Without a king, palace or army — the 7 Rivers civilization governed by consensus for 15 centuries. What Kenoyer, Possehl and Wright attempt to explain.
Tag: archaeology
KALIBANGAN AND ITS FIRE ALTARS: ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE VEDIC SACRIFICE
B. B. Lal discovered at Kalibangan structures interpreted as Vedic fire altars. But Vedic sacrifice took place outdoors — an analysis of the archaeological debate.
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.
MAX MÜLLER’S THEORY AND ITS CONSEQUENCES: HOW AN ERROR BECOMES A DOGMA
The Aryan invasion theory was born in 19th-century colonial England. Here is how an ideological hypothesis became an academic dogma — and why it is now collapsing.
MOHENJO-DARO AND HARAPPA: WHAT ARCHAEOLOGY HAS FOUND
No palace, no state temple — but sewers, ritual baths and children’s toys: what a century of excavations reveals about the 7 Rivers civilization
Horse teeth reshuffle the story of the Yamnaya invasion
A study on fossilized horse teeth nuances the narrative of mounted Yamnaya warriors invading Europe 5000 years ago. Here’s what it really shows.