Aryans: Myth & Archaeology

By M.K. Dhavalikar
May 2007
Munshiram Manoharlal
Distributed By Coronet Books
ISBN: 9788121511698
226 pages, Illustrated, 6 1/2 x 10"
$42.50 Hardcover

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The Aryan problem is probably the most controversial in human history. Numerous scholars have attempted to trace the homeland of Vedic Aryans but no solution is in sight in spite of the vast mass of literature.

However, archaeological evidence of great significance has recently become available which throws a flood of light on the problem as it corroborates to a considerable extent the literary testimony and is even supported by that of the human skeletal biology.

It has therefore become possible to locate the original homeland of the Aryans, the period of their migrations, the date of the composition of Rgveda, the flowering of the Vedic culture and finally their diaspora in different directions, not only in India but beyond its frontiers. The study thus represents a unique blend of the archaeological, literary and anthropological evidence.

Ancient History

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