Event: Indo-European Origins Revisited: New Data, New Problems


Date & Time

January 11, 2016 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
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Contact Information



Phone 310-206-8934

Location

Lenart Auditorium, Fowler Building

Event Type

Cotsen Public Lecture

Event Details

Professor Colin Renfrew, Senior Fellow of the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research University of Cambridge

  

The image of mounted nomad warriors from the steppe lands of Russia bringing the Proto-Indo-European language to Europe has been displaced in recent years by new models;  the early spread of farming from Anatolia became a preferred explanation for language replacement. Recent work on ancient DNA has, however, brought the steppe theory back into prominence. The Indo-European question remains controversial and will be reviewed - but perhaps not resolved!

 

The lecture is free to the public. Parking at Lot #4 (Sunset and Westwood) is $12 for 24 hours, hourly parking available.