Herodotus is the only ancient written source that we have, and his "science" is questionable since he relies on various oral traditions for his source-data.
He said the most ancient Europeans were reddish haired and were displaced by blondes from Persia.
That's what he says.
Our own archaeological data don't tell us anything about hair and eyes obviously.
The Germanics suddenly appear out of nowhere in Denmark.
The Slavs suddenly appear out of nowhere in Poland.
The Aryans suddenly appear out of nowhere in Afghanistan.
The Semitics suddenly appear out of nowhere in Syria-Iraq.
The Afro-Asiatics suddenly appear out of nowhere in Egypt.
We know nothing about the Australian aboriginals and the sub-Saharan aboriginals we know nothing about.
He said the most ancient Europeans were reddish haired and were displaced by blondes from Persia.
That's what he says.
Our own archaeological data don't tell us anything about hair and eyes obviously.
The Germanics suddenly appear out of nowhere in Denmark.
The Slavs suddenly appear out of nowhere in Poland.
The Aryans suddenly appear out of nowhere in Afghanistan.
The Semitics suddenly appear out of nowhere in Syria-Iraq.
The Afro-Asiatics suddenly appear out of nowhere in Egypt.
We know nothing about the Australian aboriginals and the sub-Saharan aboriginals we know nothing about.