The Indo-European Hypothesis [was Re: The NeolithicHypothesis]

[maher, johnpeter]

The Stammbaum is a useful fiction. Like the subway [underground] "ma", it gets
you from here to there, but is not isomorphic with a surveyor's map.

j p maher

X99Lynx at aol.com wrote:

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> Without contradicting any of the above, I think it might be worthwhile to
> point something out.  The divergence/family tree model may explain the "rise"
> of the IE family, but it doesn't completely explain how the IE groups got to
> where they are today.

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