The Institute of Archaeomythology is an international organization of scholars dedicated to fostering an interdisciplinary approach to cultural research with particular emphasis on the beliefs, rituals, social structure and symbolism of past and present societies. The Institute encourages dialogue among specialists from diverse fields by sponsoring international symposia, by publishing collected papers and monographs, and by promoting creative collaboration within an atmosphere of mutual support. We welcome your interest and participation.

News and Notes:

On April 15-17, 2009, the National History Museum of Transylvania, Cluj- Napoca, Romania, will host an international symposium on "The Danube Script in Light of the Tartaria and Turdas Discoveries" in collaboration with the Institute of Archaeomythology. An exhibition of Tartaria and Turdas artifacts from the permanent collection of the museum will accompany the symposium. The exhibition will also include photographs of inscribed objects from the Old European/Danube civilization.

If you are interested in taking part in the symposium or obtaining a copy of the exhibition catalogue (published by the National History Museum of Transylvania) contact Joan Marler at iamoffice@archaeomythology.org.

Exhibition Catalogue Available
The catalogue of the exhibition, published by the Institute of Archaeomythology, is available for purchase.

The Journal of Archaeomythology

The current issue of our online Journal is devoted to the subject of FIGURINES: their form, function,
and symbolic significance within various cultural contexts.

CONTENTS of the current issue:

Radian-Romus Andreescu (Romania): “The Decor of Statuettes Belonging to the Gumelniţa Culture (Fifth Millennium BC)”

Harald Haarmann (Finland): "Cultural Symbolism on Living Skin and Clay: The Female Body as Mnemonic Landscape"

Ilze Loze (Latvia): “Anthropomorphic Clay Figurines from Neolithic Settlements in Northern Kurzeme, Latvia”

Susan Carter (USA): “Anthropomorphic Vessels and Figures of the Jomon”

The Journal of Archaeomythology, is a peer-review online publication.

To download the complete texts of the articles of all current and previous Journal issues, we invite you to become a member of the Institute of Archaeomythology.

Exhibition Catalogue