Scientific Verification of Vedic Knowledge

[Dover]

Scientific Verification of Vedic Knowledge
by David Osborn

A vast number of statements and materials presented in the ancient Vedic literatures can be shown to agree with modern scientific findings and they also reveal a highly developed scientific content in these literatures. The great cultural wealth of this knowledge is highly relevant in the modern world.

Techniques used to show this agreement include:

• Marine Archaeology of underwater sites (such as Dvaraka)

• Satellite imagery of the Indus-Sarasvata River system,

• Carbon and Thermoluminiscence Dating of archaeological artifacts

• Scientific Verification of Scriptural statements

• Linguistic analysis of scripts found on archaeological artifacts

• A Study of cultural continuity in all these categories.

http://www.archaeologyonline.net/artifacts/scientific-verif-vedas.html

[loudsue]

1. That was an incredible read.

I had no idea about the material history of ancient India, even though my studies have touched on the spiritual traditions quite often. What an eye-opener! A lot of things fall into place reading that.

It makes me want to know more!

Thanks, Dover. :hug:

[Desertrose]

2. Just because a culture is ancient

doesn't mean it doesn't have some pretty serious knowledge...and yes relevant to us today.

added on edit...
:grr:

Early indologists wished to control & convert the followers of Vedic Culture, therefore they widely propagated that the Vedas were simply mythology.

Max Muller, perhaps the most well known early sanskritist and indologist, although later in life he glorified the Vedas, initially wrote that the "Vedas were worse than savage" and "India must be conquered again by education... it's religion is doomed"

Thomas Macaulay, who introduced English education into India wanted to make the residents into a race that was: "Indian in blood and color, but English in taste, in opinion, in morals, and in intellect."

Westerners sure are an arrogant bunch, huh.


Looks like a fascinating site ( as always :) )

Thanks Dover
:loveya:
DR

[Cleita]

3. Thanks Dover. It sheds a different light on the origins of these

people. I didn't know about this website. Thanks for sharing.