Ancient DNA Sheds Light on the Origins of Indo-European Languages
New research suggests that the first Indo-European speakers lived in southern Russia 6,500 years ago, challenging long-standing debates about the language family’s origins
Ancient DNA Points to Origins of Indo-European Language
A new study claims to have identified the first speakers of Indo-European language, which gave rise to English, Sanskrit and hundreds of others.
Ancient DNA Uncovers Missing Link in Indo-European Origins
Ancient DNA analysis provides new insights into our linguistic roots. Where did the Indo-European language family originate? A recent study by Ron Pinhasi and his team at the Department of Evolutionary Anthropology at the University of Vienna,
Missing link in Indo-European languages' history found
Where lies the origin of the Indo-European language family? Ron Pinhasi and his team in the Department of Evolutionary Anthropology at the University of Vienna contribute a new piece to this puzzle in collaboration with David Reich's ancient DNA laboratory at Harvard University.
New DNA Study Unveils Missing Link in Indo-European Language Origins
A new study reveals fresh clues about Indo-European language origins, tracing an ancestral group's key role in their spread.
DNA study cracks centuries-old mystery over origin of languages spoken by half the world
These language families, including Germanic, Indo-Iranian and Celtic, evolved from a common tongue called the Proto-Indo-European, whose origin has been a mystery. In the new study, researchers at Vienna University analysed DNA samples of 435 people from archaeological sites across Eurasia dating to between 6400BC and 2000BC and found that a newly recognised ancient population inhabiting the steppe grasslands of the Caucasus and the Lower Volga was connected to all modern populations speaking Indo-European languages.
Ancient 6,500-Year-Old DNA Reveals the Origin of Indo-European Languages Spoken by Half the World
New genetic evidence traces the roots of English, Sanskrit, and hundreds of other languages to a group of hunter-gatherers in southern Russia 6,500 years ago.
Ancient-DNA Study Identifies Originators of Indo-European Language Family
Ancient-DNA analyses identify a Caucasus Lower Volga people as the ancient originators of Proto-Indo-European, the precursor to the massive Indo-European language family. The population lived on the Eurasian steppe within the borders of current-day Russia during the Copper Age about 6,500 years ago, data show.
Ancient DNA Unlocks Missing Link in the Origin Story of Indo-European Language
Learn more about groundbreaking genetic research that reveals a long-lost population and solves a centuries-old linguistic mystery.
Genetic Study May Track Spread of Indo-European Languages
Lower Volga group therefore can be connected to all Indo-European-speaking populations and is the best candidate for the population that spoke Indo-Anatolian, the ancestor of both Hittite and all later Indo-European languages,
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