The goal of our theme is to trace some of the views on the origin of American Indians. This was the question posed by this or that reason, many scholars, even not related to American studies. In order to find out the origin of the Indians, you should seek the help of anthropology, Ethnography, and mythology. Basically, the versions about the origin of Indians are constructed on the basis of these disciplines, each of theorists chooses the one that is closer to him.

One of the most interesting theories is the opinion of the anthropologist, linguist and symbolist Dr. Hermann Virt. Who is this doctor Virt? This man was the head of a secret Institute SS "Ahnenerbe" during the time of Nazi Germany, was engaged in racial research in the area of origin of mankind. He is the author of several books: "the Origin of mankind", "the Sacred prohibitionist of mankind", "the Chronicle of Ur-Linda", "Babylon the question," etc.

"Ahnenerbe", or "Heritage of ancestors", it was a secret Institute where studied the origin of races, various occult science, organized the famous expedition to Tibet. The importance of this organization is the fact that research "Ahnenerbe" Germans spent more money than Americans on the Manhattan atomic project. Scientist Frisian origin, Dr. Herman Wirth was removed from his post because of his views on education races did not coincide with the views of the Fuhrer and, besides, he was involved in the anti-Hitler plot. The arrest of doctor interrupted him further research.

So, what were the views of doctors Wirth on the origin of the Indians? Comparing anthropological appearance of Europeans and North American Indians, Virt came to the conclusion about the close relationship of these two races. If to consider Indians separate race and to put beside the typical representatives of all four races, the closest in anthropological characteristics will be Caucasian and Americano.

Americanity, in turn, are divided into three podrozy: North, Central and South American. The last two podrozy have in their education and the appearance of some features, a description of which is not our task. Will focus on the most typical, that is, the North American Indians, for example - the Indian Prairie. Here is a brief General description: moderately long head, tall, straight eyes, aquiline nose, and face a more profiled in the horizontal plane, skin color from reddish-brown to almost light. The discoveries are found among Dakota, Mardanov, Zuni and other tribes and quite amazing Indians: blond, blue-eyed and almost white. Researchers say the so-called "albinos" the Indians have met so many that they no surprise. So was, for example, Chayanov, Apache, Navajo. About this writes the American anthropologist Shorts in his book "Ancient inhabitants of North America". The availability "albinos" Indians can hardly be ascribed to the naive theory about the consequences of isolation. The latest research is already not confirm this view of the emergence of this phenomenon. Why, then, not "white" for centuries, living in complete isolation in the jungles of Central African pygmies? In General, in addition to the main color of the skin, in the form of americanido and Caucasian a lot in common.

Wirth said, if so similar anthropological characteristics, then there had to be a contact area on which there was the formation and interaction of these two races. Herman Wirth thought of such territory the ARCTOGAIA, the Northern Continent, bordering to the North pole, where, in his opinion, was born white humanity. The main territory ARCTOGAIA subsequently dropped to the bottom of the Arctic ocean and southern areas, according to some modern researchers are part of the Russian North.

Wirth wrote that one of the main features of the white great-race was definitely the first group of blood, and in the future, the second derivative of it. In the early Palaeolithic settlement began of people with ARCTOGAIA. The first wave reached America and the Indians are the descendants. In thoroughbred North American Indians only the first blood group and not even a single case of a third or fourth groups.

Herman Wirth believed that the resettlement took place right on the American continent, we, knowing the latest discoveries of archaeology, can assume that the Caucasian ancestors of Indians went down first, for southern Siberia, where he acquired some Mongoloid features and then later began to move to the territory of America. Therefore, before relocating to America, the Indians and the Aryans in the distant past had a common ancestral home and common ancestors. Such, briefly, was the opinion of Dr. Wirth on the origin of American race. Entirely his theory about the origin of all human races we will not discuss, as it is quite complicated building and its presentation is not part of our task.

So did rights Herman Virt? We have Indians common roots or not? It seems that in this theory is a reasonable idea. Let's think, for mutual rapprochement and influence predisposed primarily related peoples and races. Interference occurs despite all the conflicts and wars.

If to consider the impact of Indians on the white, one can only wonder how "savages" could affect their opponents. White adopted the Indians not only different crops, military tactics, but, most importantly, clothing and household items. Was there anything similar in the European colonies in Asia and Africa? Of course, there were people interested in native culture and clothing imitating the Arabs or Chinese, but these were units, while white trappers Wild West was often difficult to distinguish from the Indians. Hence, Indian aesthetics was in many respects similar to a white man. Such examples are many.