[INDOLOGY] How ancient DNA may rewrite prehistory in India

[patrick mccartney]

While this article is not directly related to rakhigarhi and issues around
OIT, etc, and sanskrit is only mentioned in passing amongst a broader
historical linguistic discussion, it contains a very interesting overview
regarding historical constructions in relation to unbiological  ideas of
race and language, and the vagueness of post facto translation.

https://aeon.co/essays/when-homer-envisioned-achilles-did-he-see-a-black-man

On Mon., 31 Dec. 2018, 5:15 pm Hock, Hans Henrich via INDOLOGY <
indology at list.indology.info wrote:

> This may be true, but the multi-author article by Reich et al. does
> contain important new information. It may also be worth googling for
> Rakhigarhi and DNA, but in this case the problem is that absence of
> evidence is not necessarily evidence of absence. Moreover we have to keep
> in mind that genetics/ethnicity and language don’t necessarily dovetail
>
> All the best for what promises to be an interesting New Year
>
> Hans Henrich
>
> On Dec 30, 2018, at 19:48, Nagaraj Paturi via INDOLOGY <
> indology at list.indology.info> wrote:
>
> This article has nothing new for the New Year from the author. He has been
> writing on the same lines for a long time in his news paper columns:
>
> https://www.thehindu.com/profile/author/Tony-Joseph-1094/
>
> What is new is that these writings of him have all been compiled into a
> book and there is a lot of publicising work going on for this book all
> around in the form of these article.
>
> No nationalist anywhere in the world likes to be reminded the highest fact
> that all humans have migrated to different parts of the world from Africa.
>
> This knowledge of कोहं कुत आयातःis to be spread to enlighten and elevate
> all humans from their national or other identities are just Maya and
> African origin all humans is the only reality.
>
>
>
> On Sun, Dec 30, 2018 at 8:30 PM Madhav Deshpande via INDOLOGY <
> indology at list.indology.info> wrote:
>
>> Dear Jarrod,
>>
>>      Thanks for posting the link for this interesting article.  Research
>> and politics will both continue unhindered.  Not to worry.  I am curious as
>> to how the politics in Pakistan responds to such new findings about the
>> Indus Valley.  With best wishes,
>>
>> Madhav M. Deshpande
>> Professor Emeritus
>> Sanskrit and Linguistics
>> University of Michigan
>> [Residence: Campbell, California]
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Dec 30, 2018 at 6:20 AM Whitaker, Jarrod L. via INDOLOGY <
>> indology at list.indology.info> wrote:
>>
>>> BBC.com article (with link to academic article) on the topic of ancient
>>> Indian migration and DNA:
>>>
>>> https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-46616574
>>>
>>> Hopefully it won't start the New Year off with an Indological bang.
>>>
>>> JW
>>>
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