The Skulls of the three Major Races

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Caucasoid	Negroid	Mongoloid

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



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			Negroid	Mongoloid
Dimensions	Nordic	Alpine	Mediterranean
Skull Length	Long	Short	Long	Long	Long
Skull Breadth	Narrow	Broad	Narrow	Narrow	Broad
Skull Height	High	High	Mod High	Low	Middle
Sagittal Contour	Rounded	Arched	Rounded	Flat	Arched
Face Breadth	Narrow	Wide	Narrow	Narrow	Very Wide
Face Height	High	High	Mod High	Low	High
Orbital Opening	Angular	Rounded	Angular	Rectangular	Rounded
Nasal Opening	Narrow	Mod Wide	Narrow	Wide	Narrow
Lower Nasal Margin	Sharp	Sharp	Sharp	Guttered	Sharp
Nasal Profile	Straight	Straight	Straight	Down Slant	Straight
Palate Shape	Narrow	Mod Wide	Narrow	Wide	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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