
Random book from our personal library. My apologies for displaying a dead person ('Tollund Man'), especially one who probably died violently, with no warning.
Random book from our personal library. My apologies for displaying a dead person ('Tollund Man'), especially one who probably died violently, with no warning.
The Horse, the Wheel, the Language, by David W. Anthony (2007)
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Premise: A thorough exploration of the evidence in favour of the Kurgan hypothesis of Indo-European origins.
Review: This did a great job in filling in the pieces for me in where this area of study has been at this century.It offers a detailed defense of the Kurgan hypothesis through a mixture of linguistic and archaeological evidence. Cont.
Feeling a little weird about this one...
At first you've got the 'archaeology is nifty, here's some nifty archaeology!' Like a 'series of articles interviewing different archaeologists' feel, kind of chatty pop science narration vibes.
Then: uh oh, but it's really hard to get a decent paying job, or funding, or legal protection for sites, often at the mercy of private developers, and then there's identifying human remains from historical wars 1/?
He made a friend! 🥹♥️🦙
Preservation and conservation: keep the history found from being lost. 👏🏻
“To some extent, archaeologists find what they're looking for, and if you never look for evidence of powerful women, even if the hills and valleys are full of queens and warriors, they'll be invisible.“ 👸🏿👸🏽👸🏾👸🏻🙌🏻
Prime candidate for a cozy mystery series. 🥸