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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 (Paperback, 2010)
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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 seeking the roots of the Aryan race. The Horse, the Wheel, and Language lifts the veil that has long shrouded these original Indo-European speakers, and reveals how their domestication of horses and use of the wheel spread language and transformed civilization. Linking prehistoric archaeological remains with the development of language, David Anthony identifies the prehistoric peoples of central Eurasia's steppe grasslands as the original speakers of Proto-Indo-European, and shows how their innovative use of the ox wagon, horseback riding, and the warrior's chariot turned the Eurasian steppes into a thriving transcontinental corridor of communication, commerce, and cultural exchange. He explains how they spread their traditions and gave rise to important advances in copper mining, warfare, and patron-client political institutions, thereby ushering in an era of vibrant social change. Anthony also describes his fascinating discovery of how the wear from bits on ancient horse teeth reveals the origins of horseback riding. The Horse, the Wheel, and Language solves a puzzle that has vexed scholars for two centuries--the source of the Indo-European languages and English--and recovers a magnificent and influential civilization from the past.Product Identifiers
PublisherPrinceton University Press
ISBN-139780691148182
eBay Product ID (ePID)93352520
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Number of Pages568 Pages
Publication NameThe Horse, the Wheel, and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World
LanguageEnglish
SubjectArchaeology, Engineering & Technology, History
Publication Year2010
TypeTextbook
AuthorDavid W. Anthony
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height235 mm
Item Weight794 g
Item Width152 mm
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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Title_AuthorDavid W. Anthony
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- 12 Sep, 2017
Interdisciplinary history
Still after ten years probably the most comprehensive and at the same time accessible study of the deep historical factors that shaped Western civilization and, in the long run, the World of today. A must read for anyone interested in language, archeology och life as it once evolved within the Eurasian continent during the Bronze Age and onwards. All in all an excellent work by David W. Anthony.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
