Laima Vaitkunskienė (born 13 September 1936)[1] is a Lithuanian medieval archaeologist, who specialises in the study of burial practices.
Born in Rokiškis, Vaitkunskienė graduated in 1956 with a degree in history and philology from Vilnius University.
[1] From 1958–59, she led excavations at the Juodoniai Hillfort [lt] and settlement, in partnership with the Rokiškis Regional Museum.
[1] Her work at Pagrybis investigated a cemetery dating to the 5th to 6th centuries CE, where she interpreted the site as showing an increased militarisation during the period they were in use.
[6] Vaitkunskienė also studied comb-shaped pendants from the region, made from amber, and connected their production to the Lithuanian mythology.