The Raimondi Stela

Details: Two Drawings of The Raimondi Stela, Showing the Upright and inverted readings embedded in this image of the staff bearing deity. Artists employed the perceptual effect known as 'contour rivalry' to allow the same Incised Lines to create different readings. Early Horizon 

The Philippines

The Aeta (Ayta, pronounced eye-tə), or Agta, are an indigenous people who live in scattered, isolated mountainous parts ofLuzon, Philippines. They are considered to beNegritos, who are dark to very dark brown-skinned and tend to have features such as a small stature, small frame, curly to kinky afro-like textured hair with a higher frequency of naturally lighter hair color (blondism) relative to the general population, small nose, and dark brown eyes. They are thought to be among the earliest inhabitants of the Philippines, preceding the Austronesianmigrations.^[1]

Ati girl in the phillipines 

 This explains alittle bit of why Filipinos skin complexion are little darker than each other. They have more of a "tropical" skin tone to them. 

Filipino woman 2011

The Aeta are an indigenous people who live in scattered, isolated mountainous parts of the Philippines. Aetas are considered as the earliest inhabitants of the Philippines, preceding the Austronesian migrations. 

Aeta girl in the phillipines