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 <[email protected]> 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 > > [image: photo.jpeg] > > 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> > > <https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/mahabharata-much-older-say-asi-archaeologists/articleshow/71658119.cms?from=mdr> > > > > > > On May 28, 2024, at 9:53 AM, Caley Smith <[email protected]> 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 < > [email protected]> 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 >> >> >> [image: gettyimages-2153802427.jpeg] >> >> 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> >> >> <https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/28/asia/pakistan-heat-wave-sindh-climate-intl-hnk?cid=ios_app> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> INDOLOGY mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology >> > >
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