The Personality of India: Pre- and Proto-historic Foundation of India and Pakistan c14.s1.t7.23

c14.s1.t7.23

Thus the archaeological evidence so far and particularly the pottery, and the occurrence of different and early grave-goods suggest again a southward movement and their longer survival in the Gneissic areas of the South India. The question of its movement straight to South India by sea is not supported by our present knowledge, since none of the megalithic remains can be reasonably dated prior to 500 B.C. But this particular hypothesis needs to be verified.