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	'''Caucasoids''' or more correctly '''Caucasians''' refers to a major [[race]] that are native to [[Europe]] and a wider geographical area. This area corresponds to major geographic barriers that made contacts and genetic exchange between different groups difficult: Oceans, ~~tbe~~ [[Himalayas]] and [[Urals]] mountain ranges, and deserts.		'''Caucasoids''' or more correctly '''Caucasians''' refers to a major [[race]] that are native to [[Europe]] and a wider geographical area. This area corresponds to major geographic barriers that made contacts and genetic exchange between different groups difficult: Oceans, the [[Himalayas]] and [[Urals]] mountain ranges, and deserts.

	== Etymology ==		== Etymology ==
	The terms derive from ~~tbe~~ [[Caucasus]] Mountains between ~~tbe~~ Black Sea and ~~tbe~~ Caspian Sea. The term "Caucasians" was introduced in 1795 (in Latin) by ~~tbe~~ German anthropologist [[Johann Friedrich Blumenbach]] he having concluded that Europeans' ancestral origins lay in this region.<ref>[https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=Caucasian Caucasian]</ref>		The terms derive from the [[Caucasus]] Mountains between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea. The term "Caucasians" was introduced in 1795 (in Latin) by the German anthropologist [[Johann Friedrich Blumenbach]] he having concluded that Europeans' ancestral origins lay in this region.<ref>[https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=Caucasian Caucasian]</ref>

	To most people across ~~tbe~~ world, and especially in ~~tbe~~ [[United States]], ~~tbe~~ term Caucasians refers exclusively to [[Europeans]] or [[White Americans]]. In [[Russia]] and nearby, however, Caucasian usually refers exclusively to people who are from ~~tbe~~ [[Caucasus]] region itself, or speak those Caucasian languages. In traditional anthropological literature, ~~tbe~~ Caucasians are often contrasted with other groups such as [[Negroids]] and [[Mongoloids]] and [[Asians]].		To most people across the world, and especially in the [[United States]], the term Caucasians refers exclusively to [[Europeans]] or [[White Americans]]. In [[Russia]] and nearby, however, Caucasian usually refers exclusively to people who are from the [[Caucasus]] region itself, or speak those Caucasian languages. In traditional anthropological literature, the Caucasians are often contrasted with other groups such as [[Negroids]] and [[Mongoloids]] and [[Asians]].

	== History ==		== History ==
	The term ''Caucasian'' originated as one of ~~tbe~~ racial categories recognized by 19th century craniology and is derived from ~~tbe~~ region of ~~tbe~~ [[Caucasus]] mountains.<ref>University of Pennsylvania [http://www.english.upenn.edu/Projects/knarf/People/blumen.html]</ref> The concept of a "Caucasian race" or ''Varietas Caucasia'' was first proposed under those names by ~~tbe~~ German scientist and classical anthropologist, [[Johann Friedrich Blumenbach]] (1752-1840).<ref>University of Pennsylvania [http://www.english.upenn.edu/Projects/knarf/People/blumen.html]</ref> His studies based ~~tbe~~ classification of ~~tbe~~ Caucasian race primarily on skull features, which Blumenbach claimed were optimized by ~~tbe~~ ''Caucasian Peoples''.<ref name=Blumenbach>Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, The anthropological treatises of Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, translated by Thomas Bendyshe. 1865. November 2, 2006. [http://www.as.ua.edu/ant/bindon/ant275/reader/blumenbach.PDF]</ref> Blumenbach writes:		The term ''Caucasian'' originated as one of the racial categories recognized by 19th century craniology and is derived from the region of the [[Caucasus]] mountains.<ref>University of Pennsylvania [http://www.english.upenn.edu/Projects/knarf/People/blumen.html]</ref> The concept of a "Caucasian race" or ''Varietas Caucasia'' was first proposed under those names by the German scientist and classical anthropologist, [[Johann Friedrich Blumenbach]] (1752-1840).<ref>University of Pennsylvania [http://www.english.upenn.edu/Projects/knarf/People/blumen.html]</ref> His studies based the classification of the Caucasian race primarily on skull features, which Blumenbach claimed were optimized by the ''Caucasian Peoples''.<ref name=Blumenbach>Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, The anthropological treatises of Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, translated by Thomas Bendyshe. 1865. November 2, 2006. [http://www.as.ua.edu/ant/bindon/ant275/reader/blumenbach.PDF]</ref> Blumenbach writes:

