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Originally Posted by devapriya
Some scholars have identified the mythical River Saraswati, adverted to in the Rig Veda, with what is presently Afghanistan’s Helmand river but deny that it refers to Ghaggar river.. The Rig Veda, was said to have been composed there in 1700 BC or thereabouts. Others have pointed to a long line of sand in M&H region and think that it was the course of River Saraswathy. Satellite photographs of the sand line have been taken. It is guessed that this was the dried up Saraswathy. The Rig Vedas were allegedly compiled and reduced to writing nearly 2000 years later at the dawn of the Christian era. Only the satellite pictures were "scientific" but showing dried up sand course. Of course, surveyors can always draw a map of any of these areas. Upon review, one can easily see that there is nothing much scientific about the whole thing. There are also doubts as to the location of the river.