(Ebook) Early Contacts between Uralic and Indo-European: Linguistic and Archaeological Considerations by Christian Carpelan, Asko Parpola, Petteri Koskikallio (eds.) ISBN 9789525150599, 9525150593

(Ebook) Early Contacts between Uralic and Indo-European: Linguistic and Archaeological Considerations by Christian Carpelan, Asko Parpola, Petteri Koskikallio (eds.) ISBN 9789525150599, 9525150593

Papers presented at an international symposium held at the Tvärminne Research Station of the University of Helsinki 8–10 January, 1999.
Over the years, there has been much speculation about the early identity and roots of the Uralic languages, and indeed, in recent years there seems to be a renewed interest in the topic. In fact, since the 1980's, linguists have begun to make concessions to archeologists, breaching an intellectual gulf that was considered pretty daunting up until that point, particularly due to differences in methods of study and dating. In addition, a well-known culture of academic cliquishness has always endured (as in practically every academic field) which lends credence to some ideas over others, while not necessarily putting either into the correct perspective.
But, particularly in Finland, such topics have seen great national interest since the early 19th century, beginning with Castrén and continuing up to recent times with conferences and seminars on Finno-Ugric enthnohistory. One such meeting was the 3 day symposium on "Contacts between Indo-European and Uralic speakers in the Neolithic, Eneolithic and Bronze Age in the light of linguistic and archeological evidence", which was held at Tvärminne Research Station at the University of Helsinki in January, 1999. At that conference, the 18 papers and 4 abstracts that comprise this book were presented.