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Phenotype

North Gondid Phenotype - Face Features & Origin

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

Average Face

The North Gondid 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.

North Gondid phenotype average face composite

Geographic Distribution

The North Gondid phenotype is native to Southeast 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: 5.00°, 110.00° (latitude, longitude).

North Gondid phenotype historical center: 5.00, 110.00 — Southeast Asia

Physical Characteristics

Dark brown skin, wavy, sometimes curly hair. Short, brachyskelic, endomorph to ectomorph. Dolicho- mesocephalic, mildly hypsicranic, small-headed. Meso- platyrrhine nose. The face tends to be low and round, although it is longer than in other Veddids. From those, Gondids also differ by a higher nasal roots and taller bodies. Mild prognathy is common, the chin slightly receding.

Historical Background

Ancient phenotype native to North Central India, found up to the Himalaya. Gondid proper type, the robust counterpart of South Gondids. Common in Gond, Kurukh, Bhil, Juang, Baiga. More mixed in Chota Nagpur and in Munda (with Kolids) and Mardia (with South Gondids). A frequent type, much more populous than other Veddids.

Source: Human Phenotypes — North Gondid

References & Literature

The North Gondid 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. 1931. Die nordindischen Dschungelstämme. In: Anthropologischer Anzeiger (7), 266-285.
  • Eickstedt, E. von. 1937. Geschichte der anthropologischen Namengebung und Klassifikation. In: Zeitschrift für Rassenkunde. Band 5, 209-282, Band 6, 36-96, 151-210.
  • 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.
  • Haddon, A.C.. 1925. The Races of Man and their distribution. Cambridge at the University Press. London.
  • Sarkar, S. S. 1961. A racial classification of India. Bulletin of the Anthropological Survey of India 10, 27-34.
  • P13

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