Generative AI is giving researchers a powerful new way to investigate extinct phonology reconstruction by comparing ancient inscriptions, related languages, and historical sound changes. Discover how these models help turn incomplete symbols into plausible glimpses of how vanished languages once sounded.
Algorithmic glottochronology combines vocabulary change, archaeology, and ancient DNA to trace how Yamnaya-related populations may have carried Indo-European languages across Europe and Asia. By modeling borrowing, migration, and uneven rates of language change, researchers can explore multiple pathways spanning roughly 6,500 years.