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Science· 2012Q1

Mapping the Origins and Expansion of the Indo-European Language Family

Remco Bouckaert, Philippe Lemey, Michael Dunn, Simon J. Greenhill et al.

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Bayesian phylogeographic analysis of 103 Indo-European languages supports an Anatolian origin for the language family, dating its spread to 8000-9500 years ago with agricultural expansion, contradicting the conventional Pontic steppe hypothesis.

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