History · Negotiating the Sources
UGC NET June 2015 History
The earliest epigraphical evidence of an Indo-European language has been found at:
ABactria
BIraq ✓ Correct
CIran
DSyria
Correct answer: (B) Iraq — The earliest such evidence has been found in Iraq, so the answer is Iraq.
Explanation
★The earliest such evidence has been found in Iraq, so the answer is Iraq.
★It comes from the records of the ancient Near East.
★These records name Indo-European gods and words.
★They appear in a treaty linked with the Mitanni people.
★The Mitanni used words close to those of the early Vedic language.
★So this evidence is important for the history of the Indo-Europeans.
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