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Phenotype

Katanga Phenotype - Face Features & Origin

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

Average Face

The Katanga 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.

Katanga phenotype average face composite

Geographic Distribution

The Katanga phenotype is native to Siberia. 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: 60.00°, 100.00° (latitude, longitude).

Katanga phenotype historical center: 60.00, 100.00 — Siberia

Physical Characteristics

Light yellowish-brown skin, darker than the Baykal type, coarse straight hair. Short, macroskelic, endomorph. Brachycephalic, mildly chamaecranic. Mildly leptorrhine nose that is more prominent than in the Baykal type. The face is short, rather low, and very broad, and differs from all neighbours. Body hair very sparse, lips thin, forehead straight. Eyes slanting, Mongolian fold is found in some individuals.

Historical Background

Western Tungid variety, influenced by Sibirid, but with several distinctive features differentiating it from both. Named after the Khatanga river. Native to the vast Central Siberian forests East of the Yenisei and along the Tunguska rivers. Frequent in the pre-Tungus population. Today most common in Tofalars, Western Evenks of the Yenisei and Taz river basins, as well as Eastern Tuvins. Although their territory is large, the population exceeds no more than a few thousand.

Source: Human Phenotypes — Katanga

References & Literature

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

  • Debets, G. F. 1951. Zaselenie Juznoj i Perednej Azii po dannym antropologii. Trudy Inst. Ethnograf. AN SSSR 16. 355-370.
  • Debets, G. 1974. Essay on the Graphical Presentation of the Genealogical Classification of Human Races. In: Bromley, Y. Soviet Ethnology and Anthropology Today. Mouton & Co.
  • Levin, M. G. 1963. Ethnic origins of the people of Northeastern Asia. Arctic Inst. North America, Anthropology of the North. Translations from Russian sources 3. Toronto.
  • Eickstedt, E. von. 1934. Rassenkunde und Rassengeschichte der Menschheit. Ferdinand Enke. Stuttgart.
  • Biasutti, R. 1967 (1941). Le Razze e i Popoli della terra. 4th Ed. Vol 1-4. U.T.E.T., Torino.
  • Knussmann, R. 1996. Vergleichende Biologie des Menschen: Lehrbuch der Anthropologie und Humangenetik. 2ed. Spektrum Akademischer Verlag.

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