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Phenotype

Xhosaid Phenotype - Face Features & Origin

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

Average Face

The Xhosaid 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.

Xhosaid phenotype average face composite

Geographic Distribution

The Xhosaid phenotype is native to Sub-Saharan 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: 2.00°, 20.00° (latitude, longitude).

Xhosaid phenotype historical center: 2.00, 20.00 — Sub-Saharan Africa

Physical Characteristics

Medium to dark yellowish-brown skin with kinky or peppercorn hair. Medium height, meso- brachyskelic with a variable body type. Dolichocephalic, chamae- orthocranic with lower vaults than all Bantuid types. The nose is (strongly) platyrrhine. Prognathy is mild, chin sometimes receding. Slanting eyes are common.

Historical Background

Bantuid-Khoisan contact type that developed as a result of the Bantu expansion some millennia ago when Bantu assimilated older Khoisan groups. Found especially in the eastern parts of South Africa. Common in Xhosa, Southern Sotho, and Shangana, occasionally in Chopi, Bhaca, and Tswana, rare in Zulu and others. Modern recombinations are common.

Source: Human Phenotypes — Xhosaid

References & Literature

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

  • Dart, R.A. 1962. Racial Origins. In: Schapera, I.. The Bantu Speaking Tribes of South Africa. Routledge & Kegan Paul. London.
  • Eickstedt, E. von. 1934. Rassenkunde und Rassengeschichte der Menschheit. Ferdinand Enke. Stuttgart.

Related Phenotypes

Other human phenotypes related to Xhosaid by geography or typological similarity.

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  • Fengu-Pondo

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