Races of man / by Sonia Cole.

  • Sonia Mary Cole
Date:
1965
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    Dravidian (in southern India) 5 Hamitic and Semitic (in North and East Africa and Arabia). Racial classification proved far more difficult in the case of the Caucasoids than of any of the other stocks. This is partly because we know more about them from archaeological material and historical records, with a resultant tending towards minor subdivision. But mainly it is because of the age-long wanderings of the energetic Mediterranean peoples, who mixed extensively with the indigenous inhabitants over a vast territory and thus brought into being a large number of distinctive populations. Most approaches to a scheme of classification in Europe were founded on a few main differences in physical features, particularly pigment and head shape, related to distinct geographical zones. Thus three main horizontal belts were distinguished in Europe: the blond Nordics and East Baltics in the north, the first long-headed and the second round-headed 5 a zone of round-headed brunets—the Alpines, Dinarics and Armenoids—in the centre 3 in the south, long-headed brunets of the Mediterranean Proper sub-race, joining on to the Ir ano-Afghans in western Asia (Fig. 6). Bearing in mind that no rigid boundaries can be drawn between 'types', which are constantly changing, it is convenient to outline in very broad terms some of the main characteristics of various populations. With the exception of the East Baltics and the Lapps, Caucasoids may be regarded as variants of the Mediter ranean Race, in which the following 'types' may be distinguished: Europe (1) Early Mediterranean , now represented only by the Basques. Distinctive owing to their unique blood-group pattern and pre-Indo-European lan- guage. (2) Mediterranean Proper , represented by such people as the Arabs and Spani ards. Light build, medium stature, rather long head, brunet complexion. (3) Ir ano-Afghan , represented mainly in Iran, Afghanistan, Baluchistan and north-western India. Heavy build, large and long head, high-bridged and long nose, abundant beard and body hair. Apart from pigment, they are of the same physical type as Nordics. (a) Atlanto-Mediterranean type. Similar to Irano-Afghan in build, long head, rugged features. The type of the megalith builders. Now found
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