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Phenotype

Danakil Phenotype - Face Features & Origin

The Danakil phenotype is a east africa human phenotype documented in historical anthropology literature. This page presents the Danakil phenotype average face composite, its geographic distribution, physical characteristics, historical background, and academic references.

Average Face

The Danakil 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.

Danakil phenotype average face composite

Geographic Distribution

The Danakil phenotype is native to East Africa. 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: 0.00°, 35.00° (latitude, longitude).

Danakil phenotype historical center: 0.00, 35.00 — East Africa

Physical Characteristics

Very dark reddish-brown skin, tight-curly to kinky-curly hair. Endomorph to ectomorph and rather short, being the shortest of all Ethiopids. Mesocephalic, sometimes dolichocephalic, orthocranic. Relatively soft facial features. The nose is mildly leptorrhine, narrower than in North Ethiopids, but wider than in East Ethiopids. Lips are full and body hair is scant.

Historical Background

Specialised Ethiopid type living in the hottest region of the world: the Danakil depression of Eritrea and Northern Ethiopia, with an annual average temperature of more than 34°C. Most common in the Afar people and southern tribes of the Saho (e.g. Hazu). Occasionally in Northern Somalia and across Ethiopia.

Source: Human Phenotypes — Danakil

References & Literature

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

  • Sarasin, F. 1893. Ergebnisse naturwissenschaftlicher forschungen auf Ceylon. Die Weddas von Ceylon und ihre Beziehungen zu den Nachbarschaften. Atlas. C.W. Kreidel's Verlag. Wiesbaden.
  • Eickstedt, E. von. 1934. Rassenkunde und Rassengeschichte der Menschheit. Ferdinand Enke. Stuttgart.
  • Puccioni, N. and V. L. Grottanelli. 1967. Gli Ethiopici Setterionali. In: Biasutti, R. Le Razze e i Popoli della terra. 4th Ed. Vol 1-4. U.T.E.T., Torino.

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