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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected] > <mailto:[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 >> >> <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> >> >> >> >> >>> On May 28, 2024, at 9:53 AM, Caley Smith <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[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] <mailto:[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 >>>> >>>> >>>> <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> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> INDOLOGY mailing list >>>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>>> https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology >>
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