Tavastid Phenotype - Face Features & Origin

Average Face

The Tavastid 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.

Geographic Distribution

The Tavastid phenotype is native to North Africa. 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: 26.00°, 17.00° (latitude, longitude).

Physical Characteristics

Pale skin, straight, usually blonde hair, light eyes. Rather tall, mildly macroskelic, endomorph to mesomorph. Brachycephalic, mildly hypsicranic, rather large-headed, but less than Borreby. (Mildly) leptorrhine, concave snub-nose. Moderately thin lips, weak, rounded chin, face relatively flat and squarish, forehead low. Head and body larger, jaw wider, malars more prominent than in other East Europids.

Historical Background

East Baltid variety, typical for the eastern shores of the Baltic sea, similar to Neo Danubian and Borreby. Named after the Tavastia province of Finland. Core population in Baltic countries, from Sweden to Finland and from Estonia to Germany and Romania. Occasionally all over Scandinavia, in Russia, and even Britain.

Source: Human Phenotypes — Tavastid

References & Literature

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

• Virchow, R. 1874. Die physische Anthropologie der Finnen. Verh. Berliner Ges. Anthr. Ethnol. Urg. VI. 185-189.
• Lundman, B. 1940. Nordens rastyper : geografi och historia. Albert Bonnier. Stockholm.
• Lundman, B. 1946. Nutidens Människoraser. A-B. Lundequistka Bokhandeln. Uppsala.
• Lundman, B.J.. 1977. The Races And Peoples Of Europe. IAAEE. New York.
• Coon, C.S.. 1939.. The Races of Europe. The Macmillan Company. New York.
• Hooton, E.A. 1946. Up from the Ape. Rev. ed. Macmillan Company . New York.
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• Vonderach, A. 2008. Anthropologie Europas. Völker, Typen und Gene vom Neandertaler bis zur Gegenwart. Ares Verlag. Graz.
• Biasutti, R. 1967 (1941). Le Razze e i Popoli della terra. 4th Ed. Vol 1-4. U.T.E.T., Torino.
• Tschepurkowski, E. 1911. Anthropologische Studien. Archiv für Anthropologie.
• Bunak, V. 1932. Neues Material zur Aussonderung anthropologischer Typen unter der Bevölkerung Osteuropas. Zeitschrift für Morphologie und Anthropologie, 30 (3). 441-503.
• Dart, R. 1955. Three Strandloper from the Kaokoveld Coast. S. Afr. J. Sci 51. 175-179.

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