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(11-05-2019, 09:16 PM)BorneanTiger Wrote:

(11-05-2019, 06:03 PM)Ashutosh Wrote: @BorneanTiger, the petroglyphs which show african animals found in Ratnagiri from Maharashtra are from 10,000 BC or so and there is no way those animals could have been brought over to India at that time in history. In fact, they are consistent with cave paintings and petroglyphs found at Bhimbetka in Madhya Pradesh and in Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh. The chances of a group of African origin people settling down at this point in history and drawing these seems unlikely because Bhimbetka has rock art from 290,000 years ago, later oil paintings from 30,000 years ago and petroglyphs about 15,000-10,000 years old.

So you think that it's more likely that Indians travelled to Africa and then back to make these petroglyphs at least 12,000 years ago, rather than Africans themselves migrated to India and settled there to make them?

(11-06-2019, 12:19 AM)Ashutosh Wrote: First of all, the petroglyphs in Ratnagiri show only the animals present in the subcontinent today except the hippopotamus. So, the discussion could be why only hippopotamus and not giraffe or other African animals?

Secondly, researchers unearthed a tooth about 9000 years old in Madhya Pradesh which belongs to a Hippoptamus or hippo like species if you will (Ratnagiri petroglyphs are 12000 years old). Here’s evidence to show that they lived in this region for millions of years but died out during the ice age. https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/history-of-indias-last-known-hippo/article26037560.ece

Thirdly, the Indian subcontinent’s coastline you see today is vastly different than before the ice age which means the coastal ports of today were inland settlements of those days. Just in case, there is also a possibility of trade between people and someone who went to africa, saw hippos and came back and drew them. Highly unlikely, but possible.

We have reason to believe that there was trade between ancient India with Egyptian & Abyssinia (horn of Africa) via maritime routes since bronze age. Keep in mind that 5000 years ago Sahara was much smaller, with those northern areas having similar flora & fauna as today's east Africa. Reply