Tag Archive for 'Ancient language'

C.D. Spiteri et al discovered widespread evidence of prehistoric milk production in southern Europe. Image credit: Samuel Daniell.

Ancient DNA Study Sheds New Light on History of Indo-European Languages

Feb 5, 2025 by News Staff

Paleoanthropologists from the University of Vienna and Harvard University have analyzed ancient DNA from 435 individuals from Eurasian archaeological sites...

A cuneiform tablet with a previously unknown Indo-European language was found at the archaeological site at the foot of Ambarlikaya in Hattusa, Turkey. Image credit: Andreas Schachner / Deutsches Archäologisches Institut.

3,000-Year-Old Cuneiform Tablet Reveals Previously Unknown Language

Sep 25, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

The newly-discovered language, Kalasma, belongs to the Indo-European family. It was discovered thanks to a cuneiform text inscribed on a clay tablet from...

Paleolithic edge-to-edge bite (top) and a modern overbite/overjet bite (bottom) and how ‘f’ sounds are produced in a biomechanical model. Image credit: Timea Bodogan / Scott Moisik.

Post-Neolithic Diet-Induced Dental Changes Led to Introduction of ‘F’ and ‘V’ Sounds

Mar 18, 2019 by News Staff

A class of speech sounds that is now present in nearly half of the world’s languages — labiodentals, produced by positioning the lower lip against...

Innovative Computer System Reconstructs Ancient Languages

Feb 12, 2013 by Enrico de Lazaro

An international team of scientists has used a new automated tool to reconstruct protolanguages – ancient tongues from which modern languages evolved. This...