Historical and Geographical Parameters

The specific historical and geographical borders that circumscribe the category Indo-European remain contested and inconclusive. A vast number of works have been produced to reconstruct the lives of [Page 556]Indo-European peoples. Although linguists and archeologists are often at odds, there can be no doubt that striking similarities are attested in both language and material culture from diverse locations.

Indo-European peoples generally refers to prehistoric peoples who lived in geographic regions extending from western Europe to North India. The evolution of the classical 10 branches of Indo-European languages span a wide range of his-tory—from approximately ...