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Phenotype

Vedda Phenotype - Face Features & Origin

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

Average Face

The Vedda 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.

Vedda phenotype average face composite

Geographic Distribution

The Vedda phenotype is native to Australia. 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: -25.00°, 135.00° (latitude, longitude).

Vedda phenotype historical center: -25.00, 135.00 — Australia

Physical Characteristics

Dark brown skin, but on average lighter than in the Tamil cohabitants. Wavy hair, short, hyperbrachyskelic, ectomorph. Dolichocephalic, mildly hypsicranic, small-headed. Mesorrhine and low nose. Round occiput. Face and body infantile. The face is relatively low and roundish, zygomatic arches protruding, the chin often receding, forehead steep, eyes are wide and often sunken. Prognathy mild.

Historical Background

Veddid proper type, typified by aboriginals of Sri Lanka - the Vedda people. Relatively ancient with a long history in the region. Relict groups today mostly live in the eastern parts of the island, a few hundred unmixed remain. The Vedda culture and phenotype might vanish soon, although admixture with the type seems relatively common in different parts of the island.

Source: Human Phenotypes — Vedda

References & Literature

The Vedda 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.. 1881. Die Weddas von Ceylon und ihre Beziehungen zu den Nachbarstämmen. Abh. Kgl. Akad. Wissen, Berlin. 1-143.
  • Sarasin, F. 1893. Ergebnisse naturwissenschaftlicher forschungen auf Ceylon. Die Weddas von Ceylon und ihre Beziehungen zu den Nachbarschaften. Atlas. C.W. Kreidel's Verlag. Wiesbaden.
  • Eickstedt, E. von. 1927. Die Indien-Expedition des Staatlichen Forschungsinstituts für Völkerkunde in Leipzig. In: Anthropologischer Anzeiger (4), 208-219.
  • Eickstedt, E. von. 1934. Rassenkunde und Rassengeschichte der Menschheit. Ferdinand Enke. Stuttgart.
  • Eickstedt, E. von. 1952b. Die prioritätsgerechten Bezeichnungen der menschlichen Varitäten. In: Historia Mundi. Band 1, Munich, 223-226.
  • Cole, S. 1965. Races of Man. Butler & Tanner Ltd. Frome and London.
  • 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.
  • Knussmann, R. 1996. Vergleichende Biologie des Menschen: Lehrbuch der Anthropologie und Humangenetik. 2ed. Spektrum Akademischer Verlag.

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