[tied] Re: Proto Vedic Continuity Theory of Bharatiya (Indian) Lang

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, george knysh <gknysh@...> wrote:

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> --- mkelkar2003 <smykelkar@...> wrote:

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> > > All I can say is
> > > > that
> > > > > > > > genetic evidence
> > > > > > > > points to a flow of humans from the
> > Indian
> > > > > > > > subcontinent to the north
> > > > > > > > not the other way round.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > GK: So "genetic evidence" as you
> > understand
> > > > > > it
> > > > > > > contradicts the verifiable "flow of
> > humans"
> > > > from
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > > north into the Indian subcontinent in
> > > > historical
> > > > > > > times?...
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > That it DEFINITELY does.
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> ****GK: Since you claim that there is no genetic
> evidence of the Saka, Kushan, and Turco-Mongol
> invasions et sim., all of which clearly occurred, you
> cannot argue that the lack of genetic evidence for an
> Indo-Aryan invasion "proves" that such an invasion did
> not occur. This is elementary logic.*****
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Aside from the above point you quite rightly raise, it may be worth
asking the question of whether Dr. Melkar's claims about genetics are
any more solid than his claims about linguistics. For example see
<http://www.genome.org/cgi/content/abstract/11/6/994>

Regards,
Ned Smith