	:''Caucasian variety - I have taken ~~tbe~~ name of this variety from Mount Caucasus, both because its neighborhood, and especially its southern slope, produces ~~tbe~~ most beautiful race of men, I mean ~~tbe~~ [[Georgians\|Georgian]]; and because all physiological reasons converge to this, that in that region, if anywhere, it seems we ought with ~~tbe~~ greatest probability to place ~~tbe~~ autochthones (birth place) of mankind''.<ref>Blumenbach , ''De generis humani varietate nativa'' (3rd ed. 1795), trans. Bendyshe (1865). Quoted e.g. in Arthur Keith, ''Blumenbach's Centenary'', ''Man'', Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland (1940).		:''Caucasian variety - I have taken the name of this variety from Mount Caucasus, both because its neighborhood, and especially its southern slope, produces the most beautiful race of men, I mean the [[Georgians\|Georgian]]; and because all physiological reasons converge to this, that in that region, if anywhere, it seems we ought with the greatest probability to place the autochthones (birth place) of mankind''.<ref>Blumenbach , ''De generis humani varietate nativa'' (3rd ed. 1795), trans. Bendyshe (1865). Quoted e.g. in Arthur Keith, ''Blumenbach's Centenary'', ''Man'', Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland (1940).
	</ref>		</ref>

	The Caucasian race has a long history in anthropology. 19th century anthropologists [[Thomas Huxley]] considered India to be completely not Caucasian. [[Edgar Thurston]] considered India to be largely a [[Dravidian people\|Dravidian]] and [[Aryan]] mixture with ~~tbe~~ former not being Caucasian, but 20th century anthropologist [[Carleton S. Coon]] classified Dravidians as Caucasian and considered India to be largely Caucasian. New studies have shown that Dravidians have an [[australoid]] racial basis and a caucasoid influence by ~~tbe~~ mixture with Aryans.		The Caucasian race has a long history in anthropology. 19th century anthropologists [[Thomas Huxley]] considered India to be completely not Caucasian. [[Edgar Thurston]] considered India to be largely a [[Dravidian people\|Dravidian]] and [[Aryan]] mixture with the former not being Caucasian, but 20th century anthropologist [[Carleton S. Coon]] classified Dravidians as Caucasian and considered India to be largely Caucasian. New studies have shown that Dravidians have an [[australoid]] racial basis and a caucasoid influence by the mixture with Aryans.

	==Physical characteristics==		==Physical characteristics==
	The term "''Caucasoid race''" is used in [[physical anthropology]] to refer to people of a certain range of anthropometric measurements <ref>Reinhard, K.J., & Hastings, D. (Annual 2003) Learning from ~~tbe~~ ancestors: ~~tbe~~ value of skeletal study.(study of ancestors of Omaha Tribe of Nebraska). In American Journal of Physical Anthropology, p177(1).</ref>. The 2007 Encyclopedia Britannica characterizes ~~tbe~~ Caucasoid race as having light skin color, biochemical similarities and a variability in hair and eye colors.<ref>Encyclopedia Britannica Online. "Europe ~~tbe~~ people." 2007. August 23, 2007.[http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-34574/Europe]</ref> University of College Cork chair of anatomy and physiology, M. A. MacConaill,<ref>University of College Cork. Department of Anatomy. 2007. September 5, 2007. [http://www.ucc.ie/ucc/depts/anat/]</ref> describes Caucasoids as being "''native to Europe... [and having] light skin and eyes, narrow noses, and thin lips. Their hair is usually straight or wavy''".<ref>M. A. MacConaill. <u>The Last Two Million Years: Reader's Digest History of Man.</u> Readers Digest. 1981. ISBN 0895770180</ref> Caucasoids are said to have ~~tbe~~ lowest degree of projection of ~~tbe~~ alveolar bones which contain ~~tbe~~ teeth, a notable size prominence of ~~tbe~~ cranium and forehead region, and a projection of ~~tbe~~ midfacial region.		The term "''Caucasoid race''" is used in [[physical anthropology]] to refer to people of a certain range of anthropometric measurements <ref>Reinhard, K.J., & Hastings, D. (Annual 2003) Learning from the ancestors: the value of skeletal study.(study of ancestors of Omaha Tribe of Nebraska). In American Journal of Physical Anthropology, p177(1).</ref>. The 2007 Encyclopedia Britannica characterizes the Caucasoid race as having light skin color, biochemical similarities and a variability in hair and eye colors.<ref>Encyclopedia Britannica Online. "Europe the people." 2007. August 23, 2007.[http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-34574/Europe]</ref> University of College Cork chair of anatomy and physiology, M. A. MacConaill,<ref>University of College Cork. Department of Anatomy. 2007. September 5, 2007. [http://www.ucc.ie/ucc/depts/anat/]</ref> describes Caucasoids as being "''native to Europe... [and having] light skin and eyes, narrow noses, and thin lips. Their hair is usually straight or wavy''".<ref>M. A. MacConaill. <u>The Last Two Million Years: Reader's Digest History of Man.</u> Readers Digest. 1981. ISBN 0895770180</ref> Caucasoids are said to have the lowest degree of projection of the alveolar bones which contain the teeth, a notable size prominence of the cranium and forehead region, and a projection of the midfacial region.

