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The '''Aryans''', Sanskrit ''Ārya'', were a group who invaded India from the north around 1500 BC as recorded in the ''Rigveda'', the earliest Indian literary work.

The '''Aryans''', Sanskrit ''Ārya'', were a group who invaded India from the north around 1500 BC as recorded in the ''Rigveda'', the earliest Indian literary work.

In Sanskrit, the language of the Indian classics, ''Ārya'' means noble. The word is derived from ''Ariya'', a native name for Iran.<ref>"[https://www.haaretz.com/jewish/1.5127018 How 'Iran' and 'Aryan' Are Related]," ''Haartz''</ref>

In Sanskrit, the language of the Indian classics, ''Ārya'' means noble. Like Sanskrit, Iranian is a member of the Indo-Iranian language family. The word is cognate with ''Ariya'', a native name for Iran.<ref>"[https://www.haaretz.com/jewish/1.5127018 How 'Iran' and 'Aryan' Are Related]," ''Haartz''</ref>

In modern usage, the word Aryan commonly refers to Nordic people, especially those with blonde hair and blue-eyes. This usage is somewhat removed from the historical and linguistic meaning of the term. It reflects the influence of Nazi "master race" ideology.

In modern usage, the word Aryan commonly refers to Nordic people, especially those with blonde hair and blue-eyes. This usage is somewhat removed from the historical and linguistic meaning of the term. It reflects the influence of Nazi "master race" ideology.

The two cultures are easily distinguished archeologically because the Yamnaya entombed their dead in mounds while the Corded Ware people dug pits. Reconstructions based on skeletal remains suggest that the Yamnaya had black hair and olive skin, like modern southern Europeans. The Corded Ware people had blonde hair and other Aryan features. That is to say, these features are a result of intermarriage between the Yamnaya and the Neolithic farming community.

The two cultures are easily distinguished archeologically because the Yamnaya entombed their dead in mounds while the Corded Ware people dug pits. Reconstructions based on skeletal remains suggest that the Yamnaya had black hair and olive skin, like modern southern Europeans. The Corded Ware people had blonde hair and other Aryan features. That is to say, these features are a result of intermarriage between the Yamnaya and the Neolithic farming community.

Corded Ware culture spread widely, causing Proto-Indo-European to fracture into proto-Germanic, proto-Baltic, and other ancestral languages. The easternmost branch of the Corded Ware culture became the Andronova culture, an archaeological culture of the central Asian steppe. This group is thought to have spoken proto-Indo-Aryan and entered India by way of the Inner Asian Mountain Corridor. Indo-Aryan is a family of languages spoken in Iran and India.

Corded Ware culture spread widely, causing Proto-Indo-European to fracture into proto-Germanic, proto-Baltic, and other ancestral languages. The easternmost branch of the Corded Ware culture became the Andronova culture (2000–900 BC), an archaeological culture of the central Asian steppe. This group is thought to have spoken proto-Indo-Iranian and entered India by way of the Inner Asian Mountain Corridor. Indo-Iranian is a family of languages spoken in Iran and India.

==A master race?==

==A master race?==