Slavic Culture
(October 6, 2023) When the Indo-European invaders settled down in Europe around 2000 BCE five major mixed cultures emerged from different mixings of the native Druidic with the Indo-European cultures. The purely Druid cultures (Minoan, Etruscan, Phoenician, Israelite) survived temporarily on the periphery. These new mixed cultures were:
- Celtic (red)
- Nordic (blue)
- Slavonic (yellow)
- Mycenean (orange).
- Latin (green)
The mixed cultures (except for the Latins) developed along major riverine trading networks. The Celts originated around the Danube/Rhine corridor and the English and Irish channels, The Nordic (Norse/Germans) originated around the Scandinavian coastline and rivers of the Elbe, Oder, and Vistula. The Slavonic people originated along the Dnieper and Don rivers and the Black Sea coastline. The Myceneans (Hellenes/Greeks) originated along the Greek rivers and the Aegean sea. The language of these mixed people were various mixes of Indo-European and Druidic Akkadian although their priestly class (the Druids of classical times) continued to speak and write in Akkadian.
Origin of Slavic Culture
(Sept 7, 2023) Slavic culture originated around the Dnieper. As Greek/ Byzantine power waned they migrated south into the Balkans and north into Russia. By 600 CE this split in culture was becoming linguistically obvious.
Today the south Slavs include the Bosniaks, Bulgarians, Croats, Macedonians, Montenegrins, Serbs and Slovenes. They are different from the North (West and East) Slavs. Today, groups which speak West Slavonic languages include the Poles, Czechs, Slovaks, and Sorbs. The groups which speak the East Slavonic languages are the Belarusians, Russians, Rusyns, and Ukrainians.
Bronze Bowl with Druid Triquetra -Bucharest, Romania (150 BCE)
Fundeni is a district in Sector 2 of Bucharest, Romania. It is situated in the northeastern outskirts of the city, on the left bank of the Colentina River, downstream of Plumbuita Monastery, and near the Fundeni Lake that was formed on the river.
Archaeological treasures of Romania Temporary exhibition at the National Archaeological Museum of Spain. Photo by Angel M. Felicisimo at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/elgolem/51647273660/in/album-72157720020844618/
Hekate? From Constanta, Romania (600 BCE)
Constanța, historically known as Tomis or Tomi, is a port city in the Dobruja historical region of Romania. It is a major port on the Black Sea coast just south of the Danube River. It is also the oldest continuously inhabited city in the region, founded around 700 BCE.
Archaeological treasures of Romania Temporary exhibition at the National Archaeological Museum of Spain. Photo by Angel M. Felicisimo at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/elgolem/51644386384/in/album-72157720020844618/
Goddess Ayu Riding Sun Lion of Hu (600 BCE)
Buzău lies near the right bank of the Buzău River, between the south-eastern curvature of the Carpathian Mountains and the lowlands of Bărăgan Plain.
Archaeological treasures of Romania Temporary exhibition at the National Archaeological Museum of Spain. Photo by Angel M. Felicisimo at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/elgolem/51643754431/in/album-72157720020844618/
Golden Owl-Eyed Helmet (450 BCE)
Archaeological treasures of Romania Temporary exhibition at the National Archaeological Museum of Spain. Photo by Angel M. Felicisimo at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/elgolem/51642727532/in/album-72157720020844618/
Side Of Owl-Eyed Helmet (450 BCE)
Archaeological treasures of Romania Temporary exhibition at the National Archaeological Museum of Spain. Photo by Angel M. Felicisimo at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/elgolem/51644208259/in/album-72157720020844618/