"In summary the Indo-Europeanist’s data and method do not allow the question ‘When was PIE spoken?’ to be answered in any really meaningful or helpful way."
— James Clackson

January 1, 1970

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Clackson, James (2013). The Origin of the Indic Languages – The Indo- European Model, in Perspectives on the Origin of Indian Civilization (ed. Marcantonio, Angela and Jha, Girish Nath), Dartmouth: Center for Indic Studies, University of Massachusetts and New Delhi: D.K. Printworld (P) Ltd.