Proto-Indo-European homeland
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| - | The '''Kurgan hypothesis''' (also '''theory''' or '''model''') is one of the proposals about early [[Indo-European origins]], which postulates that the people of an archaeological "Kurgan culture" (a term grouping the [[Yamna culture|Yamna]], or Pit Grave, culture and its predecessors) in the [[Pontic steppe]] were the most likely speakers of the [[Proto-Indo-European language]]. The term is derived from ''[[kurgan]]'' ({{lang|ru|курган}}), the Turkic word for a [[tumulus]] or burial mound. | + | {{Indo-European}} |
| + | The '''Proto-Indo-European [[Urheimat]] hypotheses''' are designed to explain the origins of the [[Proto-Indo-European language]] and the people. The identity of the [[Proto-Indo-Europeans]] has been a recurring topic in [[Indo-European studies]] since the 19th century. Many hypotheses for an Urheimat have been proposed, but none of them has gained general acceptance among the linguistic community. As {{Harvcoltxt|Mallory|1989|p=143}} once put it: "One does not ask 'where is the Indo-European homeland?' but rather 'where do they put it now?'" | ||
| - | The Kurgan model is the most widely accepted scenario of Indo-European origins. An alternative model is the [[Anatolian hypothesis|Anatolian ''urheimat'']]. Many Indo-Europeanists are agnostic on the question. | + | ==See also== |
| + | * [[Old European culture]] | ||
| + | * [[Armenian hypothesis]] | ||
| + | * [[Anatolian hypothesis]] | ||
| + | * [[Neolithic Europe]] | ||
| + | * [[Bronze Age Europe]] | ||
| + | * [[Proto-Indo-Europeans]] | ||
| + | * [[Proto-Indo-European language]] | ||
| + | * [[Indo-European studies]] | ||
| - | The Kurgan hypothesis was first formulated in the 1950s by [[Marija Gimbutas]], who defined the "Kurgan culture" as composed of four successive periods, with the earliest (Kurgan I) including the [[Samara culture|Samara]] and [[Seroglazovo culture|Seroglazovo]] cultures of the [[Dnieper]]/[[Volga]] region in the [[Copper Age]] (early 4th millennium BC). | ||
| - | The bearers of these cultures were [[Eurasian nomads|nomadic pastoralists]], who, according to the model, by the early 3rd millennium BC expanded throughout the [[Pontic-Caspian steppe]] and into [[Eastern Europe]]. | ||
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Template:Indo-European The Proto-Indo-European Urheimat hypotheses are designed to explain the origins of the Proto-Indo-European language and the people. The identity of the Proto-Indo-Europeans has been a recurring topic in Indo-European studies since the 19th century. Many hypotheses for an Urheimat have been proposed, but none of them has gained general acceptance among the linguistic community. As Template:Harvcoltxt once put it: "One does not ask 'where is the Indo-European homeland?' but rather 'where do they put it now?'"
See also
- Old European culture
- Armenian hypothesis
- Anatolian hypothesis
- Neolithic Europe
- Bronze Age Europe
- Proto-Indo-Europeans
- Proto-Indo-European language
- Indo-European studies
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