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The Horse, the Wheel, and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World
The Horse the Wheel and Language How BronzeAge Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World
Author: David W. Anthony
Roughly half the world's population speaks languages derived from a shared linguistic source known as Proto-Indo-European. But who were the early speakers of this ancient mother tongue, and how did they manage to spread it around the globe? Until now their identity has remained a tantalizing mystery to linguists, archaeologists, and even Nazis s...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780691148182
ISBN-10: 069114818X
Publication Date: 8/22/2010
Pages: 568
Edition: Reprint
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Publisher: Princeton University Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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