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Re: REQUEST : authenticity of the Mahabharata
Pradip Gangopadhyay <pradip@lism.usc.edu> wrote:
>Mutt <k777@pacific.net.sg> wrote:
> >I'm curious...how much of what is said in the Mahabharata or
>>Ramayana can be proven to be historically accurate by archaeologists ?
>Dear Mutt
> The most compelling evidence has been the discovery of the ancient
>Dwarka just off-shore the modern Dwarka. This was discovered by a team of
>National Institute of Oceanography, Goa led by Dr. Rao. The carbon dating of
>the pottery found in the underwater Dwarka suggests a date of 1500 BC.
>Regards
>Pradip
There are also the remains of a 5,000 year old fort in Delhi (next to
the zoo). There are Moghul ruins built on top of it, but the old
structure can still be clearly seen. In recent years, this has been
shown to be the remains of the Pandava's fort at Indraprastha, the old
name for Delhi.
Randy
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