On the Trail of the Indo-Europeans: From Neolithic Steppe Nomads to Early Civilisations

CONTENTS Introduction: The mystery of the Indo-Europeans 1. Homeland in the southern Russian steppe (11th - 8th millennium BCE) 2. Proto-Indo-European language and culture (from the 7th millennium BCE) 3. Early steppe nomads: Social systems and worldviews (from the 7th millennium BCE) 4. Contacts with farmers to the west (from the 5th millennium BCE) 5. The ï¬rst migration of the steppe n...