What came of Geoffrey Caveney's theory that Indo-Aryan speakers were present in Minoan Crete?

Indo-European migrations

This paper by researcher Geoffrey Caveney claims that Minoan Linear A inscriptions showed Indo-Aryan words, presumably from a Mittani-adjacent dialect. A quick skim suggests to me it holds some promise. Is this argument credible or utter nonsense?

Posted Oct 30, 2025, 4:06 PM UTC

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