In Search of the Indo-Europeans, (Paperback)

from lsg

This is a very detailed scholarly work on the subject. It is certainly dry at times, but does an excellent job of bringing in multiple theories and explaining the linguistics and archeology behind them.

from jen.e.moore

A comprehensive overview of the research about the Indo-Europeans (at least as of 1989 when this book was published - I'll have to do some research to find out if anything major has changed in the past thirty years). Mallory frames his narrative as a search for the Indo-European homeland, and in ...

from jaygheiser

A broad approach to an interesting but difficult subject. Started out strong, but became progressively less interesting. The discussion of language was very good, the discussion of homeland was OK, and the archeology section at the end was death.

from gwernin

I read almost every page, and enjoyed it. A few slow sections, but Mallory's dry humor helps things along. It's interesting how many recent books still cite this one, 25 years later.

from gwernin

I read almost every page, and enjoyed it. A few slow sections, but Mallory's dry humor helps things along. It's interesting how many recent books still cite this one, 25 years later.