Was the Mahabharata actually fought ?

[krsna]

The Year of the Mahabharata

 

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NEW DELHI, February 26, 2004:

 

For years, Hindus have believed in the

divinity of Shri

Krishna. But scholars question whether Krishna was a historical or

mythical character and whether the Mahabharata was actually fought.

According to Dr. R. N. Iyengar, of the Indian Institute of Science,

Bangalore, we now have an answer. Using modern scientific tools and

techniques like computers with planetarium softwares, the latest

archaeological and marine archaeological techniques, earth-sensing

satellite photography and thermo-luminescence dating methods,

scientists have come to the conclusion that Mahabharata War was

actually fought in 1478 bce and Shri Krishna's Dwarka City got

submerged under the sea in 1443 bce. Details of the fascinating study

can be found at "source."

[Guest guest]

submerged, dated to be around 3000 B.C.? Thought I read that somewhere. With a seal that was translated to say Sri Krishna lived here or something like that.

 

And wasn't the Mahabharata supposed to have been fought around 3000 B.C. and not later than that? At least, that's another thing I read. Otherwise this does kind of coincide with the whole Aryan invasion theory, in that the aryans came around 1500 B.C. (assuming that to be true).