Aryan invasion by sea?

[Hans Henrich Hock]

Glad to see some humor on this often cantankerous list.  It would
have helped to have a headline "Aryan invasion by seals?".

Best wishes,

Hans Henrich Hock


>On Thu, 13 Jul 2000, N. Ganesan wrote:
>
>>Raja wrote:
>
>>>  If seals were employed for trade,
>>>  couldn't dolphins, or even whales,
>>  have been employed for large-scale
>>>  immigration?
>>>
>>>  In other words, could the
>>>  notorious Aryan invasion
>>>  have been seaborne?  Have
>>>  any remains of chariots or
>>>  spoked wheels been recovered
>>>  from under the Indian Ocean?
>
>
>>  I fail to understand this, as I did not mention anything
>>  about Aryan invasion at all!
>
>
>It was just a joke.  Apparently
>din't serve its porpoise.       :-(
>
>Apologies for any confusion.
>
>
>Raja.

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