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 Bronze-Age riders from the Eurasian steppes shaped the modern world / David W. Anthony.

Argues that the domestication of the horse and the use of the wheel by the prehistoric peoples of the central Eurasian steppe grasslands facilitated the spread of the Proto-Indo-European language across most of the ancient world.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Anthony, David W. (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2007.
Subjects:	Proto-Indo-European language. Bronze age > Eurasia. Horses > Eurasia > History. Wheels > Eurasia > History. Animals and civilization > Eurasia > History. Prehistoric peoples > Eurasia. Excavations (Archaeology) > Eurasia. HISTORY > General. SOCIAL SCIENCE > Archaeology. Animals and civilization Antiquities Bronze age Excavations (Archaeology) Horses Prehistoric peoples Proto-Indo-European language Wheels Cultuurgeschiedenis. Indo-europese volken. Proto-indo-europees. Bronstijd. Bronze Age > Eurasia. Archeology > Eurasia. Eurasia > Antiquities. Eurasia Azië. Europa (geografie) Electronic books. History
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Summary:	Argues that the domestication of the horse and the use of the wheel by the prehistoric peoples of the central Eurasian steppe grasslands facilitated the spread of the Proto-Indo-European language across most of the ancient world.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xii, 553 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 507-545) and index.
ISBN:	9781400831104 1400831105 1282303821 9781282303829 9786612303821 6612303824
Language:	English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:	Print version record.