[tied] Re: Did IE languages spread before farming?

From: S.Kalyanaraman
Message: 9331
Date: 2001-09-11

--- In cybalist@..., "Piotr Gasiorowski" <gpiotr@...> wrote:
> > > Why not? Did IE start from a vacuum? What was the state of
language prior to the last glaciation?
>
> Meaning when? You can't do IE linguistics with reference to pre-
proto-proto-IE times.

Meaning, from Younger Dryas (around 12,800-11,400 cal. y.a.). Note
that the thread started with this URL where there are more details:

http://www.esd.ornl.gov/projects/qen/Indo2.html