Unit 12 racial classification* Contents
I (a) Australoid or Archaic Caucasoid
Download 228.37 Kb. Pdf ko'rish
|
Unit12
- Bu sahifa navigatsiya:
- Pre-Dravidian
I (a) Australoid or Archaic Caucasoid is the subdivision of Caucasoid
as mentioned earlier. They are further subdivided into following subtypes: 1) Australian Aborigines: They have medium brown to dark chocolate brown skin colour, wavy to curly hair, abundant hair on body and face, dolichocephalic head, large eye brow ridges, receding chin and short face with medium to pronounced prognathism. Forehead is also receding with prominent glabella. Furthermore, they have very broad nose (platyrrhines), markedly depressed root, medium to dark brown eye colour and medium thick lips. Stature is variable. 2) Pre-Dravidian: Physical characteristics of Pre-Dravidian race include dark brown to black skin colour, black wavy to curly hair, dolichocephalic head, platyrrhine nose with depressed nasal root, short and narrow face with moderate prognathism, prominent eyebrow ridges, receding chin, dark brown eyes, thick lips and short stature. C) MONGOLOID Mongoloids have probably originated in Central part of Asia and moved to different directions. They are mainly divided into four sub-divisions on the basis of their geographical distribution. These sub-divisions are: a) Classical Mongoloid 163 b) The Archaic of Eskimoid c) Indonesian-Malay Mongoloid and d) The American Indian or the Amerindian. The important characteristic features of Mongoloid race are as follows: Yellow or yellowish brown skin colour; Straight head hair; Scanty body and facial hair; Brachycephalic head; Low nasal root and nasal bridge; Concave or straight nasal profile; Broad and flat face with prominent cheek bones; Obliquely set eyes with narrow silt-like opening; Characteristic epicanthic eye fold and Stature is variable. The significant physical characteristics of Mongoloid sub-racial types are: 1) Download 228.37 Kb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
Ma'lumotlar bazasi mualliflik huquqi bilan himoyalangan ©fayllar.org 2024
ma'muriyatiga murojaat qiling
ma'muriyatiga murojaat qiling