia1 Southeast :taly.7. $rganied the 5irst interdisciplinary conderence on IThe Trans5or#ation o5

*uropean and Anatolian ultureI.J1 )eturned to 4SS) >ith the A#erican Acade#y o5 Sciences on %ulbright

5ello>ship. ectured in 6ilnius 4ni!ersity. I: counted and : had in #y audience so#ething liEe31000 people1 throughout 2 #onths o5 lecturing. And there is an organiation no>1 sort o5 apagan organiation >hich indirectly >as in5luenced by #y being there or #y >ritings. They arecalled )o#u!a1 >hich is the na#e o5 a sacred hill and also described as a sanctuary in the 8thcentury. So this is the na#e 5or this rea>aEening o5 pagan rituals.I

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Marija Resour5es

From the Realm of the Ancestors

=rom the Realm of the Ancestors1 edited by oan arler1 is an etensi!e anthology in honor o5

(i#butas. $!er sity contributors range 5ro# archaeologists to linguists to geneticists toartists1 poets1 and ritual #aEers. )eading it1 : >as strucE by both the depth and scope o5 herEno>ledge and the broad spectru# o5 people she in5luenced. oan arler has done anenor#ous 'ob collecting1 arranging1 editing and 5ra#ing this a#ount o5 #aterial. : ?Starha>E@a# proud to ha!e an article in it #ysel5. The booE is published by;

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A#aon.co# -- search 5or latest a!ailability.

The ,ational %il# Board o5 anada has in5or#ation online about +onna )eads5il#s1 includingho> to buy or borro> the# 5or !ie>ing.

+onna )eads :omen and S'irituality5il#s >The Burning Times, /oddess Remembered,and=ull *ircle?are a!ailable on !ideo 5ro# Serpentine usicin ali5ornia.

The :orld of the /oddess1 a !ideo that 5eatures a lecture gi!en by ari'a and#any i#ages o5 the ancient 5igurines1 appears to be una!ailable ne>1 but you #aybe able to still 5ind it occasionally. Search 5or it at A#aonto checE a!ailability.?6"S only@.

Se!eral other (i#butas lectures1 >orEshops1 and inter!ie>s are a!ailable onaudiocassette and !ideocassette 5ro# Sound Photosynthesis.

The oseph a#pbell and ari'a (i#butas ibrary1 located on the ca#pus o5 Paci5ica (raduate

:nstitute1 is Ia non-pro5it educational organiation dedicated to the preser!ation o5 a uniNuecollection o5 #anuscripts1 booEs1 and #e#orabilia 5ro# t>o o5 the t>entieth centurys #ostin5luential cultural scholars; oseph a#pbell and ari'a (i#butas. I

Both ari'as and Starha>Es >orEs ha!e 5reNuently been 5eatured as part o5 San %ranciscos::S Public ectures and orEshops progra#. The ali5ornia :nstitute o5 :ntegral Studiesis auniNue independent institution o5 higher learning based in San %rancisco dedicated tointegrating theoretical Eno>ledge1 personal eperience1 and spiritual >isdo#. ::S o55ersinno!ati!e accredited graduate progra#s in psychology1 philosophy1 religion1 and culturalstudies< including a o#ens Spirituality progra#leading to a Ph+ in "u#anities1oncentration in Philosophy1 )eligion1 *#phasis in o#ens Spirituality< or an A inPhilosophy )eligion1 oncentration in o#ens Spirituality. Also a!ailable are an on-lineprogra# in learning and change< and a B.A. co#pletion progra#.
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"abitations o5 the (reat (oddess1 a booE by ristina Biaggi on the on te#ples o5 alta and theislands north o5 Scotland. %or>ard by ari'a (i#butas.

a!ericEs o5 the ind5eatures a photo and inter!ie> o5 ari'a on their >ebsite.

6isit the Igarden e danuI >ebsite1 a >orE in progress by researcher Tho#as ) "ol#e. :nspiredby the >orE o5 ari'a (i#butas1 he has put together an a#aing series o5 pages1 includingi#ages and etensi!e tet.

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guide through the history o5 the lost goddess.I
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