David Anthony tells the story of the origin of Proto-Indo-European language\u2014the \u201cmother tongue\u201d of English, Spanish, Greek, Sanskrit, and Slavic languages spoken by billions of people today. Drawing on his own archaeological field work in the Ukraine, Russia, and Kazakhstan, Anthony argues that horses were domesticated as early as 4800 BC, not for transportation but for food! Once the early settlers of the vast Eurasian grasslands started riding horses and making wagons, however, they helped spread new language, technology, and cultural traditions around the world. Broad in its conclusions but detailed in its focus, Anthony pays tribute to the science of archeology for what it acknowledges about the humanity of those who came before us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
David Anthony tells the story of the origin of Proto-Indo-European language\u2014the \u201cmother tongue\u201d of English, Spanish, Greek, Sanskrit, and Slavic languages spoken by billions of people today. Drawing on his own archaeological field work in the Ukraine, Russia, and Kazakhstan, Anthony argues that horses were domesticated as early as 4800 BC, not for transportation but … <\/p>\n