The North European hypothesis was a linguistic and archaeological theory that tried to explain the spread of the Indo-European languages in Europe and parts of Asia by locating the original homeland (Urheimat) in southern Scandinavia or in the North German Plain.[1] This hypothesis, advanced by Karl Penka, Hermann Hirt, Gustaf Kossinna and others, had some success in the late 19th century and the early 20th century, and was endorsed by Nazism,[2] but is today considered outdated by the majority of the academics, who tend to favor the Kurgan hypothesis.[note 1]
- ^ Gordon Childe 1926, p. 178.
- ^ Villar 1997, p. 42-47.
- ^ Mallory 1989, p. 185.
- ^ Strazny 2000, p. 163.
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