Re: [tied] Re: PIE's closest relatives

George Knysh wrote:

> > [AS] "The absolute chronology of the Upper Dniester group
> > [of the Podkarpatskaya
> > culture] can be defined only approximately.
> > I.K.Sveshnikov dates its first
> > phase as about the beginning of the 3rd quarter of
> > the 3rd mill. BC." [i.e.
> > since about 2500 BC]
> > "The early phase of the Podolian group [of the
> > Podkarpatskaya culture] is
> > dated by I.K.Sveshnikov as the 3rd quarter of the
> > 3rd mill. BC" [i.e. since
> > about 2500 BC]
>
> *****GK: In both cases the early phases of these
> cultures is placed by the "Arkh. Ukr." about 1,000
> years earlier.*****

Does "Arkh. Ukr." deals with calibrated or non-calibrated C14 dates?
It's very important. The difference between them for the 3rd mill. BC is
500-700 years, and for the 4th mill. - about 800 years.
Are Sveshnikov's chronological estimations given in your book? Or they are
denied as erroneous?

I'll give my comments to the rest of your letter later.

Alexander