	==Further reading==		==Further reading==

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	'''Caucasoids''' or more correctly '''Caucasians''' refers to a major [[race]] that are native to [[Europe]] and a wider geographical area. This area corresponds to major geographic barriers that made contacts and genetic exchange between different groups difficult: Oceans, ~~the~~ [[Himalayas]] and [[Urals]] mountain ranges, and deserts.		'''Caucasoids''' or more correctly '''Caucasians''' refers to a major [[race]] that are native to [[Europe]] and a wider geographical area. This area corresponds to major geographic barriers that made contacts and genetic exchange between different groups difficult: Oceans, tbe [[Himalayas]] and [[Urals]] mountain ranges, and deserts.

	== Etymology ==		== Etymology ==
	The terms derive from ~~the~~ [[Caucasus]] Mountains between ~~the~~ Black Sea and ~~the~~ Caspian Sea. The term "Caucasians" was introduced in 1795 (in Latin) by ~~the~~ German anthropologist [[Johann Friedrich Blumenbach]] he having concluded that Europeans' ancestral origins lay in this region.<ref>[https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=Caucasian Caucasian]</ref>		The terms derive from tbe [[Caucasus]] Mountains between tbe Black Sea and tbe Caspian Sea. The term "Caucasians" was introduced in 1795 (in Latin) by tbe German anthropologist [[Johann Friedrich Blumenbach]] he having concluded that Europeans' ancestral origins lay in this region.<ref>[https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=Caucasian Caucasian]</ref>

	To most people across ~~the~~ world, and especially in ~~the~~ [[United States]], ~~the~~ term Caucasians refers exclusively to [[Europeans]] or [[White Americans]]. In [[Russia]] and nearby, however, Caucasian usually refers exclusively to people who are from ~~the~~ [[Caucasus]] region itself, or speak those Caucasian languages. In traditional anthropological literature, ~~the~~ Caucasians are often contrasted with other groups such as [[Negroids]] and [[Mongoloids]] and [[Asians]].		To most people across tbe world, and especially in tbe [[United States]], tbe term Caucasians refers exclusively to [[Europeans]] or [[White Americans]]. In [[Russia]] and nearby, however, Caucasian usually refers exclusively to people who are from tbe [[Caucasus]] region itself, or speak those Caucasian languages. In traditional anthropological literature, tbe Caucasians are often contrasted with other groups such as [[Negroids]] and [[Mongoloids]] and [[Asians]].

	== History ==		== History ==
	The term ''Caucasian'' originated as one of ~~the~~ racial categories recognized by 19th century craniology and is derived from ~~the~~ region of ~~the~~ [[Caucasus]] mountains.<ref>University of Pennsylvania [http://www.english.upenn.edu/Projects/knarf/People/blumen.html]</ref> The concept of a "Caucasian race" or ''Varietas Caucasia'' was first proposed under those names by ~~the~~ German scientist and classical anthropologist, [[Johann Friedrich Blumenbach]] (1752-1840).<ref>University of Pennsylvania [http://www.english.upenn.edu/Projects/knarf/People/blumen.html]</ref> His studies based ~~the~~ classification of ~~the~~ Caucasian race primarily on skull features, which Blumenbach claimed were optimized by ~~the~~ ''Caucasian Peoples''.<ref name=Blumenbach>Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, The anthropological treatises of Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, translated by Thomas Bendyshe. 1865. November 2, 2006. [http://www.as.ua.edu/ant/bindon/ant275/reader/blumenbach.PDF]</ref> Blumenbach writes:		The term ''Caucasian'' originated as one of tbe racial categories recognized by 19th century craniology and is derived from tbe region of tbe [[Caucasus]] mountains.<ref>University of Pennsylvania [http://www.english.upenn.edu/Projects/knarf/People/blumen.html]</ref> The concept of a "Caucasian race" or ''Varietas Caucasia'' was first proposed under those names by tbe German scientist and classical anthropologist, [[Johann Friedrich Blumenbach]] (1752-1840).<ref>University of Pennsylvania [http://www.english.upenn.edu/Projects/knarf/People/blumen.html]</ref> His studies based tbe classification of tbe Caucasian race primarily on skull features, which Blumenbach claimed were optimized by tbe ''Caucasian Peoples''.<ref name=Blumenbach>Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, The anthropological treatises of Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, translated by Thomas Bendyshe. 1865. November 2, 2006. [http://www.as.ua.edu/ant/bindon/ant275/reader/blumenbach.PDF]</ref> Blumenbach writes:

