Mytho-study and archeology as complementary and stimulating each other disciplines

Authors

  • A. S. Institute of Philosophy, Russian Academy of Sciences

Keywords:

epistemology, archaeology, mythology, problem, method, information, archaeological culture, mythical image, thinking, interpretation, evolution, hypothesis, theory

Abstract

The article is devoted to the interaction mytho-study and archeology in the process of learning their fate and life ways of one of the great ancient peoples, ancestors of the Indians and Iranians – the Aryans. Shows how dis­covered archaeological sites to help interpret the mythical characters and sto­ries, on the other hand, as contained in the myths of cognitive information suggests the objective, and the possible objects of her research. Characterized by the current state of the complementary studies on the subject, describes the approaches used and the methods put forward the idea of developing a new scientific discipline – mythoarchaeology.

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Published

2018-10-20