London : J. Cape, 1987. First Edition, reprint. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Series; Peregrine books. Physical description; xiv, 346 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. Notes; Spine title: Archaeology & language. Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-335) and index. ContentsContents include: The Indo-European problem in outline. Archaeology and the Indo-Europeans. Lost languages and forgotten scripts, the Indo-European languages, old and new. Homelands in question. Language and language change. Language, population and social organization, a processual approach. Early language dispersals in Europe. The early Indo-Iranian languages and their origins. Ethnogenesis, who were the Celts? Indo-European mythologies. Archaeology and Indo-European origins, an assessment. Subjects; Indo-European antiquities. Indo-European languages History. Indo-European antiquities. Indo-European languages History. Indo-Europeans. Linguistic change. Indo-Europeans. Ethnology. Indo-European languages History. Linguistic geography. Indo-Europeans Prehistory. Language Archaeological study. Historical linguistics. Genres; Bibliography. History. Illustrated.

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Bookseller: MW Books Ltd. (IE)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 370745
Title: Archaeology and language : the puzzle of Indo-European origins / Colin Renfrew
Author: Renfrew, Colin (1937-)
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition, reprint
ISBN 10: 0224024957
ISBN 13: 9780224024952
Publisher: London : J. Cape
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1987

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