From: george knysh
Message: 55873
Date: 2008-03-24
> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, george knysh****GK: No problem. Take all the time you need. I will
> <gknysh@...> wrote:
> >
> > 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.
> I need a little time to organize my thoughts on
> that> 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?
> >
>
> I need a little time to organize my thoughts on
> that, but very good
> question.
>
>
> Torsten
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