Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: blam
>The linguistic evidence suggests

Good Morning Blam. Wish I had the great article I read several months ago by a prominent archeologist/linguist who made the point that relying on language patterns to come to conclusions about peoples is very perilous. He said that as a backup or confirming factor it is OK, but otherwise it is most unreliable. I note with interest how many posts on this thread are relying on language rather than archeology.

197 posted on 07/05/2002 8:03:28 AM PDT by LostTribe
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 194 | View Replies ]


To: LostTribe
"Wish I had the great article I read several months ago by a prominent archeologist/linguist who made the point that relying on language patterns to come to conclusions about peoples is very perilous. "

I agree. But, I am left to speculate with whatever information is available.

200 posted on 07/05/2002 8:14:04 AM PDT by blam
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 197 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson