Most Ancient Aryan Society

Author(s): Ram Chandra Jain
Publisher: Institute of Bharatalogical Research Sriganganagar Rajasthan

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6. ANTHROPOLOGICAL TESTS
The origin of the science of Anthropology is comparatively later but its contributions to human knowledge are
remarkable. It has given us an insight into Body-Structure
the many knotty problems which had been confronting of late the philologists and the historians alike. A group of people shape a particular body-structure in a particular region. Anthropology studies the body-structure of different ethnic groups.
Mankind, in anthropological terms, is divided into five main groups ; having many sub-groups; the Australoids, the Mediterraneans, the Mongoloids and the Nordics. The Negroids are recognised by their wooly hair, narrow head, broad nose, strong prognathism, dark brown skin colour, medium stature and broad face. The Australoids possess wavy hair, long head, broad nose, strong prognathism, dark brown skin colour and medium stature. The Mediterraneans are characterised by wavy hair, long head, medium stature, slight prognathism, dark white colour of the skin and slight build. The Mongoloid characteristics are straight hair, broad head, medium nose, light brown skin colour, below average stature and broad face. The Nordics are characterised by wavy hair, narrow head, narrow nose, slight prognathism, yery fair skin colour, tall stature and blond eyes. Anthropologists borrowed the word Nordic from the German home theorists. Norway is situate in the northern most part of Europe. The Nordic home comprises Norway, Sweeden, Finland, Denmark and British Isles. The people of northern Europe were originally called the Nordics, later, this word began to be applied to the Aryans. In this context,