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The Anatolian hypothesis, also known as the Anatolian theory or the sedentary farmer theory, first developed by British archaeologist Colin Renfrew in 1987, proposes that the dispersal of Proto-Indo-Europeans originated in Neolithic Anatolia. It is the main competitor to the Kurgan hypothesis, or steppe theory, which enjoys more academic favor.
The states formed by the Lukka (lower left) were located in south-west Anatolia/Asia Minor. The Lukka lands (sometimes Luqqa lands), were an ancient region of Anatolia. They are known from Hittite and Egyptian texts, which viewed them as hostile. It is commonly accepted that the Bronze Age toponym Lukka is cognate with the Lycia of classical ...
Anatolia (Turkish: Anadolu), also known as Asia Minor, [a] is a peninsula in West Asia that makes up the majority of the land area of Turkey.It is the westernmost protrusion of Asia and is geographically bounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the south, the Aegean Sea to the west, the Turkish Straits to the northwest, and the Black Sea to the north.
There is a theory that the name "Lycaonia" is a Greek-adapted version (influenced by the Greek masculine name Lycaon) of an original Lukkawanna, which would mean "the land of the Lukka people" in an old Anatolian language related to Hittite.
Pages in category "Geography of ancient Anatolia" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
A Historical Geography of Anatolia in the Old Assyrian Colony Period (2011). [3]Ups and Downs at Kanesh (2012), co-authored with T. Hertel and M.T. Larsen. [1]Problems of Canonicity and Identity Formation in Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia (2016).
Pala was an ancient region of Anatolia to the northwest of Hattusa at the time the Hittites took control of the land of Hatti.Its inhabitants spoke an Indo-European language called palaumnili and appear to have coexisted with the Hattians for centuries prior.
The Anatolian Biogeographic Region covers the interior and east of Anatolia, and excludes the coastal areas along the Black Sea and Mediterranean.It includes the central Anatolian Plateau, the Pontic and Taurus mountains and northern Mesopotamia.