A WIP of Germanic Tribal Names recorded by Tacitus, Ptolemy, Pliny, Strabo, Caesar and a few others before the 3rd Century. The Finalized Version + Methodology will be released soon, however some interesting things have been uncovered already.

What may perhaps be the most Controversial Theory is that the Anglii are actually a Suebic Tribe.

Ptolemy says:
Τῶν δὲ ἐντὸς καὶ μεσογείων ἐθνῶν μέγιστα μέν ἐστι τό τε τῶν Συήβων τῶν Ἀγγειλῶν, οἵ εἰσιν ἀνατολικώτεροι τῶν Λαγγοβάρδων ἀνατείνοντες πρὸς τὰς ἂρκτους μέχρι τῶν μέσων τοῦ Ἄλβιος ποταμοῦ, καὶ τὸ τῶν Συήβων τῶν Σεμνόνων, οἵτινες διήκουσι μετὰ τὸν Ἅλβιν ἀπὸ τοῦ εἰρημένου μέρους πρὸς ἀνατολὰς μέχρι τοῦ Συήβου ποταμοῦ, καὶ τὸ τῶν Βουργουντῶν τὰ ἐφεξῆς καὶ μέχρι τοῦ Οὐιστούλα κατεχόντων.

"Of the nations in the interior and the midlands, the greatest are: that of the Suebic Angili, who are further east than the Langobardi, extending northwards as far as the middle parts of the Albis [Elbe] river; and that of the Suebic Semnones, who extend beyond the Albis from the aforementioned part toward the east as far as the Suebus river; and that of the Burgundians, who occupy the succeeding territories as far as the Vistula."

The only other author to mention the Anglii is Tacitus, who does not state their location, simply that they are near the Langobardi.

Tacitus:
"Reudigni deinde et Aviones et Anglii et Varini et Eudoses et Suardones et Nuithones fluminibus aut silvis muniuntur. Nec quicquam notabile in singulis, nisi quod in commune Nerthum, id est Terram matrem, colunt eamque intervenire rebus hominum, invehi populis arbitrantur."

"The neighboring Reudigni, 211 and the Avions, 212 Angli, 213 Varini, Eudoses, Suardones, and Nuithones, 214 are defended by rivers or forests. Nothing remarkable occurs in any of these; except that they unite in the worship of Hertha, 215 or Mother Earth"

Ptolemy Extensively describes Northern Germany and Jutland, being the first author to mention the Saxones, and mentioning them multiple times throughout his text.

"Τὴν δὲ παρωκεανῖτιν κατέχουσιν ὑπὲρ μὲν τοὺς Βρουκτέρους οἱ Φρίσιοι μέχρι τοῦ Ἀμισίου ποταμοῦ, μετὰ δὲ τούτους Καῦχοι οἱ μικροὶ μέχρι τοῦ Οὐισούργιος ποταμοῦ· εἶτα Καῦχοι οἱ μείζους μέχρι τοῦ Ἄλβιος ποταμοῦ· ἐφεξῆς δὲ ἐπὶ τὸν αὐχένα τῆς Κιμβρικῆς Ξερσονήσου Σάξονες, αὐτὴν δὲ τὴν χερσόνησον ὑπὲρ μὲν τοὺς Σάξονας Σιγούλωνες ἀπὸ δυσμῶν, εἶτα Σαβαλίγγιοι, εἶτα Κοβανδοὶ, ὑπὲρ οὓς Χάλοι, καὶ ἔτι ὑπὲρ τούτους δυσμικώτεροι μὲν Φουνδούσιοι, ἀναταολικώτεροι δὲ Χαροῦδες, πάντων δ’ ἀρκτικώτεροι Κίμβροι· μετὰ δὲ τοὺς Σάξονας ἀπὸ τοῦ Χαλούσου ποταμοῦ μέχρι τοῦ Συήβου ποταμοῦ Φαροδεινοὶ, εἶτα Σειδινοὶ μέχρι τοῦ Οὐιαδούα ποταμοῦ, καὶ μετ’ αὐτοὺς Ῥουτίκλειοι μέχρι τοῦ Οὐιστούλα ποταμοῦ."

"The parts along the ocean are occupied, north of the Bructeri, by the Frisii as far as the Amisius river; and after these the Minor Chauci as far as the Visurgis river; then the Greater Chauci as far as the Albis river; next, upon the neck of the Cimbrian Chersonese, the Saxons; and in the peninsula itself, north of the Saxons, are the Sigulones from the west, then the Sabalingii, then the Cobandi; north of whom are the Chali, and further north than these, more to the west the Phundusii, and more to the east the Charudes, and most northerly of all, the Cimbri. After the Saxons, from the Chalusus river to the Suebus river, the Pharodini; then the Sidini as far as the Viadua river; and after them the Ruticleioi as far as the Vistula river."

Ἐλάσσουσα δὲ ἔθνη (καὶ) μεταξὺ κεῖνται Καύχων μὲν τῶν μικρῶν καὶ τῶν Συήβων Βρούκτεροι οἱ μείζους, ὑφ’ οὓς Χαῖμαι· Καύχων δὲ τῶν μειζόνων καὶ τῶν Συήβων Ἀνγριουάρροι, εἶτα Λακκοβάρδοι, ὑφ’ οὓς Δουλγούμνιοι· Σαξόνων δὲ καὶ τῶν Συήβων Τευτόόαροι καὶ Οὐίρουνοι· Φαροδεινῶν δὲ καὶ Συήβων Τεύτονες καὶ αὒαρποι· Ῥουτικλείων δὲ καὶ Βουργουντῶν Αἰλουαίωνες.

Lesser tribes are situated in between:
Between the Lesser Chauci and the Suebi, the Greater Bructeri, and below them the Chamai;
between the Greater Chauci and the Suebi, the Angrivarii, then the Laccobardi, and below them the Dulgibni;
between the Saxons and the Suebi, the Teuriochaimai and the Viruni;
between the Pharodini and the Suebi, the Teutones and the Auarpoi;
between the Rutikleioi and the Burgundians, the Ailouaiones.

A somewhat restyled version of the 5100bc Map. It is over a year old by now, but is still very accurate!

Germanic Tribes Map complete. Posting Tomorrow together with a thread explaining everything.

The Andronovo Culture. Posted this map earlier on my main, however here is a clearer version. What is interesting to me is the distribution pattern along the Tian-Shan, definetly related to the fact that Andronovans were in search of Tin and Copper.

I wasn't able to find enough on Tazabagyab unfortunately, so it isn't included in the map.

Both twitter accounts have been temporarily privated due to a sudden unwarranted botnet on twitter going crazy. You might have noticed that the maptismcontact account somehow has 25k followers now, which is definetly not organic and does not correspond to actual engagement.

The Abashevo Culture, 2300-1800bc
Descended from the Balanovo Variant of the Corded Ware Culture, this Culture counts itself as one of the Ancestors of Andronovo and Sintashta. Though it mostly derived from Eastern Corded Ware, it also shares some similarities with Bell Beaker.

A Intermediary Ancestor of Indo-Iranics.

Various Corded Ware supplementaries