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Giles
( 119 ) Euphratis-Tigris and Saraswati-Ganges. The food producing economy began to spread from its epi-centre in the Fertile Crescent. It reached Bhārata Circa 3500 B. C., Greece and Egypt Circa 4000 B. C. and Central Asia and the northern regions Circa 2500 B. C.8 The archaeological excavations in Bhārata and Egypt may take this period earlier by atleast 2000 years.
P. Giles bases his theory mainly on the Flora and Fauna argument. His Wiros or Aryans knew the ox and
the cow, the sheep, the horse, the dog, the pig Flora, Fauna Arguments of and probably some species of deer. The ass,
the camel and the elephant and the lion or tiger was unknown to them. They were familiar with corn hence they were a settled, and not a nomadic, people. This conclusion of settled life is unwarranted as the whole Aryan literature and history, supported by archaeology, is replete with evidences that the Aryans were a constantly migrating people till they finally occupied countries from Greece to Bhārata. His theory has not been accepted by scholars because it does not at all take other factors into account.
The Indian Home theories do not attach much importance to the flora and fauna argument. The counterargument of the non-mention of salt in Rgveda is also advanced. It is true that the argumentum ad silentium does not go much far but silence, where speech is necessary, is a crime. Hence this ground deserves serious consideration.
When the Brahmăryans finally defeated their Austricspeaking adversaries, they made freindship with them and
both the groups coalesced with each other. Brahmāryan Borrowing of The evidence of such coalescence is afforded Flora, Fauna and by the linguistic influences of the vanquished other Terms
speech on the victor tongue. The culture of a defeated but living nation sharply reacts against its
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