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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:

Our sincere condolences to the family, colleagues, students and friends of

Dr. Rasho Stanev Rashev (b. 1943) who died in a tragic accident February 28 of this year.

Dr. Rashev was a First Degree Senior Research Fellow and Director of the National Institute of Archaeology and Museum, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia Bulgaria. His spirited dedication to the ethical preservation and professional development of Bulgarian archaeology will be greatly missed.

 

The Journal of Archaeomythology Winter Issue 2008


The current issue of our online Journal focuses on the Neolithic symbol system of Southeast Europe by featuring selected papers from the symposium, "Signs of Civilization," held in Novi Sad in collaboration with the Novi Sad Branch of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts.

Contents:

An Introduction to the Study of the Danube Script

Harald Haarmann and Joan Marler

The Danube Script and other Ancient Writing Systems: A Typology of Distinctive Features

Harald Haarmann

Challenging Some Myths About the Tărtăria Tablets:Icons of the Danube Script

Marco Merlini

Symbols and Signs of the Cucuteni-Tripolye Culture

Cornelia–Magda Lazarovici 

Database for Signs and Symbols of Spiritual Life

Gheorghe Lazarovici

The Danube (Old European) Script:

Ritual use of Signs in the Balkan-Danube Region c. 5200-3500 BC

Shan M. M. Winn

Book review: A New Look at Culture

Jeri L. Studebaker

 

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

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Mark this date!


The National Brukenthal museum, Sibiu, Romania, will host an international symposium, “The Danube script: Neo-Eneolithic ‘writing’ in Southeastern Europe,”

accompanied by a multi-media exhibition of photographs of inscribed artifacts from Romania, and paintings of inscribed objects from the larger Danube region. These events are sponsored by the National Brukenthal Museum in collaboration with the Institute of Archaeomythology.

May 18-20, 2008
National Brukenthal Museum, Sibiu, Romania

Relief on a vessel from the Turdas excavation courtesy of National History Museum of Transylvania, Cluj-Napoca (photo: Jacob Appelbaum 2007)

Relief on a vessel from the Turdas excavation courtesy of National History Museum of Transylvania, Cluj-Napoca (photo: Jacob Appelbaum 2007).

Figurine from the Turdas excavation courtesy of the National History Museum of Transylvania, Cluj-Napoca (photo: Jacob Appelbaum 2007)

Figurine from the Turdas excavation
courtesy of the National History Museum of Transylvania, Cluj-Napoca (photo: Jacob Appelbaum 2007).

Ceramic fragment with engraved sign from the Turdas excavation courtesy of Muzeul National de Istorie, Cluj. (photo: Jacob Appelbaum 2007)

Ceramic fragment with engraved sign from the Turdas excavation courtesy of National History Museum of Transylvania, Cluj-Napoca (photo: Jacob Appelbaum 2007)

 

 

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