| It is of considerable interest to trace where the ancient | | | | been replaced eventually by an Indo-Aryan language. |
| Sumerians emerged from because of their primary | | | | At what precise moment in history this occurred is not |
| contribution to human civilization. It was suggested that | | | | certain but most probably the Sumerian language |
| Sumerians appeared in Southern Mesopotamia around | | | | disappeared from India by 2000 BC. In this latter case |
| five and half thousand years ago carrying with them | | | | there was no question of preserving it for ritual |
| the seeds of civilization. It was also suggested that | | | | purposes either. This is because the |
| they migrated from the west coast of India. The fact | | | | IndoSumerian-Austric language never developed as a |
| that they were not a local people is suggested by the | | | | fully written language in India to inscribe full texts. In any |
| fact that their language belongs to a completely | | | | case, a better Indo-Aryan language with its own |
| different and isolated group. There are two further | | | | full-fledged script soom emerged probably because of |
| lines of investigation one may adopt to confirm this | | | | Hittite influences in the Indian sub-continent around that |
| hypothesis. The first is to explore for other groups in | | | | time. |
| India with a similar language and the second is to carry | | | | Contribution of Armenians to ancient civilization |
| out a physical examination of the Sumerian skeletons | | | | In the Indus valley from which the Sumerians emerged |
| as available at the present time to detect racial | | | | there were other tribes that lived in close proximity of |
| similarities. | | | | the Austric Sumerians. These were prehistoric |
| In western India there are a number of tribal groups | | | | indo-Aryan tribes of an Armenian origin - followers of |
| that have existed from ancient times. Today many live | | | | the God Ara. The indo Aryans were fair skinned and |
| on the fringes of mainstream communities as exist in | | | | light haired. Hence the reason for the indo-Sumerians |
| India today. The mainstream communities belong to | | | | to label themselves as dark headed in comparison to |
| either the Indo-Aryan or Dravidian linguistic groups. | | | | the Ara people who were shining. Sumerians also |
| Sumerian does not belong to either. As regards the | | | | began using the word Ara for fair and bright and |
| tribal, it is now fruitless to look for any similarities | | | | eventually they labeled all indo-Aryan people as Ara or |
| between Sumerian and present tribal languages in India | | | | Arya. The word Armenian has its origin in AR-MA, i.e. |
| because over thousands of years their original | | | | the children of Ara and Ma the fertility Goddess. |
| languages have disappeared because of the | | | | Later indo-Aryan migrations of around 1500BC into the |
| overwhelming influence of other languages. The | | | | Indus regions were apparently of Hittite origin. |
| western tribal communities of India now speak | | | | Apparently, some intermarriage also took place |
| modified versions or mixtures of the mainstream | | | | between these indo-Sumerians and Armenians |
| languages. However, all is not lost because although | | | | probably leading to a more vigorous community then |
| the tribal in India such as kols and Bheels have been | | | | would have been possible otherwise. A physical |
| overly influenced, it is not so with some of their | | | | marriage also resulted in a marriage of the religious |
| branches that migrated further east towards Australia | | | | traditions of the Sumerian and Armenian tribes as well |
| in ancient times, and form a branch of the same | | | | as the Sumerian language being influenced by |
| human groups. One may then look for similarities | | | | Armenian. Such influences can be found by |
| between Sumerian and Austric languages. This study | | | | comparisons between the Armenian (or even |
| has in fact been already done and the consensus is a | | | | Hungarian that emerged from ancient Armenian) and |
| resounding, yes. The austric languages are indeed | | | | Sumerian language. Are was the Sun God and the |
| similar to ancient Sumerian. The similarities are so | | | | roots of sun worship in the world appear to have an |
| numerous and clear that they are beyond doubt or a | | | | Aryan origin rather than a Sumerian one. |
| result of any chance coincidence. (The Austric Origin | | | | Archaeologists refer to Transcaucasus region, including |
| of the Sumerian Language, Language Form, vol. 22, | | | | modern Armenia, as the earliest known prehistoric |
| no.1-2, Jan.-Dec. 1996.) | | | | culture in the area, carbon-dated to roughly 6000 - |
