Sarasvati (texts & arch.II)

[Michael Witzel]

P.Manasala:
> But wouldn't it be a point here that most - if not all - of these
> migrations started not long before or after writing had been
> invented?

Generalizations... The Hawaiians and Maori remmeber very well where they
came from (*Sawaiki, Tahiti > Kahiki), without script --- and over a
period of some 1000-1500 years and with a less strict oral tradition than
the Vedic one.

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Michael Witzel                       witzel at fas.harvard.edu