[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [A History of South India from Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sastri-1955) › c8.25 # A History of South India from Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar c8.25 A History of South India from Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar c8.25 - **Language:** English ### [c8.25](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sastri-1955.c8.25) A third element is furnished by the proto-Mediterranean type with its long narrow head and face, nose of medium length and straight or aquiline shape, and dark brown hair. This is the dominant type among the Dravidian-speaking peoples of South India at the present day. - [Previous: c8.24](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sastri-1955.c8.24) - [Next: c8.26](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sastri-1955.c8.26) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sastri-1955.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sastri-1955.c8.25](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sastri-1955.c8.25) · Pramāṇa