"[If] we use archaeology and history to date the Avesta, we cannot turn around and use the Avesta to date the same archaeological and historical events, and vice versa."
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Skjaervo, Oktor, P. 1995. "The Avesta as Source for the Early History of the Iranians." In The Indo-Aryans of Ancient South Asia (155-173). Berlin: de Gruyter. Skjaervo (1995) (p. 158). Quoted in Bryant, E. F. (2001). The Quest for the Origins of Vedic Culture : the Indo-Aryan migration debate. Oxford University Press.
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