Study Reveals Thousands of Languages Lost Since Antiquity

A new study published in 'Science' indicates that humanity has lost thousands of languages since antiquity, with Earth's linguistic diversity peaking between 1,000 and 3,000 years ago at roughly ten times the current 7,500 languages.

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The collapse of the ‘Tower of Babel’: Humans have lost thousands of languages since antiquity

According to a study in ‘Science,’ Earth reached its greatest linguistic diversity between 1,000 and 3,000 years ago, with a number of languages roughly 10 times higher than today’s 7,500

By Miguel Ángel Criado

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The collapse of the ‘Tower of Babel’: Humans have lost thousands of languages since antiquity

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