The horse, the wheel, and language: how Bronze-Age riders from the Eurasian steppes shaped the modern world
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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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Subjects
Animals and civilization
Animals and civilization -- Eurasia -- History
Antiquities
Archaeology
Archaeology -- Eurasia
Bronze age
Bronze age -- Eurasia
Eurasia -- Antiquities
Excavations (Archaeology)
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Eurasia
History
Horses
Horses -- Eurasia -- History
Prehistoric peoples
Prehistoric peoples -- Eurasia
Proto-Indo-European language
Wheels
Wheels -- Eurasia -- History
Animals and civilization -- Eurasia -- History
Antiquities
Archaeology
Archaeology -- Eurasia
Bronze age
Bronze age -- Eurasia
Eurasia -- Antiquities
Excavations (Archaeology)
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Eurasia
History
Horses
Horses -- Eurasia -- History
Prehistoric peoples
Prehistoric peoples -- Eurasia
Proto-Indo-European language
Wheels
Wheels -- Eurasia -- History
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9780691058870
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Grouping Title | horse the wheel and language how bronze age riders from the eurasian steppes shaped the modern world |
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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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2007
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Animals and civilization -- Eurasia -- History
Archaeology -- Eurasia
Bronze age -- Eurasia
Eurasia -- Antiquities
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Eurasia
Horses -- Eurasia -- History
Prehistoric peoples -- Eurasia
Proto-Indo-European language
Wheels -- Eurasia -- History
Archaeology -- Eurasia
Bronze age -- Eurasia
Eurasia -- Antiquities
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Eurasia
Horses -- Eurasia -- History
Prehistoric peoples -- Eurasia
Proto-Indo-European language
Wheels -- Eurasia -- History
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The horse, the wheel, and language : how Bronze-Age riders from the Eurasian steppes shaped the modern world
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The horse, the wheel, and language : how Bronze-Age riders from the Eurasian steppes shaped the modern world / David W. Anthony
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The horse, the wheel, and language
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how Bronze-Age riders from the Eurasian steppes shaped the modern world
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Animals and civilization
Antiquities
Archaeology
Bronze age
Excavations (Archaeology)
History
Horses
Prehistoric peoples
Proto-Indo-European language
Wheels
Antiquities
Archaeology
Bronze age
Excavations (Archaeology)
History
Horses
Prehistoric peoples
Proto-Indo-European language
Wheels
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