What is Anatolian hypothesis?
The '''Anatolian hypothesis''' of [[Proto-Indo-Europeans|Proto-Indo-European origin]] is that the speakers of the [[Proto-Indo-European language]] lived in [[Anatolia]] during the [[Neolithic]] era. When the [[Neolithic Revolution]] took place in the [[7th millenium BC|seventh]] and [[6th millenium BC|sixth]] millennia BC, the speakers spread over [[Europe]]. Those who advocate this hypothesis think that the [[Indo-European languages]] originated in Anatolia. They believe that the Proto-Indo-Europeans then migrated north to the location north of the [[Caucasus Mountains]]. There is an another hypothesis, called the [[Kurgan hypothesis]]. The people who support it say the Indo-European languages came from the Caucasus. One of the best-known advocates of the Anatolian hypothesis is [[Colin Renfrew]]. ==Related pages== *[[Indo-Hittite]] *[[Armenian hypothesis]] *[[Neolithic Europe]] *[[Neolithic revolution]] *[[Kurgan hypothesis]] == Other websites == *[http://www.psych.auckland.ac.nz/Psych/research/Evolution/Gray&Atkinson2003.pdf Russell D. Gray and Quentin D. Atkinson, Language-tree divergence times support the Anatolian theory of Indo-European origin, Nature 426 (27 November 2003) 435-439] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070402070222/http://www.psych.auckland.ac.nz/Psych/research/Evolution/Gray%26Atkinson2003.pdf |date=2 April 2007 }} [[Category:Indo-European]] [[Category:Origin hypotheses of ethnic groups]]