`  ::Actually in those days there was no such thing as Iran. This was all one land called the land of the Aryans. And they were probably more linked with INdian culture then Iranian culture. They spoke Sanskrit, had the swastik symbol, practiced Hinduism, believed that god came down in different manifestations (or multiple gods) and the word Aryan comes from the word ``Arya``, (Indian name)......its just really amzaing to me how many Iranians and Afghans link the Aryans with their culture when their culture is different today to that of the Aryans. But India's culture has much more links with the Aryan people. Im not saying Iranians and Afghans don't have Aryan heritage. But when this person says they came from the Iranian plateau, that just makes it seem like they were Iranian as opposed to coming from the whole area of India, Iran, and Afghanistan, and possibly other areas   `