Re: Discussion on Armenia's nation/culture/civilization/race
Yes, it's a sub race of the Caucasian race. And science doesn't prove anything, it disproves things, plus we just outlined how so called scientific theories on race often have a sinister political agenda behind them. Read jgk's great post a page or two back.
Agreed. That's more than likely the case.
You are forgetting the large cultural connection as well. Take a look at the myths, relgions and symbols of the various Aryan nations. Along with the language they form the two dominant pillars of Aryan (Indo-European) studies.
What people have dominated the world for the past 500 years? This domination has been unlike any other group. Not to mention the fact that it was the Caucasians who created the first civilization.
I agree and I wasn't arguing against this.
Understanding the role these tribes played and the impact they had on other tribes, Aryan and non Aryan, is an important part of the equation.
Originally posted by psycho
And if these people existed, their physical anthropology was bastardised long ago.
So this leaves us with a linguistic connection
The more important question is what makes this ‘indo Europeans’ special.
If we really want to back into history and knowledge the breadth of Armenians linguistic and anthropological past, we would see that Armenian Nation was comprised of several different tribes and ethine, and by no means exclusive to the hypothetical indo-European ‘race’ or language or culture for that matter. Armenians developed their unique civilisation in the Armenian highlands, and whatever subsequent Aryan tribe hypothetically migrated from these lands, established their own unique civilisations in their own part of the world.
Put it this way the ancient civilizations that existed in the Armenian highlands from as early as man started grazing lands were not merely part of grander superior Aryan super race, but rather proto-Armenians who lived in these lands and slowly developed their own national consciousness,
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