When did Indo-Europeans reach Iran, in which regions were they first settled and when?
ირანი იყო სრულად იბერო-კავკასიური ძვ.წ. 1200 წლამდე და ნაწილობრივ იბერო-კავკასიური ახ.წ. 350 წლამდე. მას შემდეგ კი სრულად ინდო-ევროპული, შუა საუკუნეებში თურქული ტომების შემოსევებამდე.
Indo-Europeans reached Iran at first in 1200 BC and made a Talish-Mugan culture (North-West Iran) – approx. 1200-900 BC. but it took a quit long time, whole territory of Iran to become Indo-European.
what was in Iran till the Indo-Europeans reach it? Great Elamite civilization. Elamite language was not Indo-European, nor Semitic (Afro-Asiatic). It was something another (that i call Ibero-Caucasian).
▶ Old Elamite period (Iran) - 2700–1500 BC.
▶ Middle Elamite period (Iran) - 1500–1100 BC.
▶ Elamite Empire (Iran) - 1210–1100 BC.
▶ Neo-Elamite period (Iran) - 1100 – 540 BC.
▶ Elamite Empire (Iran) - 1210–1100 BC.
▶ Neo-Elamite period (Iran) - 1100 – 540 BC.
Neo-Elamite I (Iran) - 1100 – 770 BC.
Neo-Elamite II (Iran) - 770 – 646 BC.
Neo-Elamite III (Iran) - 646–539 BC.
We see Elamite incriptions in Iran from 2400 BC to 350 AD.
So, as we see, Iran was not fully Indo-European even till 350 AD.
Photo: Proto-Elamite (Susa III) cylinder seal, 3150–2800 BC. Louvre Museum, reference Sb 6166.