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>Yeah, fair I’m not denying there are proto-Indo-Aryan-related samples like from Tazabagyab, Bishkent, Andronovo, etc. That’s actually the point.
Well, that's exactly why I mentioned these cultures. There is some evidence (being as neutral and impartial as possible) that links these Fedorovo-related cultures in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan as part of the Proto-Indo-Aryan horizon.
I'm bringing a more "material" perspective because I know people do mental gymnastics about this, photo related.
Although appeal-to-authority arguments are gay, Mallory himself associates these complexes with the Proto-Indo-Aryans.
And of course, such sites present evidence of pastoralism, at least as a means of subsistence, and evidence of the use of horses at these sites has also been observed. Men were buried facing their left and women facing their right, a practice similar to contemporary Indo-European cultures in the region, such as Andronovo, In addition to the use of metal similar to that of the Andronovo.
Davidski wrote a good argument for this, if you'd like to read it, but this time, focusing on genetics. Such samples could be related to the Vedic for the reasons mentioned above and because they are a good proxy.
https://eurogenes.blogspot.com/2018/04/on-doorstep-of-india.html