Steppe theory

Theory of Indo-European origin

The Steppe theory, also known as archaeologist Marija Gimbutas's Kurgan hypothesis, Kurgan theory, and Kurgan model, is the most widely accepted proposal to identify the Proto-Indo-European homeland from which the Indo-European languages spread out throughout Europe and parts of Asia. It postulates that the people of a Kurgan culture in the Pontic steppe north of the Black Sea were the most likely speakers of the Proto-Indo-European language (PIE). The term is derived from the Turkic word kurgan (курга́н), meaning tumulus or burial mound.

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