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The horse, the wheel, and language : how Bronze-Age riders from the Eurasian steppes shaped the modern world

by David W. Anthony

Linking archaeology with linguistics, this study identifies the prehistoric peoples of the Eurasian steppes as the original Proto-Indo-European speakers, showing how their domestication of horses and use of wheeled vehicles spread their language and culture.

Accession 19788 ISBN 9780691058870 Publisher Princeton University Press
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