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

Product Description
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?
Review
'This is an extremely well-conceived and well-crafted collection of articles. It could well turn out to become a reference for how to integrate archaeology and historical linguistics.' Prof. Kristian Kristiansen, University of Gothenburg'Will invoke deeper thinking on broader yet important anthropological questions, such as the relationship between material culture and speech communities, as well as the expansion of populations and the interactions between them.' Dr Tao Li, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History (The Eurasia3angle Project)
About the Author
Rune Iversen and Guus Kroonen