linguistic archaeology

The Sound That Changed Ancient Rome

How can a single sound shift the course of a civilization? This article explores Latin rhotacism, the fascinating process where…

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From Chariots to Covenants: The Linguistic Archaeology of the Hebrew Bible

The Hebrew Bible was not written in a single moment, and the language itself is a key to unlocking its…

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The Outrigger and the Noun Phrase: How the Austronesian Language Family Conquered the Pacific

How did one language family colonize a third of the planet, from Madagascar to Easter Island? The answer lies in…

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The Ultimate Ancestor: How Linguists Reconstructed the Proto-Indo-European Language

Imagine a language that vanished over 5,000 years ago, leaving behind no written records. This is Proto-Indo-European (PIE), the mysterious…

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The Mystery of Rongorongo: Easter Island’s Enigmatic Script

Rongorongo, the written script of the native Rapanui people of Easter Island, stands as one of the most intriguing and…

2 years ago

The Enduring Mystery of the Phaistos Disk: A Linguistic Enigma

For anyone with a passion for ancient civilizations and the mysterious languages they spoke, the story of the Phaistos Disk…

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Resurrecting Dead Languages: A Journey into Linguistic Archaeology

Linguistics, in the simplest sense, is the study of languages. But what happens when the language itself has been lost…

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