Main article: Races of physical anthropology

Typical Caucasoid skull

The Caucasoid race is a term used by some outside of academia (who may base their claim on out-of-date academic research) to refer to what should properly be called the Caucasion cline, which is generally associated with people of European descent. Physical anthropologists often define Caucasoid with a pattern of physical traits typical of humans indigenous to an area including Europe, South Asia, Middle East, North Africa, and certain areas in the Horn of Africa and Central Asia. The Caucaoid race is the most populous of the races in craniofacial anthropology with 55% of the world's population.^[1] Caucasoid, Negroid (Capoid and Congoid) and Mongoloid are the three main races of physical anthropology. ... Download high resolution version (696x1046, 18 KB)Caucasoid Racial type skull This work is copyrighted. ... Download high resolution version (696x1046, 18 KB)Caucasoid Racial type skull This work is copyrighted. ... A hippopotamus skull A skull, or cranium, is a bony structure of Craniates which serves as the general framework for a head. ... In population genetics, a cline is a gradual change of a character or feature (phenotype) in a species over a geographical area, often as a result of environmental heterogeneity. ... World map showing Europe Political map (neighbouring countries in Asia and Africa also shown) Europe is one of the seven traditional continents of the Earth. ... Physical anthropology, often called biological anthropology, studies the mechanisms of biological evolution, genetic inheritance, human adaptability and variation, primatology, primate morphology, and the fossil record of human evolution. ... World map showing Europe Political map (neighbouring countries in Asia and Africa also shown) Europe is one of the seven traditional continents of the Earth. ... Map of South Asia (see note on Kashmir) South Asia, also known as Southern Asia, is a southern geopolitical region of the Asian continent comprising territories on and in proximity to the Indian subcontinent. ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ...  Northern Africa (UN subregion)  geographic, including above North Africa or Northern Africa is the northernmost region of the African continent. ... Nations of the Horn of Africa. ... Map of Central Asia showing three sets of possible boundaries for the region Central Asia located as a region of the world Central Asia is a vast landlocked region of Asia. ...

The suffix -oid indicates "a similarity, not necessarily exact, to something else"^[2], so Caucasoid can be expected to refer to a wider range of people than Caucasian race, itself a term with an inexact definition. -oid is a suffix much used in the sciences and mathematics to indicate a similarity, not necessarily exact, to something else. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, -oid is derived from the Latin suffix -oides taken from Greek and meaning having the likeness of. Thus, asteroid means like a star... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

According to modern mainstream anthropology, the Caucasoid race is a concept that emerged as a result of history, not genetics^[3]. It is a genetically arbitrary, completely subjective fabrication, but, while a purely socially constructed relic of history, it has had a very significant historical impact.^{[citation needed]} Look up Genetic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

One undergraduate anthropology textbook states: "Races are the products of the past. They are relics of times and conditions which have long ceased to exist."^[4] Race and subspecies have become synonymous to each other in many definitions. All humans belong to the same subspecies, homo sapiens sapiens, and because of this the term Caucasoid fits the term cline rather than race.^{[citation needed]}

Physical traits

Caucasoid hair type may either be wavy or straight and it comes in all diameters and colors. ^[5]

Carleton S. Coon's book "The Races of Europe" classified Caucasoids into subraces named after regions or archeological sites, such as: Brünn, Borreby, Alpine, Ladogan, East Baltic, Neo-Danubian, Lappish, Mediterranean, Atlanto-Mediterranean, East African, Irano-Afghan, Nordic, Hallstatt, Celtic, Tronder, Dinaric, Noric and Armenoid.^{[citation needed]} To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Mediterranean (Latin)

The Mediterranean subrace has been divided into the Mediterranean Proper and the Atlanto-Mediterranean. The Mediterranean varies in skin color from white to chestnut brown with a long linear skull and angular facial forms. They have rounded occiput and large eyes. Their nasal shape is pointed. ^[6] The Mediterranean proper are either mesocephalic or brachycephalic. There racial type ranges from Spain, Portugal, Italy and other borderlands of the Mediterranean sea. The Cappodacian subrace has been absorbed into the Mediterranean, but still is visible in the Oriental Jew. ^[7] The cephalic index is the ratio of the maximum breadth of the head to its maximum length, sometimes multiplied by 100 for convenience. ... The cephalic index is the ratio of the maximum breadth of the head to its maximum length, sometimes multiplied by 100 for convenience. ...

