Though a very small Neolithic population may have existed in Caria, the people known as "Carians" may in fact have been of Aegean origin that settled in southwestern Anatolia during the second millennium BC.
Meskipun populasi masa Neolitik mungkin sangat kecil tetapi pemukiman di Caria telah ada, orang-orang yang dikenal sebagai "Carians" mungkin sebenarnya berasal dari Aegean yang menetap di barat daya Anatolia selama milenium kedua SM.