Marija Gimbutas
Archaeologist and anthropologist
Marija Gimbutas was a Lithuanian archaeologist and anthropologist known for her research into the Neolithic and Bronze Age cultures of "Old Europe" and for her Kurgan hypothesis, which located the Proto-Indo-European homeland in the Pontic Steppe.... Wikipedia
Born: January 23, 1921, Vilnius, Lithuania
Died: February 2, 1994 (age 73 years), Los Angeles, CA
Known for: Kurgan hypothesis
Spouse: Jurgis Gimbutas (m. 1942–1994)
Parents: Danielius Alseika and Veronika Alseikienė
Research interests: University of California and Los Angeles
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