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

• Superior document: Leiden Indo-European etymological dictionary series, v. 3
• Author: Kuzmina, E. E.
• TeilnehmendeR: Mallory, J. P.
• Year of Publication: 2007
• Language: English
• Series: Leiden Indo-European etymological dictionary series ; v. 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 expand...

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.