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A new issue of the Indo-European Studies Bulletin has just appeared. The IES Bulletin is affiliated with the Indo-European Studies Program at UCLA. Volume 8, Number 2 August/September 1999 Contents Articles: "A Review of Recent Baltological Research" by Rick Derksen "The Cimmerians - Their Origin and Expansion" by Andrzej Pydyn "TheUse of Computers in Historical and Comparative Linguistics" by Javier Mart�nez and James Bisso Reviews: The Mummies of �r�mchi by Elizabeth W. Barber (K. Jones-Bley) Noah'sFlood: The new scientific discoveries about the event that changed history by William Ryan and Walter Pitman (J. P. Mallory) IndianEpigraphy, A Guide to the Study of Inscriptions in Sanskrit, Prakrit, and the Other Indo-Aryan Languages by Richard Salomon (H. Scharfe) Conference Reports: Contacts between Indo-European and Uralic Speakers, Tv�rminne Research Station, Finland, January 8-10, 1999 (J. P. Mallory) SegundasJornadas de Micenolog�a de la Universidad de Alicante, Orihuela-Alicante, Spain, February 17-19, 1999 (E. Lujan) Notes and Brief Communications Electronic Resources for IE Upcoming Conferences New Books New Journals IE Dissertations Books for Review The IES Bulletin, affiliated with the Indo-European Studies Program at UCLA, is published twice yearly by the Friends and Alumni of Indo-European Studies. The Friends and Alumni of Indo-European Studies is a support group for the Indo-European Studies Program at UCLA. Contributions go toward the publication and mailing of the Bulletin, prizes at the annual IE conference for Best Paper by a New Scholar, as well as for bringing speakers to UCLA during the academic year and at the annual conference. The membership runs from 15 May-15 May. Contribution levels are $10 (student), $20 (regular member in US and Canada), $25 (regular member outside US and Canada). Checks, made payable in US dollars to "FAIES/UCLA Foundation" should be sent to: FAIES, 2143 Kelton Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90025. Credit cards are also accepted. For further information on how to pay by credit card or for any other questions, please contact D. Anderson at dwandersMail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issuesocrates.berkeley.edu or FAIES, 2143 Kelton Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90025. Note: We are unable to accept Eurochecks at this time.