Tracking the origin of Transeurasian languages

Peter Bellwood ()

Nature, 2021, vol. 599, issue 7886, 557-558

Abstract: A triangulation of linguistic, archaeological and genetic data suggests that the Transeurasian language family originated in a population of grain farmers in China around 9,000 years ago, and that agriculture underpinned its spread.

Keywords: Language; Anthropology; Agriculture (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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