TÃRTÃRIA AND THE SACRED TABLETS--FREE DOWNLOAD

During September of 1961, three famous inscribed tablets were unearthed during Nicolae Vlassa’s excavation of the archaeological site of Tãrtãria. Since their discovery, these Transylvanian artifacts kindled a wave of controversy regarding the possibility that Southeastern Europe developed an archaic script in Neolithic times.

Unfortunately, most studies separate the inscriptions from the context of the ritual pit-grave of the magic-religious practitioner buried with the tablets (Milady Tãrtãria). However, this composite burial made of her osseous remains, her tools/adornments/identifiers, and the tablets was a sacralized unity intended to consecrate her as a respected ancestor for an early Vinèa community.

TÃRTÃRIA AND THE SACRED TABLETS (2011) is authored by Gheorghe Lazarovici, Cornelia-Magda Lazarovici, and Marco Merlini in recognition of the 50th anniversary of Nicolae Vlassa’s excavation of Tãrtãria. These three authoritative archaeologists redact this archaeo-semiotic investigation where archaeological context – observed in conjunction with other related information – provides insights for examining the sign system employed at Tãrtãria. Sign analysis is, in turn, utilized as a filter for archaeological data.

New, extended excavations at Tãrtãria have recently begun. They are organized by the Lucian Blaga University – IPCTE at Sibiu and directed by Sabin Adrian Luca.

TÃRTÃRIA AND THE SACRED TABLETS is offered as a free download thanks to EURO INNOVANET (Rome, Italy) and the Institute of Archaeomythology (Sebastopol, CA, USA).

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