Origins
The early Vedic age is historically dated to the second half of the second millennium BCE. Historically, … See more

Archaeological cultures identified with phases of Vedic material culture include the Ochre Coloured Pottery culture, the Gandhara grave culture See more

1. ^ McClish & Olivelle 2012, p. xxiv: "Although the Vedas are essentially liturgical documents and increasingly mystical reflections on Vedic ritual, they are sufficiently rich and extensive to give us some understanding of what life was like at the time. The … See more

• Flood, Gavin, ed. (2003). The Blackwell Companion to Hinduism. Malden, MA (US): Blackwell. ISBN 1-4051-3251-5.
• Thapar, Romila (2004), Early India: From the Origins to AD … See more

Society
While Vedic society was relatively egalitarian in the sense that a distinct hierarchy of socio-economic classes or castes was … See more

The Puranic chronology, the timeline of events in ancient Indian history and mythology as narrated in post-Vedic Hindu texts such as the Mahabharata, the Ramayana and … See more

• Anthony, David W. (2007). The Horse, the Wheel, and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World. … See more