Prehistory by Bayesian phylogenetics? the state of the art on Indo-European origins

Antiquity

Volumn 88, Issue 340, 2014, Pages 566-577

  Heggarty, Paul ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bayesian analysis; Farming sol language dispersals; Indo European; Language prehistory; Phylogenetics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902165824     PISSN: 0003598X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003598X00101188     Document Type: Article

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