The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World

by D.Q. Adams, J.P. Mallory, Douglas Q. Adams

Book Overview

This book introduces Proto-Indo-European, describes how it was reconstructed from its descendant languages, and shows what it reveals about the people who spoke it between 5,500 and 8,000 years ago. Using related evidence from archaeology and natural history the authors explore the lives, thoughts, passions, culture, society, economy, history, and environment of the Proto-Indo-Europeans. They include chapters on fauna, flora, family and kinship, clothing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199296685
• ISBN13: 9780199296682
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 760 Pages
• Weight: 2.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.6" x 9.7"