Borreby Phenotype - Face Features & Origin

Average Face

The Borreby phenotype average face is a composite synthesized from multiple individual photographs by historical anthropologists. It represents a statistical impression of recurring facial features, not a real person.

Geographic Distribution

The Borreby phenotype is native to Central Europe. The historical distribution below reflects approximate centers of prevalence documented roughly 1500 years ago; modern borders and population movements have since blurred these boundaries.

Approximate coordinates: 49.00°, 15.00° (latitude, longitude).

Physical Characteristics

Pale to fair skin, straight or wavy blonde, sometimes red or brown hair, blue or mixed eyes. Tall, meso- macroskelic, mesomorph to endomorph with a heavy bone structure. Mildly brachycephalic, with an extraordinary large head. Leptorrhine, straight, sometimes concave nose. Face roundish and robust, forehead high.

Historical Background

Ancient Northern European variety. Named after some of the Neolithic Borreby skulls of Denmark (not all!). Some emphasised resemblance with Cro-Magnons. Similar to Faelid, but shorter-skulled with East Baltid and Alpinid tendencies. Most common in Denmark, South Norway (Jæren), and North Germany (esp. Fehmarn). Extends to the Baltic region, Britain, Italy, and Montenegro.

Source: Human Phenotypes — Borreby

References & Literature

The Borreby phenotype entry above is compiled from the following academic references. Readers are encouraged to consult the original sources for verification and deeper context.

• Coon, C.S.. 1939.. The Races of Europe. The Macmillan Company. New York.
• Birket-Smith, K. 1940. Wir Menschen. Einst und Jetzt. Orell Füssli Verlag. Zürich.
• Schwidetzky, I.. 1974. Grundlagen der Rassensystematik. B.I.-Wissenschaftsverlag. Mannheim.
• Vallois, H. V. 1943. Anthropologie de la population française. 4th Ed. Didier.
• Vallois, H. V. 1971. Las races humaines. 8 Ed. Grammont.
• Montandon, G. 1933. La race, les races: mise au point d éthnologie somatique. Payot. Paris.
• Charles, R. P. 1960. Le peuplement de l'Europe méditerranéenne pendant les IIIe et IIe millénaires avant Jésus-Christ. Bull. et Mém. de la Soc. d'anthr. de Paris 1. 3-156.
• Saller, K. 1962. Die Ofnet-Funde in neuer Zusammensetzung: Ihre Stellung in der Rassengeschichte Europas. Zeitschr. für Morphologie und Anthropologie 52(1). 1-51.
• Saller, K. 1949. Art- und Rassenlehre des Menschen. Curt E. Schwab. Stuttgart.
• Hooton, E.A. 1946. Up from the Ape. Rev. ed. Macmillan Company . New York.
• Cheboksarov, N. N. 1961. The Racial types of the German people. Internat. Journal of American Linguistics 27, 3. 114-138.

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