# Zsófia Torma · Person

> Hungarian archaeologist who excavated Turdaș (Tordos) from 1875 and first collected incised Neolithic signs. In The Vinča signs.

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# Zsófia Torma

Hungarian archaeologist who excavated Turdaș (Tordos) from 1875 and first collected incised Neolithic signs **1832–1899.**

[The Vinča signs](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/vinca-signs)[1 event][1 source]

Zsófia Torma is hungarian archaeologist of Transylvania, first collector of the Turdaș signs (1832-1899) (1832–1899), and appears in the record of Vinča signs as hungarian archaeologist who excavated Turdaș (Tordos) from 1875 and first collected incised Neolithic signs.

One event on the site involves Torma: Zsófia Torma begins collecting incised pottery at Turdaș (1875).

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## In the mysteries

**The Vinča signs**

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[The mystery ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/vinca-signs)

## What Zsófia Torma did 1

1875[Zsófia Torma begins collecting incised pottery at Turdaș](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/vinca-signs/events/EVT0DEDSN4MANPZ/zsofia-torma-begins-collecting-incised-pottery-at-turdas)

at [Turdaș (Tordos)](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0DEDP8EPHHFC/turdas-tordos)

## Places 1

[Turdaș (Tordos)](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0DEDP8EPHHFC/turdas-tordos)

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## Sources 1

[Vinča symbols (Wikipedia article)](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DEDNTCTVP19/vinca-symbols-wikipedia-article)

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Born

1832

Died

1899

Occupation

Excavator of Turdaș (Tordos) from 1875; first to publish incised signs on Vinča-Turdaș pottery

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Hungarian archaeologist of Transylvania, first collector of the Turdaș signs (1832-1899)

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