Mainstream academia says that Mesopotamia was the cradle of civilization. But did you know that there are some who argue that this is a false history, and that it was in South Asia that the world’s first urban society appeared? In this video, Dr. Miano takes a deep look into the ideas presented by Hindu teacher David Frawley, who argues that the world’s greatest ancient societies are cultural descendants of India. Are his claims in keeping with the facts?
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References and recommended reading:
David Frawley’s original talk:
A summary of Frawley’s views by Frawley:
http://www.indoaryans.org/david-frawley-aryans.html
More about Frawley:
https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/David_Frawley
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-times/why-hindutvas-foreign-born-cheerleaders-are-so-popular/articleshow/58085790.cms
On Hindu conservatism and history:
https://frontline.thehindu.com/arts-and-culture/heritage/hindutva-and-history/article6805140.ece
https://sci-hub.se/10.1163/156852712X630770
DNA evidence:
https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/how-genetics-is-settling-the-aryan-migration-debate/article19090301.ece
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/who-built-the-indus-valley-civilisation/article22261315.ece
https://qz.com/india/1243436/aryan-migration-scientists-use-dna-to-explain-origins-of-ancient-indians/
https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/20180910-rakhigarhi-dna-study-findings-indus-valley-civilisation-1327247-2018-08-31
https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/rakhigarhi-excavation-indus-valley-vedic-hindu-civilisation-1328933-2018-08-31
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/09/190905145348.htm
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0092867419309675
https://scroll.in/article/936872/two-new-genetic-studies-upheld-aryan-migration-theory-so-why-did-indian-media-report-the-opposite
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