--- In cybalist@..., markodegard@... wrote:.> The possibility that
Greek has been in Greece since about 3000 BCE is > actually possible
to believe. This would make it quite nearly > autochthonous, in that
Greece and Thrace were essentially depopulated > in the centuries
before this date. The Mycenaean warrior elites, then, > would be
intrusive non-Greek (but likely IE-speaking) elements, one > which
was quickly assimilated into Greek.
In this scenario, Piotr's chronology for dating PIE may have to be
revised?
Together with Anatolian, the adstratum of Mycenaean may have also to
be explained. Any recommendations on bibliographical references for
Mycenaean etyma?
The reference to warrior elites is fascinating. This will certainly
bring us into early bronze age.
The tin ingots bearing script signs comparable to those of Harappan
script and found in a ship-wreck at Haifa, Israel have to be
evaluated further with reference to the sources of tin for Mycenaea --
an issue up in the air in archaeo-metallurgy studies. See pictures
of inscriptions on the tin ingots and some notes at:
http://www.hindunet.org/saraswati/trade1.htm
http://www.hindunet.org/saraswati/tiningotegypt_small.jpg