| Therefore now it may be said with confidence that | | | | 4000 BC. A recently discovered tomb has been dated |
| ancient Sumerian is not a linguistic isolate. It belongs to | | | | to 9000 BC. Another early culture in the Armenian |
| the australoid/ austric group of languages. They belong | | | | Highland and surrounding areas, the Kura-Araxes |
| to this group because the ancient tribal people of Indian | | | | culture, is assigned the period of ca. 4000 - 2200 BC. |
| west coast also belonged to the same group of | | | | Armenians are one of the oldest Indo-European |
| people, and it is from here that they must have | | | | subgroups. Therefore, it is not surprising that from |
| migrated to Mesopotamia. Both the Australoid and | | | | amongst the Aryans it was the Armenians who |
| Austric type are found in India. There are clear | | | | spread around the ancient world of Mesopatomia and |
| reasons to rule out any other location for the Sumerian | | | | Indus valley first. The Hittite Aryans that became more |
| migration: Western India is geographically close to | | | | powerful than the Armenians by 1500 BC were close |
| Southern Mesopotamia as compared to south East | | | | neighbors and racial cousins of the Armenians, at times |
| Asia and Australia and there are no know instances of | | | | clashing with them and at times co-existing, yet |
| civilization east of the Indus valley around five thousand | | | | probably gaining form the interaction at all times. |
| years ago. Such evidence has been found in the Indus | | | | Buxton and Rice have found that of 26 Sumerian |
| valley. | | | | crania they examined 22 were Australoid or Austrics |
| The second study concerns physical examination of | | | | and four armennoid. Further According to Penniman |
| Sumerian skulls. Buxton and Rice have found that of | | | | who studied skulls from other Sumerian sites, the |
| 26 Sumerian crania they examined 22 were Australoid | | | | Australoid Eurafrican, Austric and Armenoid were the |
| or Austrics. Further According to Penniman who | | | | "racial" types associated with the Sumerians. Certainly |
| studied skulls from other Sumerian sites, the Australoid | | | | it cannot be confirmed without further investigation if |
| Eurafrican, Austric and Armenoid were the "racial" | | | | the Sumerian-Armenian alliance took place on |
| types associated with the Sumerians. Here is | | | | Sumerian or Indian soil. It is also not certain if it was a |
| Penniman's description of the Austric type found at | | | | forced or voluntary one. The fair skinned Armenian |
| Sumer: | | | | ladies are likely to have regarded the dark broad |
| "These people are of medium stature, with complexion | | | | nosed Sumerians as ugly. Nevertheless, it may be |
| and hair like those of the Eurafrican, to which race | | | | deduced that the earliest Sumerians who introduced |
| they are allied with dark eyes, and oval faces, broad | | | | civilization in our world were around 85% Austric and |
| noses, rather feeble jaws, and slight sinewy bodies." | | | | 15% Armenian Aryans. |
| This description also closely describes the regal person | | | | It is surprising that one of the most significant |
| seen on a famous clay tablet from the Indus Valley. | | | | contributions to mankind should come from the Austric |
| This same tribe in an evolved version undoubtedly | | | | australoid races. Elsewhere their contribution has not |
| established the Indus civilization as well as the | | | | been remarkable. However, apparently a small genetic |
| Sumerian one after the submergence of their coastal | | | | change is all that is necessary for this achievement. |
| cities. In North-western India they would have | | | | Similar races have illustrated that this can happen |
| encountered Neolithic people of Indo-European origin | | | | elsewhere as well. An example of that is Angkor Vat |
| with which manpower they established the Indus cities. | | | | of Cambodia that illustrates technical mastery on an |
| An analysis of skeletal remains from Indus valley | | | | unprecedented scale, noted for its architectural and |
| confirms this mixture. Both the IndoSumerian-austric | | | | artistic perfection, not to mention its sheer size, Angkor |
| language must then have persisted side by side as in | | | | Vat is the most famous and no doubt the most |
| Mesopotamia with the official language of the rulers | | | | remarkable of all of ancient temples with extraordinary |
| being IndoSumerian-austric. Just as in Mesopotamia, | | | | architectural and artistic innovations, one of the |
| ancient Sumerian was replaced by the language of the | | | | grandest achievements of mankind. |
| majority(Akkadians) in the Indus valley it would have | | | | |