Bayesian phylogenetic analysis of Semitic languages identifies an Early Bronze Age origin of Semitic in the Near East

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 276, Issue 1668, 2009, Pages 2703-2710

  Kitchen, Andrew ^a,c   Ehret, Christopher ^b   Assefa, Shiferaw ^b   Mulligan, Connie J ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian phylogenetics; Horn of Africa; Language evolution; Middle East; Population history; Semitic

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; BRONZE AGE; CIVILIZATION; CULTURAL HISTORY; DISPERSAL; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; LANGUAGE;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; ASIA; BAYES THEOREM; BIOLOGY; BRONZE AGE; CALIBRATION; DATA ANALYSIS; HISTORY; LANGUAGE; MIDDLE EAST; MODEL; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING;

AFRICA; ASIA; EAST AFRICA; EURASIA; HORN OF AFRICA; MIDDLE EAST; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 67650917471     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2009.0408     Document Type: Article

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