The origin of the Indo-Iranians / / by Elena E. Kuz'mina ; edited by J.P. Mallory.

• Author: Kuzʹmina, E. E.
• TeilnehmendeR: Mallory, J. P.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, The Netherlands ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2007.
• Year of Publication: 2007
• Language: English
• Series: Leiden Indo-European etymological dictionary series, v. 3; Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series 3.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (781 p.)
• Notes: "Translated by S. Pitina and P. Prudovsky"--t.p. verso.
• Other title: Preliminary material /; Chapter One. History of research on the Andronovo culture /; Chapter Two. Methodological aspects of ethnocultural reconstruction /; Chapter Three. Classification of sites and the primary features of Andronovo unity /; Chapter Four. Settlements and domestic architecture /; Chapter Five. Ceramics /; Chapter Six. Mining, metallurgy and the metal industry /; Chapter Seven. Textiles and dress /; Chapter Eight. Transport /; Chapter Nine. Economy /; Chapter Ten. The ethnogenesis of the indo-iranians and the ethnic attribution of the Andronovo culture /; Chapter Eleven. Verification of the hypothesis /; Chapter Twelve. Mortuary practice /; Chapter Thirteen. Indo-iranian contacts with other linguistic groups /; Chapter Fourteen. Conclusions to part one /; Chapter Fifteen. Cultures of central Asia in the 4th-3rd millennia BC /; Chapter Sixteen. The indo-aryan migration and the first stage of the Andronovo migration to the south /; Chapter Seventeen. The agricultural tribes of south central Asia in the 2nd millennium BC /; Chapter Eighteen. The occupation of central Asia /; Chapter Nineteen. The settlement of pastoral tribes in central Asia /; Chapter Twenty. Relation of the andronovans with the population of Xinjiang and central Asia /; Chapter Twenty-One. Cultures of northern Bactria in the late Bronze Age /; Chapter Twenty-Two. Trans-Caspia and Turkmenia /; Chapter Twenti-Three. Modern state of the problem of indo-iranian origins /; Chapter Twenty-Four. The genesis of the dards and nuristani /; Chapter Twenty-Five. The genesis of the indo-aryans /; Chapter Twenty-Six. The genesis of the iranians /; Conclusion /; Appendix One. The chronology of the Andronovo culture /; Appendix Two. Radiocarbon dates /; Bibliography /; Maps /; Figures /; Index /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. [477]-582) and index.
• ISBN: 1281936065; 9786611936068; 9047420713
• ISSN: 1574-3586
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: by Elena E. Kuz'mina ; edited by J.P. Mallory.

Here then is the fruit of Elena Kuz'mina's life-long quest for the Indo-Iranians. Already its predecessor ( Otkuda prishli indoarii? , published in 1994) was considered the most comprehensive analysis of the origins of the Indo-Iranians ever published, but in this new, significantly expanded edition (edited by J.P. Mallory) we find an encyclopaedic account of the Andronovo culture of Eurasia. Taking its evidence from archaeology, linguistics, ethnology, mythology, and physical anthropology pertaining to Indo-Iranian origins and expansions, it comprehensively covers the relationships of this culture with neighboring areas and cultures, and its role in the foundation of the Indo-Iranian peoples.