Discussion: Are the Origins of Indo-European Languages Explained by the Migration of the Yamnaya Culture to the West?

TY - JOUR

T1 - Discussion: Are the Origins of Indo-European Languages Explained by the Migration of the Yamnaya Culture to the West?

AU - Klejn, Leo S.

AU - Haak, Wolfgang

AU - Lazaridis, Iosif

AU - Patterson, Nick

AU - Reich, David

AU - Kristiansen, Kristian

AU - Sjögren, Karl-göran

AU - Allentoft, Morten

AU - Sikora, Martin

AU - Willerslev, Eske

PY - 2018/2/1

Y1 - 2018/2/1

N2 - Two co-authored articles in Nature (Haak et al., 2015; Allentoft et al., 2015) caused a sensation. They revealed genetically the mass migration of steppe Yamnaya culture people in the Early Bronze Age to central and northern Europe. The authors considered this event as the basis of the spread of Indo-European languages. In response, the Russian archaeologist, Leo S. Klejn, expresses critical remarks on the genetic inference, and in particular its implications for the problem of the origins of Indo-European languages. These remarks were shown to the authors and they present their objections. Klejn, however, has come to the conclusion that the authors' objections do not assuage his doubts. He analyses these objections in a further response.

AB - Two co-authored articles in Nature (Haak et al., 2015; Allentoft et al., 2015) caused a sensation. They revealed genetically the mass migration of steppe Yamnaya culture people in the Early Bronze Age to central and northern Europe. The authors considered this event as the basis of the spread of Indo-European languages. In response, the Russian archaeologist, Leo S. Klejn, expresses critical remarks on the genetic inference, and in particular its implications for the problem of the origins of Indo-European languages. These remarks were shown to the authors and they present their objections. Klejn, however, has come to the conclusion that the authors' objections do not assuage his doubts. He analyses these objections in a further response.

U2 - 10.1017/eaa.2017.35

DO - 10.1017/eaa.2017.35

M3 - Journal article

SN - 1461-9571

VL - 21

SP - 3

EP - 17

JO - European Journal of Archaeology

JF - European Journal of Archaeology

IS - 01

ER -