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In Search of the Indo Europeans: Language, Archaeology and Myth
Who were the Indo Europeans, whose language became the ancestor of tongues from the Atlantic to India, and where did they live?
At a glance
- Author
- Mallory, J. P.
Why read it
- You will see how language, archaeology and myth are combined to study a people who left no texts
- You will understand why a question debated for a century and a half can still be open
- You will learn to hold a conclusion loosely when the evidence needs extensive argument to interpret
Who it is for
- Readers curious about the roots of European and South Asian languages
- Students of linguistics, archaeology or ancient history
- Generalists who enjoy an unsolved puzzle
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