The Oxfod introduction to proto-indoeuropean and the proto-indoeuropean world
Editorial OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
Mainland Spain
This book introduces Proto-Indo-European, describes how it was reconstructed from its descendant languages, and shows what it reveals about the people who spoke it between 5,500 and 8,000 years ago. Using related evidence from archaeology and natu...
Read more- Publisher OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
- ISBN13 9780199296682
- ISBN10 0199296685
- Type BOOK
- Pages 731
- Published 2006
- Language English
- Bookbinding Rustic
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IndoeuropeanThe Oxfod introduction to proto-indoeuropean and the proto-indoeuropean world
Editorial OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
This book introduces Proto-Indo-European, describes how it was reconstructed from its descendant languages, and shows what it reveals about the people who spoke it between 5,500 and 8,000 years ago. Using related evidence from archaeology and natu...
Mainland Spain
Book details
This book introduces Proto-Indo-European, describes how it was reconstructed from its descendant languages, and shows what it reveals about the people who spoke it between 5,500 and 8,000 years ago. Using related evidence from archaeology and natural history the authors explore the lives, thoughts, passions, culture, society, economy, history, and environment of the Proto-Indo-Europeans. They include chapters on fauna, flora, family and kinship, clothing and textiles, food and drink, space and time, emotions, mythology, and religion, and describe the quest to discover the Proto-Indo-European homeland.
This book on a subject of enduring interest and fascination is written in a clear, readable style and illustrated with maps, figures, and tables.
- Written to fulfil the needs of students, specialists, and the general readers
- Provides a complete account of Proto-Indo-European by subject and location
- Offers unique insights into a lost civilization
- Accessible and entertaining style