Early Indians: The Story of Our Ancestors and Where We Came From by Tony Joseph
Early Indians: The Story of Our Ancestors and Where We Came From
by
Tony JosephWho we Indians are? Where did we come from?
Book started with the chronology of the modern human in Indian pre-history. How Modern human (Homo Sapiens) migrated from Africa to populate the world, when and how did this successful migration happen and how migrants reached India 65,000 yeras ago.
Who were the first Indians?The first chapter discuss when modern human set foot in India. Tracing. early Indian is began from the Bhimbetka rock shelter in Madhya Pradesh, which is inhabited over 100,000 years ago. From Africa 70,000 years ago, successful migration of modern humans (Homo Sapiens) happened. Modern humans reached India about 65,000 years ago. In 7,000 BCE, a new agricultural settlement begins in Mehrgarh, at the foot of Bolan Hills in Balochistan. Between 7000-3000 BCE. agriculturists from Zagros region in Iran mixed with Descendant of of first Indians. 5500-2600 BCE The Early Harappan Period, 2600-1900BCE The mature Harappan period, 1900-1300 BCE. The Late Harappan period.
It took nearly 5000 years for the seeds that were planted- literally in the Kacchi plain of Balochistan around 7000 BCE to grow into the mighty tree that was the Harappan Civilization between 2600 and 1900BCE....Farming and agriculture?
The second chapter shows how the farming and agricultural invention created the condition for world's largest early civilization- The Harappan, the Mesopotamia and so on.
"Not all agricultural societies become civilization, but no civilization can be one without passing through tha stage of agriculture..."
The early Holocene is the starting point of agricultural experiments. Evidence shows that the earliest experiment in agriculture began in Mehrgarh, a small village at the foot of the Bolan Pass in Balochistan in modern-day Pakistan. Beginning of agriculture stops humans travelling from one place to other and to stay in a place where all the condition suits for farming. This leads to the domestication of animals and plants. When they are not moving and get necessary resource for survive, they got enough time to indulge in creativity which involves activities like bead making, ornament making, etc...
This leads to developing buliding, walls and strucures which become necessary to keep them and their resources safe for tomorrow and the beginning of Urbanization.
In third chapter describes the Harappan civilization, its urbanization, uniqueness and vastness, contacts between Mesopotamian civilization and other contemporaries if there were any. What was the language of Harappan, Hieroglyphic, was the writing method of ancient Egypt and the cuneiform was the writing method of Mesopotamia which is deciphered after finding the Rosetta stone and Behistun inscription. There is no such finding for the Harappan language so far, but with the help of ancient DNA, findings with archaeology and linguistics provide a glimpse into what could be the language of Harappan. Different ancient languages considered and contemporary languages like Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada referenced. How migrations affected the language and impact of agriculture on language. In one instance, Dr. Iravatham Mahadevan links the Cheras, Cholas and Pandiyan to Harappan.
Every nation in the world today is shaped by repeated mass migrationsLanguage?
The fourth chapter discuss, the Indo-European-language Speaker [The Aryans], the last ancient migrator. If Aryans were migrants, then where did they came, When did they reach here?
As they came here, they interacted, adopted, and adapted. The evidence accumulated with the help of ancient DNA. The study shows that Aryan peoples interacted with Harappan people but in which way or purpose not understood clearly because the there are no Rosetta Stone founded yet to understand Harappan.
The declining of Harappan Civilization attributed to the Aryan invasion and climate, but the study shows, with these two, that there were other factor effected in the declining of civilization, such as conflicts within, drought, migration, etc.
Modern Human from Africa reached here which pave the foundation of population, peoples from west Asia contributed in agriculture and building of Harappan civilization and Dravidian language which enriched culture today, peoples from east Asia brought new languages and plants and farming techniques, and people from Central Asia whose thoughts and beliefs impacted here which resulted a new culture which is known today and their language flourished here into world's greatest language, Sanskrit. Those who came later seeking refuge or for conquest or for trade and then stayed and contributed to this civilization.
For Kindle purchase (Tamil), Kindle purchase (English),Kindle purchase (Malayalam),Kindle purchase (Marathi),Kindle purchase (Hindi)| Title | : | Early Indians: The Story of Our Ancestors and Where We Came From | |
| Author | : | Tony Joseph | |
| Genre | : | Non-fiction, History | |
| Format | : | Hardcover | |
| Publisher | : | Juggernaut | |
| ISBN | : | 9789386228987 |
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