The Horse, the Wheel, and Language, David Anthony's 2007 study from Princeton University Press, integrates archaeological, linguistic and genetic evidence for Bronze Age Eurasian steppe migrations and the spread of Indo-European languages, a synthesis by an archaeologist specializing in steppe cultures that has substantially shaped the field. Its strength is that multi-evidence integration from a leading specialist. Its limit is that some claims, particularly around the Yamnaya culture's role, continue to be tested by newer archaeogenetic research published after 2007; pair it with more recent studies for the current state of the genetic evidence.
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David Anthony's The Horse, the Wheel, and Language, published by Princeton University Press in 2007, the top tier reflecting an integration of archaeological, linguistic and genetic evidence for Bronze Age Eurasian steppe migrations by a leading specialist in steppe cultures. Its limit is that some claims, particularly around the Yamnaya culture's role, continue to be tested by newer archaeogenetic research published after 2007. NotesScholarly study of Bronze Age Eurasian steppe migrations and their linguistic legacy, Princeton University Press, 2007.
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AuthorDavid W. Anthony
PublisherPrinceton University Press
Publication Year2007
Source TypeBook (scholarly)
Claims Backed By This Source (11 claims)
This source backs 11 claims across the atlas. As facts: 8 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Sources, 7 claims: 7 well-attested.
- Language Families, 4 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate, 2 general references.
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