Chimera Posted September 1, 2007 There was a nice discussion on the Racial type of Somalis about 6/7 months ago on SOL, here is some interesting info that discredits the foreign influenced phenotype theory some still believe in. Prognathism Canonical variate A Canonical variate B Somalia=94.0 Sweden=95.1 Norway=94.9 Modern Italians=94.3 Ancient Italians=93.0 Modern Greeks=94.4 Ancient Greece=93.0 Turkey =96.5 Palestine=95.7 Early Nubia=94.8 Recent Nubia=98.5 Spain=94.5 West Africa=102.6 Afghanistan=97.7 AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 111:105–134 (2000) Frontal and Facial Flatness of Major Human Populations TSUNEHIKO HANIHARA If the Somali population was a hybrid race they would have shown characteristics present in the Arab and Bantu race(the stereotypical groups some claim we descend from) both Middle Easterners,Modern Europeans and Non Somali/Horn african populations show more prognathism than the Somali people [ September 01, 2007, 12:23 PM: Message edited by: Dhulqarnayn -alSumaale ] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chimera Posted September 1, 2007 Here is an example of a Somali who does show Mandibular Prognathism Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
