Is there a proof that Hindu civilisation is more than 2000 yrs old?

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This question was answered well by Rian in YA

 

 

Plenty of proofs.

 

.. The early phase of the Vedic tradition in India is dated between

10,000 - 7,000 BCE.

 

Dwarka site pre-dates civilization

 

An archaeological site, dating back to 7500 BC and older than

hitherto oldest known human civilisations including those found in

the Valley of Sumer, Harappa and Egypt, was discovered by a team of

Indian marine archaeologists in the Gulf of Cambay off Gujarat coast.

 

The story of Dwaraka is tightly intertwined with this scheme of

things. Reported in the ancient Indian epic of the Mahabharata and in

later sacred texts such as the Bhagvata Purana and the Vishnu Purana,

it straddles two of the great world ages.

 

Towards the end of the most recent Dvapara Yuga, the texts tells us,

Dwaraka was a fabulous city founded on the north-west coast of India.

Established and ruled over by Krishna, it was built on the site of an

even earlier sacred city, Kususthali, on land that had been reclaimed

from the sea: Krishna solicited a space of twelve furlongs from the

ocean, and there he built the city of Dwaraka, defended by high

ramparts. The gardens and the amenities of the city are praised, and

we understand that it was a place of ritual and splendor.

 

Years later, however, as the Dvapara Yuga comes to an end, Krishna is

killed. "On the same day that Krishna departed from the earth the

powerful dark-bodied Kali Age descended. The oceans rose and

submerged the whole of Dwaraka. "

 

- Vishnu Purana - volume 2, p. 785. Nag Publishers New Delhi 1989.

 

Dr Rao said the three-holed triangular stone anchors found in large

numbers in Dwarka waters suggested a continuity in evolution of the

anchors in Lothal and Mohenjo-Daro, which had a single hole.

 

The Dwarka anchors of late Harappan phase are a couple of centuries

older than the identical anchors of late Bronze Age used in Cyprus

and Syria, he added. The two-day conference is being held under the

aegis of the Society of Marine Archaeology at NIO.

 

Samples collected include artefacts, wood pieces, pottery materials,

hearth pieces, animal bones. They ere sent to Manipur University,

Oxford University, London, Institute of Earth Sciences, Hanover,

Germany for analysis and dating. The results were astonishing. It was

found beyond doubt that the samples belonged to a period varying from

7800 to 3000 years (BP) Before Present !

 

The even more flooring discovery happened soon. NIOT, which carried

outside scan and sub-bottom surveys in the year 2002-03, established

beyond doubt the presence of two large palaeochannels (river channels

which existed once and later submerged under the sea) in the Gulf of

Cambay. Alluvium samples were collected from different locations in

the areas of the palaeochannels by the gravity core and grab method.

 

The study of the samples under microscope revealed the occurrence of

fragile and highly sensitive Ostracods (tiny marine and fresh water

crustaceans with a shrimp-like body enclosed in a bivalve shell)

overlain by regular marine fauna.

 

These results strongly indicated that the freshwater deposition which

took place in this area was very much a part of the onshore land

region and later submerged to the depths varying from 20 to 40

meters. The alluvium (fresh water sand) samples sent to the Earth

Science Department, Manipur University for OSL (optically stimulated

luminescence) dating gave the OSL determinant of 3000 years (BP)

Before Present !

 

Prof. Gartia (The Journal of Indian Ocean Archaeology, No.2 of 2005,

Pg.144) after conducting extensive investigations concluded that

Gujarat region had experienced at least three large killer

earthquakes about 1500, 3000 and 5000 years BP respectively.

Geomorphological evidences also show beyond doubt that the North-

Western part of the Indian landmass was seismically active during the

last 10,000 years. These killer quakes are likely to have caused the

shifting of the rivers and sea level fluctuation including the

sinking of the legendary city of Dwaraka, capital of the Lord-King

Krishna. The discovery about the availability of fresh water from the

now submerged major rivers along with other marine-archaeological

evidences, corroborates the Mahabaratha reference that Dwaraka, the

ancient city of Sri Krishna, lies under the great ocean !

 

(source: How marine archaeologists found Dwaraka – By V Gangadharan -

newstodaynet.com).

 

Relevant Links and Books:

National Institute of Oceanography http://www.nio.org/

The Lost City of Dvaraka - By S.R. Rao

(S.R. Rao served the Archaeological Survey of India for over 32

years. He is the discoverer of a large number of Harappan sites

including the port city of Lothal in Gujarat)

 

Excavations At Dwaarka - By Zainuddin Dawood Ansari and Madhukar

Shripad Mate.

 

Did You Know?

 

Masters of the Sea

 

Despite recent concerns about possibly losing caste from crossing the

sea, history reveals India was the foremost maritime nation 2,000

years ago (meanwhile Europeans were still figuring out the

Mediterranean Sea). India's maritime history predates the birth of

western civilization. The world's first tidal dock is believed to

have been built at Lothal around 2300 BC during the Harappan

civilization, near the present day Mangrol harbour on the Gujarat

coast.

 

A civilization needs time to acheieve such heritage.

 

And do not forget the man made bridge on sea between India and

Srilanka . NASA dated it 17,000 year old.