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Archaeologists identify the birthplace of the mysterious Yamnaya

www.economist.com Archaeologists identify the birthplace of the mysterious Yamnaya

The ancient culture, which transformed Europe, was also less murderous than once thought

Archaeologists identify the birthplace of the mysterious Yamnaya

Yet they and their descendants would go on to transform Europe and much of Asia genetically, culturally and linguistically. Among the many innovations that these steppe migrants ushered in, scientists believe, are the Indo-European languages that are dominant in Europe today, and which are spoken by nearly half of humanity.

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