Digging for Words: Archaeolinguistic case studies from the XV Nordic TAG Conference held at the University of Copenhagen, 16–18 April 2015

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This volume offers a selection of case studies on the interface between linguistics and archaeology. These case studies were presented at a session titled 'Archaeology and Language' at the XV Nordic Theoretical Archaeology Group (TAG) conference, held at the University of Copenhagen in April 2015. The main goal of the session was to present new and ongoing studies that combine aspects of archaeology and linguistics and theoretical perspectives on the field of archaeolinguistics, and to encourage new, fruitful studies on archaeology and language. The questions raised in this session concern the future of archaeolinguistic research. What can archaeologists and linguists learn from each other's disciplines? What kind of research questions are particularly suitable for future integrated studies? Front Cover Title Page Copyright Table of Contents List of Maps and Illustrations List of Tables List of Contributors Session Programme Preface Investigating Interaction between South America and West Mexico through the Lexicon of Metallurgy (Re)considering the Archaeolinguistics of Mesoamerica Re-examining the Linguistic Prehistory of Aleut An Archaeology of Air Maritime Helsinki – Two Case Studies Combining Archaeology and Linguistics in the Helsinki Archipelago Vectors of Language Spread at the Central Steppe Periphery: Finno-Ugric as a Catalyst Language Notes on the Indo-European Vocabulary of Sheep, Wool and Textile Production Ancient Witches and Modern Folktales in the Archaeological Records of Northern Italy Related Titles