Attributed in Michel Danino - The Invasion That Never Was (2004), (source: The Invasion That Never Was - By Michel Danino and Sujata Nahar)
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Phoenix-like, the theory of the invaders, preferably Indo-Europeans, always rises from its ashes.
— Jean-François Jarrige
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About Jean-François Jarrige
Jean-François Jarrige (August 5, 1940, Lourdes – November 18, 2014, Paris) was a French archaeologist specializing in South Asian archaeology and Sindhology. He held a doctorate from the University of Paris in oriental archaeology. He carried out the excavations in Baluchistan, Mehrgarh and Pirak. In 2004, he became the director of the Musée Guimet in Paris.
About Jean-François Jarrige
Jean-François Jarrige (August 5, 1940, Lourdes – November 18, 2014, Paris) was a French archaeologist specializing in South Asian archaeology and Sindhology. He held a doctorate from the University of Paris in oriental archaeology. He carried out the excavations in Baluchistan, Mehrgarh and Pirak. In 2004, he became the director of the Musée Guimet in Paris.
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