Overview

This volume offers a selection of case studies on the interface between linguistics and archaeology. These case studies were presented at a session titled 'Archaeology and Language' at the XV Nordic Theoretical Archaeology Group (TAG) conference, held at the University of Copenhagen in April 2015. The main goal of the session was to present new and ongoing studies that combine aspects of archaeology and linguistics and theoretical perspectives on the field of archaeolinguistics, and to encourage new, fruitful studies on archaeology and language. The questions raised in this session concern the future of archaeolinguistic research. What can archaeologists and linguists learn from each other's disciplines? What kind of research questions are particularly suitable for future integrated studies?

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Author:   Rune Iversen ,  Guus Kroonen
Publisher:   BAR Publishing
Imprint:   BAR Publishing
Weight:   0.395kg
ISBN:  

9781407316420

ISBN 10:   1407316427
Pages:   99
Publication Date:   27 February 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
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Table of Contents

List of Maps and Illustrations List of Tables List of Contributors Session Programme Preface Rune Iversen and Guus Kroonen Investigating Interaction between South America and West Mexico through the Lexicon of Metallurgy Kate Bellamy (Re)considering the Archaeolinguistics of Mesoamerica Kathryn M. Hudson and John S. Henderson Re-examining the Linguistic Prehistory of Aleut Anna Berge An Archaeology of Air Jeff Benjamin Maritime Helsinki - Two Case Studies Combining Archaeology and Linguistics in the Helsinki Archipelago Annukka Debenjak, Marika Luhtala and Paula Kouki Vectors of Language Spread at the Central Steppe Periphery: Finno-Ugric as a Catalyst Language Johanna Nichols and Richard A. Rhodes Notes on the Indo-European Vocabulary of Sheep, Wool and Textile Production Birgit Anette Olsen Ancient Witches and Modern Folktales in the Archaeological Records of Northern Italy Debora Moretti

Reviews

'This is an extremely well-conceived and well-crafted collection of articles. It could well turn out to become a reference for how to integrate archaeology and historical linguistics.' Prof. Kristian Kristiansen, University of Gothenburg 'Will invoke deeper thinking on broader yet important anthropological questions, such as the relationship between material culture and speech communities, as well as the expansion of populations and the interactions between them.' Dr Tao Li, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History (The Eurasia3angle Project)

'This is an extremely well-conceived and well-crafted collection of articles. It could well turn out to become a reference for how to integrate archaeology and historical linguistics.' Prof. Kristian Kristiansen, University of Gothenburg 'Will invoke deeper thinking on broader yet important anthropological questions, such as the relationship between material culture and speech communities, as well as the expansion of populations and the interactions between them.' Dr Tao Li, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History (The Eurasia3angle Project)

Author Information

Rune Iversen is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Archaeology, SAXO Institute, at the University of Copenhagen. His research interests centre on the European Neolithic and Bronze Age, with a special focus on the third millennium BCE, cultural diversity, sociocultural transformation processes and archaeolinguistics. Guus Kroonen is an Associate Research Professor at the Institute for Nordic Studies and Linguistics at the University of Copenhagen and an Assistant Professor at the Leiden University Centre for Linguistics. He is a historical linguist specialising in the Indo-European languages, and his research focuses on etymology and prehistoric language contact. Contributors: Kate Bellamy, Jeff Benjamin, Anna Berge, Annukka Debenjak, John S. Henderson, Kathryn M. Hudson, Rune Iversen, Guus Kroonen, Marika Luhtala, Deborah Moretti, Johanna Nichols, Paula Kouki, Birgit Anette Olsen, Richard A. Rhodes

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