Neanderthal theory of Indoeuropeans - страница 9

Inundation of the Caspian sea may be the prototype of the Flood Myth. This happened more often than with the Black or Mediterranean seas.

Photograph of the Aras from space.

The Aras river flows just 30 km from mount Ararat and finally reaches the Caspian Sea. In the past, the Black and Caspian seas were connected by the Thanscaucasian strait. Lake Sevan is a remain of this sea. Over time, different parts of this area ascended and descended. A large bay of the Caspian sea existed in place of the Aras valley. The Old Testament doesn't claim that Noah's Arc moored on the summit. Just near, on the mountains of Ararat. The problem is that this was possible only very long ago. How old is our civilization? Noah's arc was not a ship in modern sense. Rather – a floating house. In any case, the Caspian sea had both wood and oil necessary for such job. Flooding of the Caspian basin happened many times. If humans already built wooden houses here, this invention could happen accidentally.

The Gegham mountains separate the Aras valley from lake Sevan.

Relief map of Armenia.

Also they stand between Ararat and lake Sevan. These mountains have the volcanic origin. The most active period was round 200 Ka BCE, that is in the Neanderthal time.

The name of Aryans may be derived from the Aras river. Human culture existed long time here, but later it was not so developed as from the other side of Ararat. Looks like people came here long ago and retained the initial style of life. If Mesopotamia became more advanced than its Eastern neighbour, does it mean that civilization moved from West to East? No. This was a migration of the initial population from Africa much earlier. Instead, civilization emerged in the East, then returned back. The Kura–Araxes culture may be found as far as the North-East Caucasus.

The Zagros mountains are also credited with the emerging of husbandry by domesticating goats. Here large areas are covered by the forest steppe.

Dare Anaran County.

This is the same ecosystem as in South Ural where the Indoeuropean civilization emerged. The wild pistachio is widespread. In the past, mountains were covered by wild fruits. Rare trees stand on the grassland. This is a natural prototype of our gardens.

On the other hand, the Iranian plateau is the homeland for Aryans which have the long history of conquering and ruling other peoples. Scythians are also known as ancestors of many European nations. In the context of the descent from Neanderthals this will be a return to the sources – a well known phenomenon in history of mankind.