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Phenotype

Mtebid Phenotype - Face Features & Origin

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

Average Face

The Mtebid 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.

Mtebid phenotype average face composite

Geographic Distribution

The Mtebid 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).

Mtebid phenotype historical center: 49.00, 15.00 — Central Europe

Physical Characteristics

Light brown skin, straight or wavy, usually brown hair. Medium height, mesoskelic- brachyskelic, endomorph to mesomorph. Brachycephalic, hypsicranic. Face broad, nose straight to convex and hyperleptorrhine. In fact, Mtebids have the lowest nasal index of the whole region. Body hair medium to strong, lips not very full. Often similar to Alpinid, but facial features are usually more refined and the skull is longer and lower.

Historical Background

Regional type of the Caucasus Mountains. Probably an Alpinised Dinaro-Armenid adapted to life in mountainous regions. Mtebids are typical of the Georgian population and common among Chechens, Ingushes, and Ossetians.

Source: Human Phenotypes — Mtebid

References & Literature

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

  • Lundman, B. 1967. Geographische Anthropologie. Rassen und Völker der Erde. G. Fischer, Stuttgart
  • Biasutti, R. 1967 (1941). Le Razze e i Popoli della terra. 4th Ed. Vol 1-4. U.T.E.T., Torino.
  • Giuffrida-Ruggeri, V. 1921. The first outlines of a Systematic Anthropology of Asia. Calcutta University Press.
  • Drexel, A. 1955. Die Völker der Erde. 2nd Ed. Akademie Verlag. Zürich.
  • Bunak, V.V. 1960. Anthropological Composition of the Population of the Caucasus. Contributions to the Physical Anlhropology of the Soviet Union. Russian Translation Series.

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