Archaeology and Language: Why Archaeologists Care About the Indo-European Problem--in European Archaeology as Anthropology: Essays in Memory of Bernard Wailes ed by P.J. Crabtree and P. Bogucki (original) (raw)

The essay explores the interplay between archaeology and linguistics, particularly in the context of the Indo-European problem, highlighting the historical neglect of linguistic evidence in archaeological interpretation in Europe. It discusses the cultural and material transformations resulting from the migration of the Yamnaya people into Europe and the significance of reconstructed Proto-Indo-European vocabulary and mythology in understanding the cultural dynamics of these migrations. The author advocates for a reintegration of linguistic evidence into archaeological analysis to enrich the understanding of prehistoric communities and their cultural interactions.