Proto: A New History of Our Ancient Past by Laura Spinney is rich in information but easy to read. 📚
Proto is a revelatory portrait of world history in its own words.
Thousands of years ago our ancestors were speaking to one another on the steppes, using the languages that were to eventually meld and merge and evolve into the English (and other descendant languages) we speak today.
It's amazing what researchers have been able to elucidate through bones, bits of pottery and DNA.
Sparked by: Finished reading: Proto by @jeremybaker.nz.