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Signs Out of Time examines the life and work of world-renowned archaeologist Dr. Marija Gimbutas. Drawing from her extensive knowledge of mythology and linguistics, Lithuanian-born Gimbutas uncovered the life-affirming and goddess-worshiping civilizations of pre-historic “Old Europe.”
Nov 1, 2004 · With Olympia Dukakis, Riane Eisler, Elinor W. Gadon, Joan Marler. Weaving together interviews, archival footage, photographs, animation, and narration, "Signs Out Of Time" is an incredible journey that delves into the life and work of UCLA Archaeologist Dr. Marija Gimbutas.
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- Donna Read
- 2004-11-01
Aug 5, 2008 · This documentary examines the life and work of world-renowned archaeologist Dr. Marija Gimbutas. Drawing from her extensive knowledge of mythology and linguistics, Lithuanian-born Gimbutas uncovered the life-affirming and goddess-worshipping civilizations of pre-historic "Old Europe."
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- The Story of Archaeologist Marija Gimbutas
- Biography and Teachings
- Rewriting The Past
- Computerized Archaeology
- Parallels with Gimbutas's Theories
Portraying the life and works of one of the most prolific archaeologists of the twentieth century is a daunting undertaking. Compressing it into a one-hour documentary seems well-nigh impossible. That they succeed is a tribute to the understanding and film-making skills of Donna Read and Starhawk. A decade after their collaboration on the "Goddess ...
Signs Out of Times surveys Gimbutas's life and early academic career, in which she combined an interest in folklore with a deep knowledge of European languages. This combination helped open insights that remained closed to scholars whose cultural focus was classically formed, and whose standard of "language" was Latin or Greek. Against the backdrop...
Just as controversial have been Gimbutas's theories about a "prehistoric" age of the Goddess, in which matrifocal societies built cultures, developed symbolic language as well as decorative arts, and lived for centuries in undefended, unmilitarized cities. Gimbutas's views challenge the Hobbesian thesis that "primitive man" was brutish, violent, gr...
Covering the vast richness of Gimbutas's thought in one hour is impossible, but the film makes good use of computer-enhanced graphics to convey her theories. Pictures are indeed worth a thousand words, and the ability of film to "morph" and highlight graphics is used to good advantage here. Maybe the highest compliment I can pay the film is to say ...
In the Introduction to Language and the Goddess, Marija Gimbutas writes: "Some twenty years ago when I first started to question the meaning of the signs and design patterns that appeared repeatedly on the cult objects and painted pottery of Neolithic Europe, they struck me as being pieces of a giant jigsaw puzzle - two-thirds of which was missing....
Signs Out of Time. New documentary celebrates life, work of archaeologist Marija Gimbutas. Click on graphic to enter. Signs Out of Time is produced by Donna Read and Starhawk. Return to the RQ Home Page.
An in-depth look at the life and work of archaeologist Dr. Marija Gimbutas, who uncovered the prehistoric "Old Europe". Includes interviews with supporters and footage of the doctor herself
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SIGNS OUT OF TIME, a film by Donna Read and Starhawk, examines the life and work of world-renowned archaeologist Dr. Marija Gimbutas. Drawing from her extensive knowledge of mythology and linguistics, Lithuanian-born Gimbutas uncovered the life-affirming and goddess-worshiping civilizations of pre-historic "Old Europe."
