Re: Is the Swastika evidence of a common origin?
Rev. Eric Roberts (woad@mcs.com)
19 Jan 1997 00:06:23 GMT
Maybe Indo-Arayns picked it up in the Indus Valley and spread it from
there.
Rev. Eric Roberts
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Witches of the West
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Jayshree Ramakrishnan <"rjay@pacific.net.sg"@pacific.net.sg> wrote in
article <5bqcp4$p8q@newton.pacific.net.sg>...
> There is some evidence that the svastika symbol has been found
> at Indus valley sites (2500 bc - 1500 bc)
>
> This predates the arrival of the Indo-Aryans and certainly
> predates the Rigvedic period that is commonly accepted to
> be 1200 bc - 800 bc.
>
> It seems therefore to indicate that the so-called Aryan
> symbol actually originates in earlier times.
>
> has anyone any interest or confirmation of this?
>
> S. ramakrishnan
>
> Singapore
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