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Rodinia.
there is one remaining relic from the Pre-Cambrian period that is still very visible—the Aravalli range. It is arguably the oldest surviving geological feature anywhere in the world.
many Indian animals came into the subcontinent from the east.
San tribe of the Kalahari (also called the ‘Bushmen’) are probably the oldest surviving population of humans.
Around 65–70,000 years ago, a very small number, perhaps a single band, crossed over from Africa into the southern Arabian peninsula. 11 It is amazing that despite all their superficial differences, all non-Africans are descendants of this tiny group of wanderers.
Bhimbetka in central India
The first thing that should be clear from the outset is that there are no ‘pure’ races.
Till India switched a few decades ago to the metric system, the traditional weights and measures used in some parts of the subcontinent bore a striking resemblance to those used by the Harappan people.
The Avesta, the oldest and most sacred text of the Zoroastrian religion, is written in a language that is almost identical to that of the Rig Veda. The
