Indo-European and Uralic languages

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These are tentative maps of prehistoric languages of Eurafrasia, from the collection of Maps of prehistoric migrations.

For context and reference, please read the book on Indo-European and Uralic migrations.

The YouTube video offers a quick timeline of the evolution of prehistoric languages.

Click on each file to open or download the full version.

NOTE. Corresponding maps of cultures (with exactly the same size and drawn groups) are provided for comparison. You should check the prehistoric atlas for full, updated versions.

4-mesolithic-early-languages
Map of Early Mesolithic languages (ca. 10000-7000 BC).
4-mesolithic-early-cultures
Map of Early Mesolithic cultures (ca. 10000-7000 BC).
5-mesolithic-late-languages
Map of Late Mesolithic languages (ca. 10000-6000 BC).
5-mesolithic-late-cultures
Map of Late Mesolithic cultures (ca. 10000-6000 BC).
6-neolithic-languages
Map of Neolithic languages (ca. 6000-5000 BC).
6-neolithic-cultures
Map of Neolithic cultures (ca. 6000-5000 BC).
7-eneolithic-early-languages
Map of Early Eneolithic languages (ca. 5000-4000 BC).
7-eneolithic-early-cultures
Map of Early Eneolithic cultures (ca. 5000-4000 BC).
8-eneolithic-late-languages
Map of Late Eneolithic languages (ca. 4000-3300/3100 BC).
8-eneolithic-late-cultures
Map of Late Eneolithic cultures (ca. 4000-3300/3100 BC).
9-chalcolithic-early-languages
Map of Early Chalcolithic languages (ca. 3300/3100-2600 BC).
9-chalcolithic-early-cultures
Map of Early Chalcolithic cultures (ca. 3300/3100-2600 BC).
11-chalcolithic-late-languages
Map of Late Chalcolithic languages (ca. 2600-2200 BC).
11-chalcolithic-late-cultures
Map of Late Chalcolithic cultures (ca. 2600-2200 BC).
12-bronze-age-early-languages
Map of Early Bronze Age languages (ca. 2200-1750 BC).
12-bronze-age-early-cultures
Map of Early Bronze Age cultures (ca. 2200-1750 BC).
13-bronze-age-middle-languages
Map of Middle Bronze Age languages (ca. 1750-1250 BC).
13-bronze-age-middle-cultures
Map of Middle Bronze Age cultures (ca. 1750-1250 BC).

Old version: 2007

  1. Finno-Ugric languages (Finnish, Hungarian, Estonian, Saami)
  2. Turkic languages (Turkish, Azeri)
  3. Basque language
  4. Semitic languages (Maltese)
  5. Caucasian languages (Georgian, Kabardian, Chechen, etc.)
europe-languages
Languages of Europe today