On this post's import
If the modern "North Indian" (a combo of Steppe+IVC+Andamanese) had genetically materialized by 1600 BCE as suggested by Bustan_BA_o2 sample, it suggests a 1000 year window (1600-600 BCE) for a glorious Vedic age rooted in India!
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If the modern "North Indian" (a combo of Steppe+IVC+Andamanese) had genetically materialized by 1600 BCE as suggested by Bustan_BA_o2 sample, it suggests a 1000 year window (1600-600 BCE) for a glorious Vedic age rooted in India!
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Imagine a ब्रह्मवर्त populated by a race identical with the modern Indian from North west (Steppe - 25, IVC - 60, Onge- 15) as early as 1600 BCE!
A race with all kinds of paternal lineages (R1A - steppe, R2 / J2 - Indus, H - AASI)
This composite society creates the श्रुति
A race with all kinds of paternal lineages (R1A - steppe, R2 / J2 - Indus, H - AASI)
This composite society creates the श्रुति
In the early days, this composite race would've probably seen सरस्वती in full flow
Recorded it in their earliest compositions.
Then recorded its fading memory after its drying faithfully in later ब्राह्मण literature..
Recorded it in their earliest compositions.
Then recorded its fading memory after its drying faithfully in later ब्राह्मण literature..
This scenario provides us with 1000 full years of ANI race in North India, before Buddha.
A race not that remote from modern North Indians.
An indigenous culture of remarkable antiquity already by the time we reach 1200-1000 BCE or so (the age of the Kurus)
A race not that remote from modern North Indians.
An indigenous culture of remarkable antiquity already by the time we reach 1200-1000 BCE or so (the age of the Kurus)
This ANI race then heads east and south in historical times (post 1000 BCE)
Mingles with purer AASI populations to create the modern Gangetic plain populations
Mingles with purer AASI populations to create the modern Gangetic plain populations
The missing part of the puzzle is South India..
The ANI race did not exactly populate South India, the way they likely populated the eastern Gangetic plain
They moved down south in small trickles (brahmins largely) in later historical times (post Mauryan)
The ANI race did not exactly populate South India, the way they likely populated the eastern Gangetic plain
They moved down south in small trickles (brahmins largely) in later historical times (post Mauryan)
South already had a large ASI population (IVC-AASI composite with large share of AASI), before the arrival of ANI (Indo-Aryans)
How did that get formed? When did the IVC folks get in there, and what were the mechanics of ASI formation?
Thats still not super clear I think.
How did that get formed? When did the IVC folks get in there, and what were the mechanics of ASI formation?
Thats still not super clear I think.
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