tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785493.post8925871256019562484..comments2024-01-04T04:11:55.717+02:00Comments on Dienekes’ Anthropology Blog: The Maikop SingularityDienekeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02082684850093948970noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785493.post-8359224028563286762013-06-30T23:35:04.927+03:002013-06-30T23:35:04.927+03:00I think that all relations (if there are any) betw...I think that all relations (if there are any) between Ancient Mesopotamian cultures and, not only Maikop but more generally all the areas surrounding the modern Black Sea, mast be seen through the filter represented by one of the Deluges of mankind: tht one occurred 7500 years ago, when Mediterranean waters filled the original Black Lake. All the populations living in that marvellous very large area, were constrained to fly on the instant. <br />mikkeljmikkelj tzorodduhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05230758993316146306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785493.post-84221462119812161272013-06-25T16:05:52.746+03:002013-06-25T16:05:52.746+03:00Kurti:
"I mean Southwest of the Caspian.&quo...Kurti:<br /><br /><i>"I mean Southwest of the Caspian."</i><br /><br />I think southwest of the Caspian is certainly a candidate and should be considered. In fact, I think it far more probable than a PIE origin in the Pontic steppe.<br /><br />The Maikop question may be related but I don't think it is quite the same. Ivanova is correct and there seems to be an undeniable connection between Maikop, Iran, and southern Central Asia. But I should not be surprised if there was also a connection with Anatolia and northern Mesopotamia, as well.Va_Highlanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04671547664669092756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785493.post-10407259584218068362013-06-25T05:42:22.904+03:002013-06-25T05:42:22.904+03:00Sorry my bad, I mean Southwest of the Caspian.Sorry my bad, I mean Southwest of the Caspian.Kurtihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15370578131814705759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785493.post-75677546096682600822013-06-25T01:18:32.117+03:002013-06-25T01:18:32.117+03:00@Va_highlander Southeast of the Caspian is a much ...@Va_highlander Southeast of the Caspian is a much more likely place imo.Kurtihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15370578131814705759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785493.post-22538878982536094042013-06-22T16:25:54.150+03:002013-06-22T16:25:54.150+03:00Kohl:
"It is probably futile to seek a singl...Kohl:<br /><br /><i>"It is probably futile to seek a single source from which the Maikop culture emerged."</i><br /><br />I think that may be a key point, perhaps even <em>the</em> key point. I remain somewhat skeptical of Mesopotamian intrusion, though. The so-called "Uruk expansion" seems a bit too late to explain the Maikop phenomenon, even if it represented migration as is sometimes claimed.Va_Highlanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04671547664669092756noreply@blogger.com