Balkans-Caucasian race
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A Balkans-Caucasian race has been postulated as a subrace of the greater Caucasian race
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Alpine types
- brachycephalic
the type, is characterised by light pigmentation with other mountain groups and dark compared with flat populations pigmentation and small growth, extended in the Alpes
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Dinaric types
- brachycephalic
the type, differs very high growth, massive features, very wide person and a head, is extended on the Balkans
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Northcaucasian types
- brachycephalic
the type, is characterised by very wide person, concerning other mountain groups light eyes, high growth, extended in the North Caucasus
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Armenoid types-brachycephalic
the type, is characterised by medium growth, light brown, brown or black hair, sturdy body build, extended in the Armenia, Georgia and South Europe.
Caucasian race
The term Caucasian race has been used to denote the general physical type of some or all of the populations of Europe, North Africa, the Horn of Africa, Western Asia , Central Asia and South Asia...
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Racial types
In the Balkans-Caucasian race allocate set of discrete variants different in details, in particular:Alpine types
Alpine race
The Alpine race is an historical racial classification or sub-race of humans, considered a branch of the Caucasian race. The term is not commonly used today, but was popular in the early 20th century.-History:...
- brachycephalic
Cephalic index
Cephalic index is the ratio of the maximum width of the head multiplied by 100 divided by its maximum length ....
the type, is characterised by light pigmentation with other mountain groups and dark compared with flat populations pigmentation and small growth, extended in the Alpes
Alps
The Alps is one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany to France in the west....
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Dinaric types
Dinaric race
The Dinaric race is one of the sub-categories of the Europid race into which it was divided by physical anthropologists in the early 20th century...
- brachycephalic
Cephalic index
Cephalic index is the ratio of the maximum width of the head multiplied by 100 divided by its maximum length ....
the type, differs very high growth, massive features, very wide person and a head, is extended on the Balkans
Balkans
The Balkans is a geopolitical and cultural region of southeastern Europe...
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Northcaucasian types
Northcaucasian race
Northcaucasian race is the subrace of Northcaucasian variant Caucasian race, the name has arisen from region North Caucasus....
- brachycephalic
Cephalic index
Cephalic index is the ratio of the maximum width of the head multiplied by 100 divided by its maximum length ....
the type, is characterised by very wide person, concerning other mountain groups light eyes, high growth, extended in the North Caucasus
North Caucasus
The North Caucasus is the northern part of the Caucasus region between the Black and Caspian Seas and within European Russia. The term is also used as a synonym for the North Caucasus economic region of Russia....
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Armenoid types-brachycephalic
Cephalic index
Cephalic index is the ratio of the maximum width of the head multiplied by 100 divided by its maximum length ....
the type, is characterised by medium growth, light brown, brown or black hair, sturdy body build, extended in the Armenia, Georgia and South Europe.