"“Indra and the barbarian hordes are exonerated” (Dales 1964: 43)"
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Dales GF. 1964. The mythical massacre at Mohenjo Daro. Expedition 6(3): 36–43.
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George F. Dales
George Franklin Dales Jr. (August 13, 1927 – April 25, 1992) was an archaeology professor at the University of Pennsylvania, and later the University of California, Berkeley, where he chaired the South and Southeast Asian Studies department. He was considered a leading expert on Indus valley peoples and their languages.
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