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I have researched and written about human evolution and I was delighted to see the publication of Laura Spinney’s book on one of the most intriguing mysteries in history: why are most of the European languages, several North Indian languages and some Persian languages related?

The parallels between the evolution of life and language are especially strong, and they come together in this quest, with the spread of the languages emerging from a nomadic tribe, the Yamnaya, who lived just north of the Caspian Sea around 5000 years ago.

This more recent history – though still deeper than the old…

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