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Phenotype

East Brachid Phenotype - Face Features & Origin

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

Average Face

The East Brachid 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.

East Brachid phenotype average face composite

Geographic Distribution

The East Brachid phenotype is native to South Asia. 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: 22.00°, 78.00° (latitude, longitude).

East Brachid phenotype historical center: 22.00, 78.00 — South Asia

Physical Characteristics

Light brown skin, usually straight hair. Rather short, mesoskelic, endomorph to ectomorph. Mildly brachycephalic, mildly hypsicranic. Mesorrhine, often straight nose. Faces are round and relatively broad. The Mongolian fold is found in a few cases.

Historical Background

Relatively recent contact type intermediate between Indids and South Mongolids. Widespread, reaching from Western Himalaya / Nepal to Bhutan to the Bengals and Burma. Not stabilised yet: individuals of East Brachid families may tend towards Indid as well as South Mongolid. Typical in Kirati, Limbu, Rakhine, Chin, Chinbok, Bengal, Ahom, Khamti, Naga and many other populations.

Source: Human Phenotypes — East Brachid

References & Literature

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

  • Eickstedt, E. von. 1934. Rassenkunde und Rassengeschichte der Menschheit. Ferdinand Enke. Stuttgart.
  • Eickstedt, E. von. 1937. Geschichte der anthropologischen Namengebung und Klassifikation. In: Zeitschrift für Rassenkunde. Band 5, 209-282, Band 6, 36-96, 151-210.
  • Knussmann, R. 1996. Vergleichende Biologie des Menschen: Lehrbuch der Anthropologie und Humangenetik. 2ed. Spektrum Akademischer Verlag.
  • Risley, H. Sir. 1915. The People of India. Thacker, Spink & Co. Calcutta.
  • Sarkar, S. S. 1961. A racial classification of India. Bulletin of the Anthropological Survey of India 10, 27-34.

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