Avinash Paliwal’s India’s Near East: A New History is about the complex set of forces and actors that shaped an entire region east of West Bengal, which the author terms “near east”. The “new history” is a deep dive into India’s domestic and foreign policies in three parts of this near east: one within and two outside, each politically separated from the other by international boundaries yet densely linked and sundered by identity, the flows of people and goods, and a shared co...| Frontline
Who wants to bet against this map? Keep in mind that ART038 (~3000 calBCE) remains the oldest sample with the V1636 and R1b Y-chromosome mutations in the West Asian ancient DNA record. Ergo, there's nothing to suggest that V1636 or R1b entered Eastern Europe from West Asia. See also... A tantalizing link How relevant is Arslantepe to the PIE homeland debate?| Eurogenes Blog
Hidden away in Türkiye and Armenia, ancient citadels dot the landscape. These are all that remains of the Urartu, the forgotten fortress kingdom of Anatolia.| Historic Mysteries