CONTENTSLIST OF FIGURES Vll
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix
INTRODUCTION xi
ABBREVIATIONS xviiChapter One: Origins of the Question 3
Chapter Two: Some Minority Views on the Coming of
the Greeks 16
Chapter Three: Linguistic and Archaeological
Considerations 2 5
Chapter Four: Considerations from Near Eastern History 46
Chapter Five: The New Warfare 74
Horses 74
The War Chariot and Chariot Warfare 84
Chronology 93
Provenance of the Chariot and of Chariot
Warfare 107
Chapter Six: The Evolution of Opinion on PIE Speakers
and the Horse 121
Chapter Seven: PIE Speakers and the Beginnings of
Chariot Warfare 136
Chapter Eight: The Coming of the Greeks 158
CONCLUSION 197
APPENDIXES 203