Ethnogenesis of the Baltic tribes in the context of the Indo-European problem
https://doi.org/10.18384/2949-5164-2024-1-97-107
Abstract
Aim. To determine the initial area and time boundaries of migration of Baltic dialects speakers to the territory of the Baltic region. Methodology. An analysis of paleogenetic data was carried out to identify those mitochondrial components that mark the Baltic ethnic layer of the Baltic gene pool.
Results. Based on the results of the study, it was concluded that the ancient Balts arrived in their historical habitats from the area of the Middle Dnieper culture, initially the Western Dvina basin. Subsequently, the Balts settled in the direction of the Neman and Vistula, instilling their language into the population of the Zhutsev (Seaside) culture.
Research implications. The latest paleogenetics data are summarized, which make it possible to determine the place of the Baltic group of dialects with the system of the Nordic macro-group of the Indo-European family and to draw systematic conclusions about the primary habitat of the carriers of the Corded Ware cultures (including the Slavs and Germans).
About the Author
K. A. Alekseev
Tver State Agricultural Academy
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Konstantin A. Alekseev – Сand. Sci. (Philosophy), Assoc. Prof., Department of Humanities
ul. Vasilevskogo 7, Tver 170100
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