04-13-2004, 08:46 AM
Warning: Following are highly random thoughts regarding the ice-age and the arctic homeland of aryans.
1. If vedics were living in arctic regions then it might have been warmer than usual. And less icy. It also means sea level must have been higher during that time due to melted snow/ice. That also suggest those northern regions where aryans were supposedly living should be high above the sea level.
2. IIRC the last ice age started receding around 20000 years ago. It doesn't make sense for people to live/move up north during the ice age. But we also have the story of the "jalapralaya" or the great flood. People date it to about 10000 years ago. Manu's story of "jalapralaya" and his going north to Himalayas for survival points to northward migration.
3. Well, it could also mean that aryans were originally from more southern latitudes and had to move up north due to global warming and the big flood around 10000 years ago. After that was over they started migrating back south with memories of a northern latitude.
1. If vedics were living in arctic regions then it might have been warmer than usual. And less icy. It also means sea level must have been higher during that time due to melted snow/ice. That also suggest those northern regions where aryans were supposedly living should be high above the sea level.
2. IIRC the last ice age started receding around 20000 years ago. It doesn't make sense for people to live/move up north during the ice age. But we also have the story of the "jalapralaya" or the great flood. People date it to about 10000 years ago. Manu's story of "jalapralaya" and his going north to Himalayas for survival points to northward migration.
3. Well, it could also mean that aryans were originally from more southern latitudes and had to move up north due to global warming and the big flood around 10000 years ago. After that was over they started migrating back south with memories of a northern latitude.