A hybrid hypothesis for the origin and spread of the Indo-European languages (IMAGE)

Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology

A hybrid hypothesis for the origin and spread of the Indo-European languages

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The language family began to diverge from around 8100 years ago, out of a homeland immediately south of the Caucasus. One migration reached the Pontic-Caspian and Forest Steppe around 7000 years ago, and from there subsequent migrations spread into parts of Europe around 5000 years ago.

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© P. Heggarty et al., Science (2023)

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