History and evidence
Baltic origins: questions and research methods
This section explains how questions about origins are studied. It introduces the evidence and its limits rather than assigning a single birthplace or date to the Balts.
Responsible editor: Aleksandras Osk. Reading guide published 5 November 2026.
How the research works
The methods article introduces linguistic, archaeological and written evidence. Read it to understand what a proposed explanation needs to establish and where different kinds of evidence cannot be treated as equivalent.
Continue into a case study
Read about coastal work and exchange before 1200 to see how a bounded archaeological question differs from a general account of origins. The history guide connects all six published articles.