The Atlano-Mediterranean/Alpine is a tall, straight-nosed doliocephalic.^{[citation needed]} They range from North Africa, the Balkans, strong in Iraq and Israel, present in parts of Arabia, it is the principle stock in certain areas of the Horn of Africa, and also widely available in Italy, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, the Iberian Peninsula, and the British Isles.^{[citation needed]} Dolichocephalic Afghan Hound The wolf head, to which dog heads are compared Mesocephalic American Cocker Spaniel Brachycephalic Pug dog The cephalic index is the ratio of the maximum breadth of the head to its maximum length (i. ...  Northern Africa (UN subregion)  geographic, including above North Africa or Northern Africa is the northernmost region of the African continent. ... Balkan peninsula with northwest border Isonzo-Krka-Sava The Balkans is the historic and geographic name used to describe a region of southeastern Europe. ... The Arabian Peninsula The Arabian Peninsula is a mainly desert peninsula in Southwest Asia at the junction of Africa and Asia and an important part of the greater Middle East. ... Nations of the Horn of Africa. ... The Iberian Peninsula, or Iberia, is located in the extreme southwest of Europe. ... Location of the British Isles Great Britain, Ireland and several thousand smaller surrounding islands and islets form an archipelago off the northwest coast of continental Europe which is most commonly known as the British Isles. ...

Nordic (Germanic)

The Nordic subrace is located in Northern Europe. Nordics have the lightest skin color and widest shoulders in the world. They have a longlinear body and a doliocephalic skull shape.^{[citation needed]} Their nasal bridge is straight, their nostrils have a pinched appearance, and their mouths stick out.^{[citation needed]} Nordic individuals are most commonly found in Scandinavia, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, British Isles, and the Alps. ^[8] They are also found in many other parts of the world, due to migration. Scandinavia is a region in Northern Europe. ... Location of the British Isles Great Britain, Ireland and several thousand smaller surrounding islands and islets form an archipelago off the northwest coast of continental Europe which is most commonly known as the British Isles. ... The West face of the Petit Dru above the Chamonix valley near the Mer de Glace. ...

Dinaric (Adriatic)

Dinarics includes the populations of eastern Slavic Contries, and Russia and former Soviet republics.^{[citation needed]} They have light brown to black hair. They are long in their limbs and face, but have a short skull. Their nasal bridge is high and their nasal profile is triangular. Their subraces include Pandanian and Noric.^[9]

Footnotes

1. ^ Thompson, Bert. Apologetics Press. 2006. September 9, 2006. [1]
2. ^ American Heritage Book of English Usage. -oid. 1996. September 14, 2006. <http://www.bartleby.com/64/C008/037.html>.
3. ^ American Anthropology Associaton Statement on Race [2]
4. ^ Robert Jurmain and others, Introduction to Physical Anthropology, 8th ed. (Belmont CA: Wadsworth, 2000), page 419.
5. ^ P&G Beauty and Science. The World of Hair. 2003. September 16, 2006. <http://www.pg.com/science/haircare/hair_twh_37.htm;jsessionid=ONDUVUETQGE25QFIAJ1S0HWAVABHMLKG>.
6. ^ Biasutti, Renato. Description of Europid Races. 1954. September 14, 2006. <http://www.geocities.com/dienekesp4/europids/>.
7. ^ Racial Reality. Caucasoid Subraces. 2006. September 16, 2006. <http://www.sitesled.com/members/racialreality/subraces.html>.
8. ^ Biasutti, Renato. Description of Europid Races. 1954. September 14, 2006. <http://www.geocities.com/dienekesp4/europids/>.
9. ^ Biasutti, Renato. Description of Europid Races. 1954. September 14, 2006. <http://www.geocities.com/dienekesp4/europids/>.

See Also

• Caucasian race
• Australoid race
• Mongoloid race
• Negroid race
• Capoid race
• Races of physical anthropology
• Craniofacial Anthropometry
• White people

This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Australoid is a broad racial sub-classification of Australasian peoples having generally dark skin and hair which can be curly, straight, or kinky, defined by the anthropologist Carleton S. Coon. ... Typical Mongoloid skull The term Mongoloid race or Mongoloid is most used in discussions of human prehistory, historical definitions of race and in the forensic analysis of human remains. ... Skull of the classic Niggeroid phenotype, exhibiting a pronounced dolichocephalism and both maxillary and alveolar prognathisms Niggeroid is an obsolete term once used in physical anthropology to delineate everyone indigenous to sub-Saharan and West Africa and portions of North Africa. ... Main article: Khoisan One of the five macro-racial groups often recognized by physical anthropologists (along with Negroids, Australoids, Caucasoids and Mongoloids). ... Caucasoid, Negroid (Capoid and Congoid) and Mongoloid are the three main races of physical anthropology. ... Typical Caucasoid skull Typical Mongoloid skull Typical Negroid skull Craniofacial anthropometry is a technique used in physical anthropology comprising precise and systematic measurement of the bones of the human skull. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

External links

• Caucasoid Subraces Classification by Carleton S. Coon.
• Caucasoid Subraces classificatioin by Renato Biasutti