Indo-European and Uralic languages

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

Finno-Ugric languages (Finnish, Hungarian, Estonian, Saami)
Turkic languages (Turkish, Azeri)
Basque language
Semitic languages (Maltese)
Caucasian languages (Georgian, Kabardian, Chechen, etc.)

europe-languages — Languages of Europe today