claim: Vedic Sanskrit is the language of texts of Hinduism.
evidence: Krithia -LRB- Κριθια Alcıtepe -RRB- is a small village on a commanding high plateau in the Eceabat District of Canakkale Province , Turkey , about 4 miles from Cape Helles , the tip of the Thracian Chersonesos , now Gallipoli Peninsula .. Eceabat District. Eceabat. Canakkale Province. Canakkale Province. Turkey. Turkey. Gallipoli Peninsula. Gallipoli Peninsula. Krithia was named after the grain `` krithos '' , which in Greek means `` barley '' ; a nearby cape was also called Krithea in Byzantine times , now Akbas Burnu .. Byzantine. Byzantine. In the Book of Navigation of the Ottoman admiral Piri Reis -LRB- 1521 -RRB- , it is recorded as Kirte .. Ottoman. Ottoman Turks. Piri Reis. Piri Reis. At the turn of the 20th century , about 450 Greek families lived in the village .. During the Gallipoli campaign , the village was an objective of the first day of the landing , 25 April 1915 .. Gallipoli campaign. Battle of Gallipoli. It was never reached .. Over the following months , Turkish defenders successfully repulsed several assaults by the invading British and French troops .. More famously , the village was the site of the Battle of Krithia during the same campaign .. Battle of Krithia. Battle of Krithia. As a result , the settlement suffered extensive damage due to shelling  : the two Greek churches were destroyed , and only few traces of its medieval and ancient past remain , such as a column in the village square or architectural elements reused as spolia .. spolia. spolia. Following the departure of the Greek population in the Greco-Turkish population exchange , the village was resettled with Turks from Romania in 1938 .. Greco-Turkish population exchange. Greco-Turkish population exchange