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cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Max Dashu <maxdashu@...> wrote:
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> >the rejected Gimbutas theory (Kawami 2005),
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> Could you supply a full cite on this source?
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> Max Dashu
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"I (Kawami) have no idea what goes on in linguistic circles, but in
archaeological
ones Gimbutas' "kurgan-theory" is now irrelevant. There is far more
information about the Bronze Age on the steppes where it is clear that
there were MANY types of cultures (& probably languages but we have no
writing so we can't really know). Most steppe archaeologists today are
more interested the physical evidence than New Age romanticism.
Trudy Kawami (msg # 1944, on Yahoogroup Indo-Eurasian Research, Oct
13, 2005).
Trudy S. Kawami, received her Ph.D in art history and archaeology from
Columbia University, where she specialized in ancient art of Western
Asia. Throughout her career, she has carried out research in Turkey,
Iran, Israel as well as major European museums. The author of two
books and numerous articles, Dr. Kawami lectures frequently, and
currently teaches a course on the art of ancient Near East at the
School of Visual Arts in New York City.