Eternal India Encyclopedia

LURE - THRU THE AGES

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Dawn and Devolution of the Indus Civilization by S.R. Rao, Aditya Prakashan, 1991 is a comprehensive discussion of Harappan archaeology by a world au- thority on the subject. It includes Rao's controversial approach to the decipher- ment of the Indus script and language. The author does not subscribe to the belief of the Aryan invasion for which he finds no archaeological evidence. Vedic Aryans and the Origins of Civilization: A literary and scientific perspective by N.S. Rajaram and David Frawley. World Heritage Press 1994.

A new approach to the study of ancient history from a combined scientific and literary perspective by a scientist and a Vedic scholar. Presents for the first time an ecological study of the Vedic Age in light of the latest findings from archaeology and satellite photography. Shows also the influence of German na- tionalism and British colonialism in the formulation of the Aryan invasion theory.

ARCHAEOLOGICAL MAP OF VEDIC INDIA