Language and Prehistory of the Indo-European Peoples

A Cross-Disciplinary Perspective

Hyllested Adam, Nielsen Whitehead Benedicte, Olander Thomas, Olsen Birgit Anette

Our knowledge of neolithic and bronze age Europe is growing rapidly, and this book offers a major contribution to our understanding of the language and history of the peoples of that period. The editors have taken a deliberately cross-disciplinary approach, bringing in historical linguists, archaeologists, geneticists, and more to both examine specific questions in the field and to analyze the basic methodology in use. The book is the result of a Scandinavian conference, the first dedicated to this approach to the field.

About the Author

Adam Hyllested is a post-doctoral fellow in Indo-European linguistics at the University of Copenhagen.

Benedicte Nielsen Whitehead is associate professor of Indo-European linguistics at the University of Copenhagen.

Thomas Olander is associate professor in the Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics at the University of Copenhagen.

Birgit Anette Olson is professor of Indo-European linguistics at the University of Copenhagen.

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