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2. VARIOUS THEORIES OF ĀRYAN CRADLE-LAND
If we have to know a certain people, we must first know the land in which they live. Geological and geographical factors go a long way in moulding the nature of a certain people. If we scientifically know the habitat; we fairly correctly may know the inhabitants also.
Various theories regarding the Aryan cradle-land are in the field. We here recapitulate the basic arguments of each theory
Penka, on the evidence of philology and pre-historic German Home archaeology, infers that Germany was the
Theory original Aryan home. Penka's followers have now abandoned the philological argument.
Nehring studied extensively the antiquity of Tripolje Western Europe pottery which may be dated in third Home Theory millennium B, C, and formulated his view that South Russia extended far beyond to the West is the original Aryan home.
Brandenstein evolved the method of applied semasiolgy South Urai and came to the conclusion that the NorthHome Theory Western Kirghiz Steppes to the South of Urals is the original home. His linguistic argument differs from the archaeological argument of Nebring only in this respect that he takes the Tripolje region as an interim home of the west Aryan tribes.
Similarities have been discovered between the Aryan South Russia language-groups and the Finno-Ugrian Home Theory language-groups. The original seat of the FinnoUgrians was in central Russia.
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