Based on linguistic and archaeological evidence, experts trace the early origins of the Indo-Aryans to Question 10 options: Farmers who migrated to India from Mesopotamia by crossing over the Hindu Kush. Seafarers who migrated to India from Southeast Asia. Nomadic pastoralists who lived on the steppe lands of southern Russia. Indus Valley Civilization peoples who, during its collapse, had migrated away from it to the Indo-Gangetic Plains.

C. Nomadic pastoralists who lived on the steppe lands of Southern Russia.

Explanation:

The Indo-Aryans were a group of people who originated from the Proto-Indo-Europeans also known as the Sintashta culture. It is an Eastern European culture and one such country within this border is Russia. They originated during the bronze age (a period when meals were developed and used). They were known for extensive migrations.

Linguistic evidence points to the fact that they spoke Proto-Indo-Iranian languages while archaeological evidence has proof of skulls resembling those of people from Central Europe.