TARTARIA AND THE SACRED TABLETS.
During
September of 1961, three famous inscribed tablets were unearthed during
Nicolae Vlassa’s excavation of the archaeological site of Tartaria.
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 Tartaria). 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 Vinca community.
TARTARIA AND THE SACRED TABLETS (2011) was authored by Gheorghe Lazarovici, Cornelia-Magda Lazarovici, and Marco Merlini in recognition of the 50th anniversary of Nicolae Vlassa’s excavation of Tartaria. These three authoritative archaeologists redacted this archaeo-semiotic investigation where archaeological context – observed in conjunction with other related information – provides insights for examining the sign system employed at Tartaria. Sign analysis is, in turn, utilized as a filter for archaeological data.
New, extended excavations at Tartaria have recently begun. They are organized by the Lucian Blaga University – IPCTE at Sibiu and directed by Sabin Adrian Luca.
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