UNESCO recognizes the birthdate of Marija Gimbutas among its milestone anniversary commemorations for 2021. Gimbutas' pioneering archaeological research, which focused on Neolithic European societies (6500-3500 BCE), led to the founding of a new interdisciplinary field, archaeomythology, and a revolutionary new understanding of the beliefs, rituals, symbols, and social structures of these early societies.

"Wisdom Across the Ages," the online symposium of the Association for the Study of Women and Mythology, highlights Gimbutas’ life and scholarship, recent developments within the vast field of archaeomythology, and includes First Nations and Indigenous scholars discussing Old European scholarship and contemporary, earth-based cultures.