The Mediterranean race

The Mediterranean racial stock came to India from eastern Mediterranean region or South West Asia. They are believed to have migrated during the third and the second millennium B.C. This race has contributed much to the physical composition of peoples of India and also to its culture.
They brought earlier forms of Austro-Asiatic languages and are believed to be the bearers of the earliest form of Hinduism into India. Palaeo-Mediterrraneans are considered to be the first and the most ancient of all the Mediterranean races to enter India.
Their physical characteristics include medium stature, dark skin and long head. In all probability, they first settled in north-west India and started practising agriculture there. However, they were pushed into central and southern India by subsequent immigrants.
Today the Palaeo-Mediterranean stock forms the bulk of population of south India and a considerable proportion of population in northern India. The Mediterraneans were the chief architects of the Indus Valley Civilization as is evident from the excavations of Mohanjo Daro and Harappa.

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