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Which one of the following tribes of India belongs to the proto-Australoid race?
The Proto-Australoids-Perhaps the people belonging to the Proto-Australoid race came here just after the Negritos. Their sources are Australian aborigines. They are settled in the central India from the Rajmahal hills to the Aravalis. Santhal, Bhil, Gond, Munda, Oraon etc.
What is the meaning of proto-Australoid?
Definition of proto-Australoid (Entry 1 of 2) : of, relating to, or constituting a generalized type of prehistoric man characterized by long narrow head, broad nose, and medium long face.
Is it an anthropological fact that Dravidians are Mediterranean?
We cannot say it is an “anthropological fact” that Dravidians are Mediterranean people but that original Dravidian speakers were from West Asia. The current Dravidian speakers more often than not were Australoids who got enculturated by the West Asian Caucasoids.
What is the difference between Australoid and Negroid?
Australoids are a unique group (according to genetic phenotypes and skull structure) who are completely different from Negroid (In fact Caucasians are actually closer to Negroid genetically than Australoid are to Negroid). According to theorists, Caucasoids came from Negroids and Mongoloids came from Australoids.
Are Dravidians Indo-Aryans?
The current Dravidian speakers more often than not were Australoids who got enculturated by the West Asian Caucasoids. Many so called “Indo-Aryans” are basically products of miscegenation between Caucasoids/Australoids but one can clearly see the Australoid phenotypic traits gaining prominence as one from the North/West to the South/East.
What are the characteristics of the dravidoids?
The Dravidoids were medium skin toned (the darker skin tone was contributed by Australoid genes), fine featured, straight dark haired. They had a unique eyes, bit like Mongoloid but finer. Their first intermixing was with the migrant nomadic Australoids who were dark skinned and had more typically Australoid features.