Synopsis: The Sintashta way of life and death seeds aspects of Vedic Aryan Hinduism and Iranian Zoroastrianism, while their quest for a lucrative market for metals brings them into contact with the Oxus Civilization and – through them – the larger Near Eastern world. In post-Ur III Sumer, Amorite chiefs and military leaders begin to flex a newfound power and prestige.
“The robe they spread upon the Horse to clothe him,
The upper covering and the golden trappings,
The halters which restrain the Steed, the heel-ropes, –
All these, as grateful to the Gods, they offer.”
– Rig-Veda, Book 1, Hymn 162, The Horse
Map of the Pontic-Caspian Steppe c. 2100 BC:
Map of the Near East c. 1950 BC:
References and Further Reading (click here)
Please contact advertising@airwavemedia.com if you would like to advertise on this podcast.
Be the first to reply