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[[Carleton S. Coon]] wrote that the racial type in question is very similar to the [[Dinaric race]]; the only difference is that Armenoids have a somewhat darker [[pigmentation]], most probably due to racial mixture with the [[Mediterranean race|Mediterraneans]] (who have [[olive skin]]) and the [[Alpine race|Alpines]] (who have brown skin). He described the Armenoid as a sub-race of the [[Caucasoid|Caucasoid race]]. |
[[Carleton S. Coon]] wrote that the racial type in question is very similar to the [[Dinaric race]]; the only difference is that Armenoids have a somewhat darker [[pigmentation]], most probably due to racial mixture with the [[Mediterranean race|Mediterraneans]] (who have [[olive skin]]) and the [[Alpine race|Alpines]] (who have brown skin). He described the Armenoid as a sub-race of the [[Caucasoid|Caucasoid race]]. |
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[[Image:Armenoid Lebanese.jpg|thumb|left|Illustration of an Armenoid [[Lebanese people|Lebanese]] from Ripley (1911)]] |
[[Image:Armenoid Lebanese.jpg|thumb|left|Illustration of an Armenoid [[Lebanese people|Lebanese]] from Ripley (1911)]] |
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Armenoids were said to be found throughout [[Eurasia]]. However, the largest concentrations occurred within [[Asia Minor]] and upper [[Mesopotamia]]. Known as the "true" [[Caucasus|Caucasians]], Armenoids were relatively tall, usually with [[Brown hair|medium to dark brown]] or [[black hair]], light to medium skin colour, large round eyes that were usually |
Armenoids were said to be found throughout [[Eurasia]]. However, the largest concentrations occurred within [[Asia Minor]] and upper [[Mesopotamia]]. Known as the "true" [[Caucasus|Caucasians]], Armenoids were relatively tall, usually with [[Brown hair|medium to dark brown]] or [[black hair]], light to medium skin colour, large round eyes that were usually brown; a round, brachycephalic head shape with a straight backing (planocciput) (see [[Cephalic index]]), high cheekbones and non-prominent chins. Lips were full, and noses were sometimes [[aquiline nose|aquiline]]. Large minority of Armenoids have [[blond]] hair and [[eye color#Blue|blue]], [[eye color#Green|green]], or [[eye color#Hazel|hazel eyes]]. This racial type was believed to be prevalent among the [[Armenians]], [[Assyrian people|Assyrians]], [[Georgian people|Georgians]] and [[Iraqi people|Iraqis]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Fisher|first=William B.|authorlink=William Bayne Fisher|title=The Middle East and North Africa, Volume 50|year=2003|publisher=[[Routledge]]|isbn=9781857431841|page=444}}</ref> It was also an element in [[Southern Europe]]. Armenoid was also identified as the dominant type of the indigenous [[Semitic]] groups of [[Syria]] and [[Mesopotamia]]: the ancient [[Amorite]]s,<ref>{{cite book|last=Hitti|first=Philip K.|authorlink=Philip Khuri Hitti|title=[[History of Syria: including Lebanon and Palestine|History of Syria: including Lebanon and Palestine, Volume 1]]|year=2002|publisher=[[Gorgias Press]]|isbn=193195660X|page=76}}</ref> the modern [[Assyrian people|Assyrians]] and [[Assyrian people|Chaldeans]], the religious minorities of [[Lebanon]] and Syria, and the Lebanese and Syrians of mountainous regions were all identified as being of the Armenoid type.<ref>Review: An Introduction to the Anthropology of the Near East by C. U. Ariëns Kappers, American Anthropologist, 37(35) - Pages 148-49 by W.M. Krogman</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Hourani|first=Albert H.|authorlink=Albert Hourani|title=Syria and Lebanon: A Political Essay|year=1946|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|page=96}}</ref> |
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Renato Biasutti described the Armenoid race as having: "Opaque-white skin, [[brown hair|brunet hair]] and [[eye color#Brown|eyes]], abundant pilosity; medium stature (166), sturdy body build; wide head with rounded occiput (87); very long face, straight and narrow nose (57) with high bridge; thin lips, narrow eye opening."<ref>http://dienekes.110mb.com/texts/biasutticaucasoid/</ref> |
Renato Biasutti described the Armenoid race as having: "Opaque-white skin, [[brown hair|brunet hair]] and [[eye color#Brown|eyes]], abundant pilosity; medium stature (166), sturdy body build; wide head with rounded occiput (87); very long face, straight and narrow nose (57) with high bridge; thin lips, narrow eye opening."<ref>http://dienekes.110mb.com/texts/biasutticaucasoid/</ref> |
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Revision as of 06:43, 8 March 2012
The Armenoid or Assyroid race in physical anthropology is a subtype of the Caucasian race.[1]
Origin, distribution and physiognomy
Carleton S. Coon wrote that the racial type in question is very similar to the Dinaric race; the only difference is that Armenoids have a somewhat darker pigmentation, most probably due to racial mixture with the Mediterraneans (who have olive skin) and the Alpines (who have brown skin). He described the Armenoid as a sub-race of the Caucasoid race.
Armenoids were said to be found throughout Eurasia. However, the largest concentrations occurred within Asia Minor and upper Mesopotamia. Known as the "true" Caucasians, Armenoids were relatively tall, usually with medium to dark brown or black hair, light to medium skin colour, large round eyes that were usually brown; a round, brachycephalic head shape with a straight backing (planocciput) (see Cephalic index), high cheekbones and non-prominent chins. Lips were full, and noses were sometimes aquiline. Large minority of Armenoids have blond hair and blue, green, or hazel eyes. This racial type was believed to be prevalent among the Armenians, Assyrians, Georgians and Iraqis.[2] It was also an element in Southern Europe. Armenoid was also identified as the dominant type of the indigenous Semitic groups of Syria and Mesopotamia: the ancient Amorites,[3] the modern Assyrians and Chaldeans, the religious minorities of Lebanon and Syria, and the Lebanese and Syrians of mountainous regions were all identified as being of the Armenoid type.[4][5]
Renato Biasutti described the Armenoid race as having: "Opaque-white skin, brunet hair and eyes, abundant pilosity; medium stature (166), sturdy body build; wide head with rounded occiput (87); very long face, straight and narrow nose (57) with high bridge; thin lips, narrow eye opening."[6]
It has long been believed by physical anthropologists that the quintessence of Near Eastern brachycephaly is to be found in the Armenians; the racial term Armenoid being named for them. The Armenians have long been established in the territory which is now only partly theirs; they had, before the arrival of the Turks, a powerful kingdom, which covered most of the territory between the Gulf of Alexandretta and the Caucasus.[7]
See also
References
- ^ Ripley, William Z. (1899). The Races of Europe: A Sociological Study. D. Appleton & Company. p. 444.
- ^ Fisher, William B. (2003). The Middle East and North Africa, Volume 50. Routledge. p. 444. ISBN 9781857431841.
- ^ Hitti, Philip K. (2002). History of Syria: including Lebanon and Palestine, Volume 1. Gorgias Press. p. 76. ISBN 193195660X.
- ^ Review: An Introduction to the Anthropology of the Near East by C. U. Ariëns Kappers, American Anthropologist, 37(35) - Pages 148-49 by W.M. Krogman
- ^ Hourani, Albert H. (1946). Syria and Lebanon: A Political Essay. Oxford University Press. p. 96.
- ^ http://dienekes.110mb.com/texts/biasutticaucasoid/
- ^ The Races of Europe by Carleton Stevens Coon - (Chapter XII, section 18)
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