[gleeaikin]

I suspect that the Basques were one, perhaps the only, European civilization which were not displaced by the horse conquerers. Basque language is not traceable to any other language. When the men were killed, the women were eventually forced to adopt the language of the conquerers. I wonder if male Basque dna has been analyzed with this question in mind?

[DoughtyOne]

Interesting thought...

[SunkenCiv]

IMHO, in a word, no. The ancestors of the Basques probably weren't in Europe when this happened.

America B.C.
by Barry Fell
(1976)
find it in a nearby library

A fascinating letter I received from a Shoshone Indian who had been traveling in the Basque country of Spain tells of his recognition of Shoshone words over there, including his own name, whose Shoshone meaning proved to match the meaning attached to a similar word by the modern Basques. Unfortunately I mislaid this interesting letter. If the Shoshone scholar who wrote to me should chance to see these words I hope he will forgive me and contact me again. The modern Basque settlers of Idaho may perhaps bring forth a linguist to investigate matters raised in this chapter. /snip [p 173]

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