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Horse, Wheel, and Language: How Bronze Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World

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About half of the world's population speaks languages that trace their origins back to a common ancestor, the Proto-Indo-European language. But who were the speakers of this ancient language and how did they manage to spread across the globe? Until recently, their identity remained a mystery to linguists and archaeologists. The Horse, Wheel and Language tells how the domestication of the horse and the use of the wheel by the first Indo-Europeans helped spread their language and transformed civilization. Linking archaeological evidence to language development, David Anthony argues that the speakers of Proto-Indo-European were the steppe tribes of ancient Central Eurasia, whose innovations in the use of ox-drawn carts, horseback riding, and war chariots transformed the Eurasian steppe into a thriving transcontinental corridor of trade and cultural exchange. He explains how the steppe people spread their traditions and made significant advances in copper mining, warfare, and the formation of the political institution of clientelism. "Horse, Wheel, and Language" solves the riddle of the origin of the Indo-European languages, which has troubled scholars for two centuries, and reconstructs a vibrant and influential civilization of antiquity.
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