தொல்லியல், மொழியியல் இவற்றுடன் பழைய மரபணுவியல் (aDNA) ஆய்வுகள் சேர்ந்து மொழிக்குடும்பங்களின் உலகளவிய பராவலைப் பற்றிய செய்திகள், சரித்திரம், தொழில்நுட்பு, துல்லியமான பண்டைக் காலக் கணக்கீடு பற்றி அறிய முக்கியத் துணை ஆகின்றன. 10 ஆண்டு முன்னர், 50+ ஆண்டுகள் உழைத்த பேராசிரியர் எழுதிய "ஹிந்து சமயத்தின் வேர்கள்" என்னும் எருதந்துறைப் பல்கலை (Oxford University) நூலுக்கு அறிமுகம் எழுதினேன்:
https://groups.google.com/g/santhavasantham/c/L-c7Wm2x6TM/m/5G2Cw6N2CwAJஇப்போதும் அதே போல, ஒரு சாரப் பொழிப்பு நூல் (Summary) பற்றிய அறிமுகம் செய்யும் வாய்ப்பு. பேரா. ஜே. பி. மேல்லரி என்னும் ஆர்க்கியாலஜிஸ்ட்டின் அவர் துறை பற்றிய பொழிப்பு நூல். மொழிகள், உலக வரலாறு, சிந்துவெளி நாகரீகம், இந்தியாவின் தொன்மை வரலாறு, அறிவியல் வளர்ச்சி, ... எனப் பல துறைகள் ஊடாடி வெளிப்படுத்தும் மாந்த குல வரலாறு. நூலை வாசிக்கப் பரிந்துரைக்கிறேன்.
https://x.com/naa_ganesan/status/1919713032789225527நா. கணேசன்
This year, NATURE journal has published some important ancient-DNA papers on the Indo-European homeland as Yamna culture of Southern Europe PIE started breaking up around 3000 BCE started spreading out into other parts of Europe and also towards Iran and India. It took about 1000 years to reach India, and around 2000 BCE, Indo-Europeans started arriving in the Indus-Sarasvati civilization area. The first wave is Atharva Vedic folks entering , and the second is Rgvedic folks (Ref. A. Parpola, The Roots of Hinduism, OUP, 2015).
A new book I am waiting to read is by J. P. Mallory. It should be in the market in 3 weeks from Thames & Hudson. Dr. Mallory's earlier book was from the same publisher 30 years ago.
N. Ganesan
https://x.com/naa_ganesan/status/1911919827746431161https://www.thamesandhudsonusa.com/books/the-indo-europeans-rediscovered-how-a-scientific-revolution-is-rewriting-their-story-hardcoverThe Indo-Europeans RediscoveredHow a Scientific Revolution is Rewriting Their Story
J. P. Mallory
A lifetime's study brings revealing expertise to an oft-misunderstood topic in human history—the origin and language of the Indo-Europeans.
Today the number of native speakers of Indo-European languages across the world is approximated to be over 2.6 billion—about 45 percent of the Earth’s population. Yet the idea that an ancient, prehistoric population in one time and place gave rise to a wide variety of peoples and languages is one with a long and troubled past. In this expansive investigation, based on more than forty years of research, archaeologist J. P. Mallory navigates the complex history of our search for the Indo-European homeland, offering fresh insight into the debates surrounding origin, as well as the latest genetic research.
In this compelling account, Mallory explores ancient migrations, linguistics, and archaeology, applying cutting-edge genetic research to untangle the key arguments with wit and verve. He addresses how the controversial idea of a single, shared homeland has been viewed by scientists, archaeologists, and linguists across the past century and reconsiders how, in the case of the Nazis and more recent nationalist movements, they have been manipulated for political advantage. The author goes on to analyze the linguistic trail linking current populations to the Indo-Europeans, looking at Sanskrit, Greek, Latin, and more, as he traces linguistic origins across multiple peoples and cultures, bringing the most up-to-date phylogenetic research to bear on this story. Ultimately this important volume offers the most conclusive and nuanced understanding of an oft-misrepresented and misunderstood topic.
Author:
J. P. Mallory is a world expert on the interconnection of archaeology and linguistics and is the author of In Search of the Indo-Europeans and The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World. He has published numerous other works, including the acclaimed The Origins of the Irish. He is emeritus professor of prehistoric archaeology at Queen’s University Belfast and a member of the Royal Irish Academy.