ON THE QUESTION OF STUDYING THE SEMIOTICS OF THE DOUBLE-HEADED EAGLE

This article is devoted to the origin of the eagle and double-headed eagle symbols in the cultures of the ancient world. In addition to the etymological digression, we consider the course of evolution of the double-headed eagle as an international symbol. The study is descriptive and is based on scientific materials on the Jiroft civilization in Kerman (Iran), published since 2003. The innovation of this study lies in the identification of new facts about the beginning of the use of the symbolic image of the eagle in the culture of the Ancient World. The scarcity of sources on the language and culture of the Jiroft civilization, including the lack of translations of new materials about it in Russian, became the main motivation for this article. Our goal is to correct previous information and conclusions of archaeological knowledge based on new materials regarding the double-headed eagle symbol and its appearance as an image on the flag. The importance of this study is to clarify the source of this international symbol and specify its mythological concepts in the history of mankind.