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Ancient peoples of Anatolia

  • HittitesThe ancestors of the Hittites arrived in Anatolia between 4400 and 4100 BC. Recent genetic research indicates that Proto-Anatolian speakers entered this…
  • IoniansThe word Ionian carries an uncertain linguistic root. Robert S. P. Beekes notes that Frisk isolates an unknown root pronounced ya-.
  • DoriansThe mountainous regions of Macedonia and Epirus stand as the most cited starting point for Dorian origins in ancient theory.