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Phenotype

Indo Nordic Phenotype - Face Features & Origin

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

Average Face

The Indo Nordic 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.

Indo Nordic phenotype average face composite

Geographic Distribution

The Indo Nordic 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).

Indo Nordic phenotype historical center: 22.00, 78.00 — South Asia

Physical Characteristics

Rosy to light brown skin, blonde to black wavy hair. Eyes and hair can be light, which is unique in the region. Medium height, mesoskelic, ectomorph or mildly mesomorph. Dolicho- mesocephalic, orthocranic with a leptorrhine, long, often aquiline and prominent nose. Significant supraorbital ridges with deep-set eyes, strong eye brows, thin lips.

Historical Background

Type of the Northwestern Himalaya and the Hindu Kush. Connected to Indid, but altered by old unique elements, possibly Proto Nordic that might stem from ancient Aryans. Common in Pathan, Nuristani, occasionally Dards, Brokpa of Ladak, Kashmiri, Pamiri, Tajik, Uyghurs, and especially the last Pagans of the region: the Kalash.

Source: Human Phenotypes — Indo Nordic

References & Literature

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

  • Hooton, E.A. 1946. Up from the Ape. Rev. ed. Macmillan Company . New York.
  • Eickstedt, E. von. 1934. Rassenkunde und Rassengeschichte der Menschheit. Ferdinand Enke. Stuttgart.
  • Bory, de S.1825. Homme. Féruss. Bull. Sc. nat. Tom. VI.
  • Biasutti, R. 1967 (1941). Le Razze e i Popoli della terra. 4th Ed. Vol 1-4. U.T.E.T., Torino.
  • Rosenberg et al. 2006. Low levels of genetic divergence across geographically and linguistically diverse populations from India. PLoS Genet. 2 (12)

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