Harappans, Aryans, and the BMAC: Indian Origins

What is the cultural legacy of the Indus Valley / Harappan Civilization? How much continuity was there between the IVC and Vedic India? What is the truth of the much-discussed and controversial “Aryan Migration?“ And what about those folks in the mountains on the way to India, known as the Oxus Civilization or BMAC (Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex)? All this and more, all extensively researched (see the list of links below). This video will actually kicks of a series on ancient Indian mythology which will cover the Harappan seals and the Vedic cosmic world tree, known as Ashvattha, Pipal, or Bhodi tree. intro theme and flamenco music: Minera by @JohnWalshGuitar Research Links (thanks tremendously to everyone here!): The Formation of Human Populations in South and Central Asia (Narasimhan): Ancient Harappan Genome Lacks Ancestry from Steppe Pastoralists or Iranian Farmers (Shinde) Sintashta, BMAC, and the Indo-Aryans (WItzel) ~witzel/ Linguistic Evidence for Cultural Exchange in Prehistoric Western Central Asia (Witzel) Substrate Languages in Old Indo-Aryan (Witzel) Migration maps and more: PIE basics video from @studyofantiquityandthemidd4449 Ultimate resource for all things Harappan: Drone View of Mohenjodaro video from @nationalfundformohenjodaro4594 Comprehensive presentation on Harappa / IVC by Michel Danino @IITGN1 Authoritative@WorldofAntiquity Aryan Migration videos: P1: P2: @HistoriaMaxima Aryan Migration video: @studyofantiquityandthemidd4449 video on the accurate use of the word “Aryan“ @studyofantiquityandthemidd4449 video on . origins with geneticist Rhazib Khan Dr. Mark Kenoyer Indus Textiles presentation @ : Dr. Mark Kenoyer Indus script presentation@ Pictographic inscriptions in the Oxus civilization Comprehensive presentation on the BMAC by Dr. Bertille Lyonnet, from @artandarchaeologyofancient2455 Namaste origins in the BMAC: Sintashta were a major evolution of Steppe Culture Excellent @DanDavisHistory video on Sintashta: JSTOR article mentioning BMAC mythology: The Genomic History of the Bronze Age Southern Levant (Agranat-Tamir) (20)