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At present, the archaeological record indicates no cultural discontinuities separating PGW from the indigenous protohistoric culture. That is, PGW culture represents an indigenous cultural development and does not reflect any cultural intrusion from the West, that is, an Indo-Aryan invasion. Therefore, there is no archaeological evidence corroborating the fact of an Indo-Aryan invasion.
— Jim G. Shaffer
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "At present, the archaeological record indicates no cultural discontinuities separating PGW from the indigenous protohistoric culture. That is, PGW culture represents an indigenous cultural development and does not reflect any cultural intrusion from the West, that is, an Indo-Aryan invasion. Therefore, there is no archaeological evidence corroborating the fact of an Indo-Aryan invasion." in the context of "85" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Jim G. Shaffer" (Quotes, 1980s, The Indo-Aryan Invasions: Cultural Myth and Archaeological Reality (1984): 1984 Shaffer, J.G. "The Indo-Aryan Invasions: Cultural Myth and Archaeological Reality." In People of South Asia: The Biological Anthropology of India, Nepal and Pakistan. J.R. Lukacs, (Ed.). New York: Plenum Press, pp. 77-90.
quoted in Bryant, E. F. (2001). The Quest for the Origins of Vedic Culture : the Indo-Aryan migration debate. Oxford University Press. also in : THE แนGVEDA AND INDO-EUROPEANS Author(s): Nicholas Kazanas)
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About Jim G. Shaffer
Jim G. Shaffer (born 1944) is an American archaeologist and professor of anthropology at Case Western Reserve University.
About Jim G. Shaffer
Jim G. Shaffer (born 1944) is an American archaeologist and professor of anthropology at Case Western Reserve University.
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