Yet we would date the Rig Veda around 5000 BC! Now there is a find in Rakhigarhi, Haryana which is dated around 6000 BC. Well, some people might be happy date Indian History by 1600 when the British came to India!
Tag: Mohenjo Daro
Each city , at the outskirts , had a small water tank meant for animals. A stone column was erected for the animals to relieve their itching! Such a civilization should have had great cities.
The Indus Valley people liked more of indoor games than outdoor amusements. They were fond of gambling and playing dice. Dancing and singing were considered great arts. Boys played with toys made of terracotta, while girls played with dolls. This lifestyle requires Mass production. I have been able to find references about the Mass production of some items. I am searching for further evidence for other items.
1.Archeological findings. 2.Astronomical dating of events in Rama's Life and of the events that had taken place in what are Foreign lands to India now, mentioned in the Ramayana. 3.The Mahabharata connection. 4.The Vedic practices followed by almost all countries in some form or the other by civilisations which predate the recorded literature of these lands. 5.Cultural similarity, in many cases , identity.
People have been talking of the Rig Veda as 5000 years old. This is outdated. I have posted an article that Hinduism has been dated 50,000 years back. Now even this is way off the mark. New evidence suggests that Hinduism existed in Indonesia 74,000 ago I have posted an article that Hinduism has been dated 50,000 years back. Now even this is way off the mark. New evidence suggests that Hinduism existed in Indonesia 74,000 ago and it is safe to assume that Hinduism antedates this period. Earlier to this finding a city older that Mohenjo-Daro has been found.
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