Without a king, palace or army — the 7 Rivers civilization governed by consensus for 15 centuries. What Kenoyer, Possehl and Wright attempt to explain.
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SOMA AND THE OPIOID CRISIS: WHAT PSYCHEDELIC MEDICINE BRINGS
Psilocybin, ibogaine, MDMA: psychedelic therapies treat addictions that conventional medications cannot touch. What the 7 Rivers civilization already knew.
THE TRADING POSTS IN IRAN: COMMERCIAL NETWORKS AND PEACEFUL DIPLOMACY
The 7 Rivers civilization had trading posts in Iran — transit points, exchange hubs and soft diplomacy. Trade without armies, over five thousand years.
THE BULL ON THE SEALS: STRENGTH, FERTILITY AND COSMIC SYMBOLISM
The bull is the most depicted animal in the seals of the 7 Rivers civilization. Symbol of strength, fertility and divine power — from the Mohenjo-Daro seal to Shiva’s Nandi.
THE DRYING UP OF THE SARASVATĪ: TECTONICS, CLIMATE AND THE END OF A CIVILIZATION
The Sarasvatī dried up around 1900 BCE — through the combined effect of Himalayan earthquakes and a major drought. How a river takes a civilization with it.
THE SEALS IN MESOPOTAMIA: THE COMMERCIAL GLOBALIZATION OF ANTIQUITY
Indus steatite seals found at Ur and Kish: proof of organized trade between the 7 Rivers civilization and Mesopotamia from 2300 BCE.
THE ABSENCE OF EVIDENCE FOR THE ARYAN INVASION: ARCHAEOLOGY VERSUS IDEOLOGY
The Sarasvatī dried up in 1900 BCE — before the supposed invasion of 1500 BCE. This geological fact alone demolishes Max Müller’s theory. A complete analysis.
THE WOMEN RISHIS OF THE RIG VEDA
Lopāmudrā, Apālā, Ghoṣā, Viśvāvārā, Śacī Paulomī: thirteen women composed hymns of the Rig Veda. Portrait of a civilization without stigmatization of the feminine.