Kuz'mina E.E. The Origin of the Indo-Iranians

Leiden, Boston: Brill, 2007. — 766 p. — (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; Vol. 3). — ISSN: 1574-3586; ISBN: 978-90-04-16054-5.Here, then is the fruit of Elena Kuz'mina's life-long quest for the Indo-Iranians. Already its predecessor ("Otkuda prishli indoarii", published in 1994) was considered the most comprehensive analysis of the origins of the Indo-Iranians ever published, but in this new, significantly expanded edition (edited by J.P. Mallory) we find a comprehensive account of the Andronovo culture of Eurasia. Taking its evidence from archaeology, linguistics, ethnology, mythology, and physical anthropology pertaining to Indo-Iranian origins and expansions, it comprehensively covers the relationships of this culture with neighboring areas and cultures, and its role in the foundation of the Indo-Iranian peoples.
Elena Efimovna Kuz'mina won the Islamic Republic of Iran's World Prize for book of the year for her work: The Origin Of the Indo-Iranians (Brill, 2007).The Andronovo Cultural Entity.
History of Research on the Andronovo Culture.
Methodological Aspects of Ethnocultural Reconstruction.
Classification of Sites and the Primary Features of Andronovo Unity.
Settlements and Domestic Architecture.
Ceramics.
Mining, Metallurgy and the Metal Industry.
Textiles and Dress.
Transport.
Economy.
The Ethnogenesis of the Indo-Iranians and the Ethnic Attribution of the Andronovo Culture.
Verification of the Hypothesis.
Mortuary Practice.
Indo-Iranian Contacts with Other Linguistic Groups.
Conclusions to Part One.
The Migrations of Tribes and Their Cultures in Central Asia.
Cultures of Central Asia in the 4th-3rd Millennia BC.
The Indo-Aryan Migration and the First Stage of the Andronovo Migration to the South.
The Agricultural Tribes of South Central Asia in the 2nd Millennium BC.
The Occupation of Central Asia by Pastoral Tribes.
The Settlement of Pastoral Tribes in Central Asia.
Relation of the Andronovans with the Population of Xinjiang and Central Asia.
Cultures of Northern Bactria in the Late Bronze Age.
Trans-Caspia and Turkmenia.
The Genesis of the Different Branches of Indo-Iranians.
Modern State of the Problem of Indo-Iranian Origins.
The Genesis of the Dards and Nuristani.
The Genesis of the Indo-Aryans.
The Genesis of the Iranians.
The Genesis of the Iranians.The Chronology of the Andronovo Culture.
Radiocarbon dates.