# Marija Gimbutas · Person

> Lithuanian-American archaeologist who proposed the "Old European script" as the sacred writing of a goddess-centred Neolithic Europe.

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# Marija Gimbutas

Lithuanian-American archaeologist who proposed the "Old European script" as the sacred writing of a goddess-centred Neolithic Europe **1921–1994.**

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Marija Gimbutas is lithuanian-American archaeologist, UCLA; author of the Old Europe thesis (1921-1994) (1921–1994), and appears in the record as lithuanian-American archaeologist who proposed the "Old European script" as the sacred writing of a goddess-centred Neolithic Europe.

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[The Civilization of the Goddess: The World of Old Europe](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DEDMNFT1DJR/the-civilization-of-the-goddess-the-world-of-old-europe)

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1921-01-23

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1994-02-02

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Proposed the Old European sacred script; dated the Tărtăria tablets to c. 5300 BC by association

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Lithuanian-American archaeologist, UCLA; author of the Old Europe thesis (1921-1994)

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