Leaving aside the Torun, Ariovistus, Hermunduri, Berig
etc.. discussions, let's look at something more basic
for your theory. How do you explain the emergence of
Germanic in the context of the Przeworsk culture? This
might be an interesting exercise in the correlation of
archaeological, historical, and linguistic data.
What do we know of Przeworsk?
(1) It did not exist as of ca. 300 BCE. The area was
then occupied by a population of Late Lusatian
culture. Do you have any views as to their language?
Let's call it language A.
(2) By ca. 200 BCE early Przeworsk is detectable
(roughly between the Oder and Visla).
We know its genetic archaeological components:
a. The Jastorf culture. The dominant contribution.
They came from areas further west and northwest.Do you
have any views as to their language? Let's call it
language B.
b. The La Tene culture. Very significant in terms of
borrowed cultural forms. Not in terms of verifiable
human groups. We know their language was Celtic
(language C).
c. The Iron Age Scandinavian culture of Bornholm and
the islands. Slight contribution. What was their
language? (D).
d. Remnants of the local Lusatian culture.
According to you, how did B, C, D, and A interact to
produce "Germanic" in the course of the 3rd c. BCE?
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