DiLisio, James E.Rifkin, Matthew J.2020-10-202020-10-202020-10-202006-05TSP2006Rifkinhttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/19941(M.A.) -- Towson University, 2006Over the years linguistics and archaeology have been synthesized in order to explain how various language families formed. However, studies examining the problem from a uniquely geographic perspective are lacking. This study examined how the Proto-Germanic language formed. Archaeological, geogenetic, and temporal data was gathered and put into a GIS for analysis using statistics and intersects. The conclusion was that the language formed somewhere in southern Scandinavia through a process of intermingling after an initial clash between an indigenous agricultural group and an invading tribe from the North Pontic Steppes.Review of the literature -- The three major paradigms for an Indo-European homeland -- Six principles for assessing an IE homeland applied to the 3 major paradigms -- Research methodology -- Analysis of data -- Summary and conclusionsapplication/pdfvi, 65 pagesen-USText