Original sentence: David Frawley from the American Institute of Vedic Studies concluded that the Rig Veda had been completed before 3500 BCE, some modern western scholars tend to connnect the scriptures with the Aryan Invasion Theory and date it around 1800 BCE-1500 BCE, though recent archeological finds in India (like Dwaraka) now appear to require a much earlier date.The Vedas are the primary texts of Hinduism.The earliest known written records mentioning dreadlocks date back to the Vedic scriptures of India when the dreadlocked Vedic deity Shiva and his followers were reported in as "jaTaa", meaning "wearing twisted locks of hair", probably derived from the Dravidian word "caTai", which means to twist or to wrap.The extact date of the Vedic scriptures is still debatable.They had a vast influence on Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism and also influenced the Celtic religion, society and folklore.While traditional Hindu scholars date it back to 5000 BCE and historians such as Dr
Edited sentence: The Vedas had a vast influence on Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism and are believed by some to have also influenced the Celtic religion, society and folklore.The dreadlocked Vedic deity Shiva and his followers were described in the Vedic scriptures as "jaTaa", meaning "wearing twisted locks of hair", probably derived from the Dravidian word "caTai", which means to twist or to wrap.The likelihood that dreadlocks in Indian Hindu culture have Dravidian, or Tamil, origins is provided by a linguistic link.Vedic scriptures provide the earliest known written evidence of dreadlocks.While their date of origin is in dispute, the Vedas generally are considred by scholars to date to around 1500 BCE to 1200 BCE, but have been dated as early as 5000 BCE