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.

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.

Table of Contents

Preliminary material / E.E. Kuz’Mina and J.P. Mallory -- Chapter One. History of research on the Andronovo culture / E.E. Kuz’Mina and J.P. Mallory -- Chapter Two. Methodological aspects of ethnocultural reconstruction / E.E. Kuz’Mina and J.P. Mallory -- Chapter Three. Classification of sites and the primary features of Andronovo unity / E.E. Kuz’Mina and J.P. Mallory -- Chapter Four. Settlements and domestic architecture / E.E. Kuz’Mina and J.P. Mallory -- Chapter Five. Ceramics / E.E. Kuz’Mina and J.P. Mallory -- Chapter Six. Mining, metallurgy and the metal industry / E.E. Kuz’Mina and J.P. Mallory -- Chapter Seven. Textiles and dress / E.E. Kuz’Mina and J.P. Mallory -- Chapter Eight. Transport / E.E. Kuz’Mina and J.P. Mallory -- Chapter Nine. Economy / E.E. Kuz’Mina and J.P. Mallory -- Chapter Ten. The ethnogenesis of the indo-iranians and the ethnic attribution of the Andronovo culture / E.E. Kuz’Mina and J.P. Mallory -- Chapter Eleven. Verification of the hypothesis / E.E. Kuz’Mina and J.P. Mallory -- Chapter Twelve. Mortuary practice / E.E. Kuz’Mina and J.P. Mallory -- Chapter Thirteen. Indo-iranian contacts with other linguistic groups / E.E. Kuz’Mina and J.P. Mallory -- Chapter Fourteen. Conclusions to part one / E.E. Kuz’Mina and J.P. Mallory -- Chapter Fifteen. Cultures of central Asia in the 4th-3rd millennia BC / E.E. Kuz’Mina and J.P. Mallory -- Chapter Sixteen. The indo-aryan migration and the first stage of the Andronovo migration to the south / E.E. Kuz’Mina and J.P. Mallory -- Chapter Seventeen. The agricultural tribes of south central Asia in the 2nd millennium BC / E.E. Kuz’Mina and J.P. Mallory -- Chapter Eighteen. The occupation of central Asia / Pastoral Tribes -- Chapter Nineteen. The settlement of pastoral tribes in central Asia / E.E. Kuz’Mina and J.P. Mallory -- Chapter Twenty. Relation of the andronovans with the population of Xinjiang and central Asia / E.E. Kuz’Mina and J.P. Mallory -- Chapter Twenty-One. Cultures of northern Bactria in the late Bronze Age / E.E. Kuz’Mina and J.P. Mallory -- Chapter Twenty-Two. Trans-Caspia and Turkmenia / E.E. Kuz’Mina and J.P. Mallory -- Chapter Twenti-Three. Modern state of the problem of indo-iranian origins / E.E. Kuz’Mina and J.P. Mallory -- Chapter Twenty-Four. The genesis of the dards and nuristani / E.E. Kuz’Mina and J.P. Mallory -- Chapter Twenty-Five. The genesis of the indo-aryans / E.E. Kuz’Mina and J.P. Mallory -- Chapter Twenty-Six. The genesis of the iranians / E.E. Kuz’Mina and J.P. Mallory -- Conclusion / E.E. Kuz’Mina and J.P. Mallory -- Appendix One. The chronology of the Andronovo culture / E.E. Kuz’Mina and J.P. Mallory -- Appendix Two. Radiocarbon dates / E.E. Kuz’Mina and J.P. Mallory -- Bibliography / E.E. Kuz’Mina and J.P. Mallory -- Maps / E.E. Kuz’Mina and J.P. Mallory -- Figures / E.E. Kuz’Mina and J.P. Mallory -- Index / E.E. Kuz’Mina and J.P. Mallory.