[INDOLOGY] Record heat Mohenjo Daro

[Howard Resnick]

I am focused on the events beginning with Vasu of Cedi, and the subsequent five generations. 

So, Vasu -> Satyavatī -> Vicitravīrya -> Pāṇḍu -> Pāṇḍavas -> Abhimanyu etc.

> On May 28, 2024, at 4:07 PM, Caley Smith <smith.caley at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>  The epic depicts quite a span of time, which events in the epic are you dating to 1000 BCE?
> - C 
> 
> On Tue, May 28, 2024 at 3:12 PM Howard Resnick <hr at ivs.edu <mailto:hr at ivs.edu>> wrote:
>> Thanks Caley. Without pretension to precision, I will go with the Archeological Survey of India and date the events of the epic, not the surviving text, to roughly 1000 BCE. 
>> 
>> If we include the older surviving structures of the Harappan civilization, we can inquire as to West and Northwest weather patterns back to 4,000 BC, and earlier for less imposing remains. My apologies to actual experts in this area for my crude calculus.
>> 
>> Best wishes,
>> Howard
>> 
>> <photo.jpeg>
>> Mahabharata: Mahabharata much older, say ASI Archaeologists
>> economictimes.indiatimes.com
>>  <https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/mahabharata-much-older-say-asi-archaeologists/articleshow/71658119.cms?from=mdr>Mahabharata: Mahabharata much older, say ASI Archaeologists <https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/mahabharata-much-older-say-asi-archaeologists/articleshow/71658119.cms?from=mdr>
>> economictimes.indiatimes.com <https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/mahabharata-much-older-say-asi-archaeologists/articleshow/71658119.cms?from=mdr>
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>>> On May 28, 2024, at 9:53 AM, Caley Smith <smith.caley at gmail.com <mailto:smith.caley at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I guess it depends on when you are dating the composition of the MBh. 
>>> 
>>> On Tue, May 28, 2024 at 9:37 AM Howard Resnick via INDOLOGY <indology at list.indology.info <mailto:indology at list.indology.info>> wrote:
>>>> Dear Scholars,
>>>> 
>>>> Is there any evidence that thousands of years ago, the weather in Pakistan and Northern India was significantly different than it is today? I ask because I’m trying to imagine the conditions roughly around the time of Mahābharata.
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks!
>>>> Howard
>>>> 
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>>>> <gettyimages-2153802427.jpeg>
>>>> Temperatures in Pakistan cross 52 degrees Celsius — that’s more than 125°F
>>>> cnn.com
>>>>  <https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/28/asia/pakistan-heat-wave-sindh-climate-intl-hnk?cid=ios_app>Temperatures in Pakistan cross 52 degrees Celsius — that’s more than 125°F <https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/28/asia/pakistan-heat-wave-sindh-climate-intl-hnk?cid=ios_app>
>>>> cnn.com <https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/28/asia/pakistan-heat-wave-sindh-climate-intl-hnk?cid=ios_app>
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