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

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

Shereen Ratnagar

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

Iravatham Mahadevan

Richard H. Meadow

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

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

Gwen Robbins Schug

Jonathan Mark Kenoyer

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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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