The Indo-Europeans Rediscovered by J.P. Mallory - ISBN: 9780500028636
Hardcover
Unraveling the mysteries of language, origins, and a shared human past.
Save 28%

The Indo-Europeans Rediscovered

How a Scientific Revolution is Rewriting their Story

RRP$69.99

$50.73

  • Hardcover

    448 pages

  • Release Date

    24 April 2025

Check Delivery Options

Summary

‘This is scholarship at its very best. A brilliant book in every respect’ Barry Cunliffe

A lifetime’s study brings an authoritative perspective to one of the great unknowns in human history - the origin and language of the Indo-Europeans.

Today the number of native speakers of Indo-European languages across the world is reckoned to be over 2.6 billion or about 45% of the earth’s population. Yet the idea that an ancient, prehistoric population …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780500028636
ISBN-10:050002863X
Author:J.P. Mallory
Publisher:Thames & Hudson Ltd
Imprint:Thames & Hudson Ltd
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:448
Release Date:24 April 2025
Weight:836g
Dimensions:47mm x 182mm x 336mm
A-Format
B-Format
C-Format
A4
The Indo-Europeans Rediscovered by J.P. Mallory - ISBN: 9780500028636
182 × 336 mm
mm / in
What They're Saying

Critics Review

‘Mallory presents the search for the Indo-European homeland in a compelling narrative which combines his deep knowledge of linguistics, archaeology and genetics with a rare ability to make it enjoyable for the reader. A brilliant book in every respect’ - Barry Cunliffe, Emeritus Professor of Archaeology, University of Oxford
‘J. P. Mallory leads his readers expertly and with wry humour through the long quest for an Indo-European homeland from A to Z, including the game-changing new ancient DNA discoveries. This is an all-inclusive history of Indo-European homeland hunters that amuses, informs and fascinates while presenting a solution to one of the most stubborn and momentous puzzles in Western intellectual history’ - David W. Anthony Emeritus Professor of Anthropology, Hartwick College and author of The Horse, the Wheel, and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World
‘An instant classic. Mallory provides an in-depth history of the research methods and interpretations, which puts into perspective the new genetic results’ - Kristian Kristiansen, Professor of Archaeology, University of Copenhagen
‘Set[s] out to tell the story of how the latest research in archaeo-genetics has affected the search for Indo-European origins. The Indo-Europeans Rediscovered looks more deeply into the history of the discipline, charting theories of Indo-European and “Aryan” origins over the past 200 years. His conclusion is … refreshingly honest’ - Times Literary Supplement

About The Author

J.P. Mallory

J. P. Mallory is a world expert on the interconnection of archaeology and linguistics and is the author of In Search of the Indo-Europeans and The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European. He has published numerous other works, including the acclaimed The Origins of the Irish. He is Emeritus Professor of Prehistoric Archaeology at Queen’s University Belfast and a member of the Royal Irish Academy.

Returns

This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.