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The Tarim Mummies: Ancient China and the Mystery of the Earliest Peoples from the West

9 reviews
J. P. Mallory, Victor H. Mair

Thames & Hudson, 2000

Fascinating book on an intriguing archaeological mystery
"The Tarim Mummies" weaves field data, historical background, scholarship, and informed speculation into probably the best account of this subject yet published. The authors set the discovery of the mummies in the wider context of written historical records and ancient (mainly Indo-European) migrations. They are not afraid to make occasionally tenuous hypotheses on the origins of the Tarim ...

In Search of the Indo-Europeans: Language, Archaeology, and Myth

37 reviews
J. P. Mallory

Thames & Hudson, 1991

A Concise Review
If you are like me you do not want to read a huge review--you just want the essentials. This review is for you. Dr. Mallory's book is very thorough, as can be deduced from the title. In my opinion, the strongest parts are those on mythology, Indo-European origins, simple linguistic comparisons, and the brief overviews of each sub-Indo-European ethnic/linguistic group. Indeed, the book ...

The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World (Oxford Linguistics)

3 reviews
J. P. Mallory, D. Q. Adams

Oxford University Press, USA, 2006

thorough survey of whole field of PIE studies
In 26 chapters, each with a helpful "Further Reading" section, Mallory and Adams offer a thorough survey of the current status of Proto-Indo-European (PIE) studies. In their introduction they acknowledge the example of Buck's A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages, asserting that they "have indeed aimed to do for Proto-Indo-European something of what Buck did ...

The Tarim Mummies
J. P. Mallory, Victor H. Mair

Thames & Hudson, 2008

"A fascinating and readable account...a valuable compendium of recent research on a little-known region." — Archaeology . "Essential reading for archaeologists and scholars." — Choice The best-preserved mummies in the world are found not in Egypt or Peru but in the museums of Xinjiang, the westernmost province of modern China. For thousands of years the occupants of the barren wastes and oases that would later become the Silk Road ...

The archaeology of Ulster from colonization to plantation

1 review
J. P Mallory

Institute of Irish Studies, Queen's University of Belfast, 1991

It does what the title says
An interesting read which gives a concise history of the archaeology of Ulster from the early mesolithic to the plantation period. Loaded with useful references this is a must for anyone seriously interested in Ulster's early history. Also it has an easy to read lay out filled with plenty of relevant illustrations. My only complaint is that it needs a revision as new discoveries have been made ...

A la recherche des Indo-Européens
J. P Mallory

Seuil, 1998

The Indo-Europeanization of Northern Europe (Journal of Indo-European Studies, No. 17)

2 reviews
J. P. Mallory, Elnar Ostmo, ...

Inst for the Study of Man, 1996

Contents of Book
ANTHROPOLOGY: J.P. Mallory: The Indo-European Homeland Problem-A Matter of Time; Einar Østmo: The Indo-European Question in a Norwegian Perspective; Algirdas Girininkas: The Narva Culture and the Origin of Baltic Culture; Rimute Rimantiene and Gintautas Cesnys: The Pan-European Corded Ware Horizon (A-Horizon) and the Pamari¶ (Baltic Coastal) Culture; Algimantas Merkeviçius: Burial of the West and ...

The Bronze Age & Early Iron Age Peoples of Eastern Central Asia [Chung Ya Tung Pu Ching Tung Ho Tsao Chi Tieh ...

2 reviews

Study of Man, 1998

Excellent Modern Treatment of an Ancient Subject
This superb, broad collection of detailed papers on ancient Eastern Central Asia is fascinating for anyone interested in the subject. Though presented for professionals in the field, virtually every paper is intelligible to the lay person, opening new horizons for anyone interested in the history of this region. Exceptionally well-edited, with chapters covering archeology, migration and ...