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Homo: An Introduction to the Incredible Sapta-Sindhu Civilization

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Sapta is a Sanskrit word which means Seven. Sindhu or Indus is one of the seven rivers that was originally populated and settled by human civilization outwards (to the East) from Africa ( Sanskrit: Kaladvipam) towards the Middle-Eastern and Indian subcontinent region [courtesy reference article: Australian Museum ] .  Why migrate eastwards, and not any other direction? The answer is simple, yet interesting. All known human species were naturally curious explorers, travelers, and survivors, constantly looking forward to making their lives easy. The Sun, being a major source of life, rises in the east like other planets or stars, and sets westwards. This makes it easy for all the species to fulfill their habitation requirements by moving towards the sunrise, and thus eastward migration only makes sense.  About 70,000 - 100,000 years ago these pre-Vedic migrations settled in southern Europe, west Asia, southeast Asia, and central Asia initially to form habitation in this region. These hum