Sunday 27 February 2011

THE SKULLS OF 3 MAJOR RACES:

MONGOLOID


NEGROID


CAUCASOID

'the above pictures were taken at the muesum of man - san diego, ca (2/2001) the following table and info is from:' http://www.anatomy.uq.edu.au/Staff/scool/skull/an105skull.htm#Assessment of Racial Affinity



'Racial differences in skull analysed in terms of morphology (form & structure) and osteometry (bony measurement)
Skull can be divided into 4 main human races: Caucasoid, Negroid, Mongoloid & Australoid
Caucasoid further divisible into Northern European (Nordic), Central European (Alpine) and Southern European (Mediterranean)'


SKULL TRAITS OF MAIN RACES

CAUCASOID (nordic-mediterranean)



Dimensions

Nordic

Alpine

Mediterranean

Negroid

Mongoloid

Skull length

Skull breadth

Skull height

Long

Narrow

High

Short

Broad

High

Long

Narrow

Mod high

Long

Narrow

Long

Long

Broad

middle

Sagittal contour

Face breadth

Face height

Rounded

Narrow

High

Arched

Wide

High

Rounded

Narrow

Mod high

Flat

Narrow

Low

Arched

Very wide

high

Orbital opening

Nasal opening

Angular

Narrow

Rounded

Mod wide

Angular

Narrow

Rectangular

Wide

Rounded

Narrow

Lower nasal margin

Nasal profile

Palate shape

Sharp

Straight

Narrow

Sharp

Straight

Mod wide

Sharp

Straight

Narrow

Gutted

Down slant

Wide

Sharp

Straight

Mod wide

General impressions

Massive, rugged, elongate, ovoid

Large, mod rugged, rounded

Small, smooth, elongated, ovoid

Massive, smooth, elongate, oval

Large, smooth, rounded

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