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Anthropological questions about culture, gender politics, migration and ethnic origins of the Indus Valley peoples.

87. Is there any indication of slavery or ritual human sacrifice in the IVC?

Gwen Robbins Schug

Jonathan Mark Kenoyer

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86. If you were a child in the ancient Indus valley, what would an average day be like for you?

Gwen Robbins Schug

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78. Was the abandonment of the cities and eastern migration tied to failure of the monsoon?

Jonathan Mark Kenoyer

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61. Is there any research going on in analysing DNA of human remains to identify their origins? If not why not?

Gwen Robbins Schug

Jonathan Mark Kenoyer

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53. What is meant by the "Sorath Harappan"?

Jonathan Mark Kenoyer

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48. A case has been made for the late Harappans being the Vedic Aryans. What is your view?

Iravatham Mahadevan

Shereen Ratnagar

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25. Was feminine beauty exemplified by a race different than the one inhabiting the IVC?

Shereen Ratnagar

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24. Do we have any evidence of a migration from the Indus to South India?

Iravatham Mahadevan

Richard H. Meadow

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