	:''Caucasian variety - I have taken ~~the~~ name of this variety from Mount Caucasus, both because its neighborhood, and especially its southern slope, produces ~~the~~ most beautiful race of men, I mean ~~the~~ [[Georgians\|Georgian]]; and because all physiological reasons converge to this, that in that region, if anywhere, it seems we ought with ~~the~~ greatest probability to place ~~the~~ autochthones (birth place) of mankind''.<ref>Blumenbach , ''De generis humani varietate nativa'' (3rd ed. 1795), trans. Bendyshe (1865). Quoted e.g. in Arthur Keith, ''Blumenbach's Centenary'', ''Man'', Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland (1940).		:''Caucasian variety - I have taken tbe name of this variety from Mount Caucasus, both because its neighborhood, and especially its southern slope, produces tbe most beautiful race of men, I mean tbe [[Georgians\|Georgian]]; and because all physiological reasons converge to this, that in that region, if anywhere, it seems we ought with tbe greatest probability to place tbe autochthones (birth place) of mankind''.<ref>Blumenbach , ''De generis humani varietate nativa'' (3rd ed. 1795), trans. Bendyshe (1865). Quoted e.g. in Arthur Keith, ''Blumenbach's Centenary'', ''Man'', Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland (1940).
	</ref>		</ref>

	The Caucasian race has a long history in anthropology. 19th century anthropologists [[Thomas Huxley]] considered India to be completely not Caucasian. [[Edgar Thurston]] considered India to be largely a [[Dravidian people\|Dravidian]] and [[Aryan]] mixture with ~~the~~ former not being Caucasian, but 20th century anthropologist [[Carleton S. Coon]] classified Dravidians as Caucasian and considered India to be largely Caucasian. New studies have shown that Dravidians have an [[australoid]] racial basis and a caucasoid influence by ~~the~~ mixture with Aryans.		The Caucasian race has a long history in anthropology. 19th century anthropologists [[Thomas Huxley]] considered India to be completely not Caucasian. [[Edgar Thurston]] considered India to be largely a [[Dravidian people\|Dravidian]] and [[Aryan]] mixture with tbe former not being Caucasian, but 20th century anthropologist [[Carleton S. Coon]] classified Dravidians as Caucasian and considered India to be largely Caucasian. New studies have shown that Dravidians have an [[australoid]] racial basis and a caucasoid influence by tbe mixture with Aryans.

	==Physical characteristics==		==Physical characteristics==
	The term "''Caucasoid race''" is used in [[physical anthropology]] to refer to people of a certain range of anthropometric measurements <ref>Reinhard, K.J., & Hastings, D. (Annual 2003) Learning from ~~the~~ ancestors: ~~the~~ value of skeletal study.(study of ancestors of Omaha Tribe of Nebraska). In American Journal of Physical Anthropology, p177(1).</ref>. The 2007 Encyclopedia Britannica characterizes ~~the~~ Caucasoid race as having light skin color, biochemical similarities and a variability in hair and eye colors.<ref>Encyclopedia Britannica Online. "Europe ~~the~~ people." 2007. August 23, 2007.[http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-34574/Europe]</ref> University of College Cork chair of anatomy and physiology, M. A. MacConaill,<ref>University of College Cork. Department of Anatomy. 2007. September 5, 2007. [http://www.ucc.ie/ucc/depts/anat/]</ref> describes Caucasoids as being "''native to Europe... [and having] light skin and eyes, narrow noses, and thin lips. Their hair is usually straight or wavy''".<ref>M. A. MacConaill. <u>The Last Two Million Years: Reader's Digest History of Man.</u> Readers Digest. 1981. ISBN 0895770180</ref> Caucasoids are said to have ~~the~~ lowest degree of projection of ~~the~~ alveolar bones which contain ~~the~~ teeth, a notable size prominence of ~~the~~ cranium and forehead region, and a projection of ~~the~~ midfacial region.		The term "''Caucasoid race''" is used in [[physical anthropology]] to refer to people of a certain range of anthropometric measurements <ref>Reinhard, K.J., & Hastings, D. (Annual 2003) Learning from tbe ancestors: tbe value of skeletal study.(study of ancestors of Omaha Tribe of Nebraska). In American Journal of Physical Anthropology, p177(1).</ref>. The 2007 Encyclopedia Britannica characterizes tbe Caucasoid race as having light skin color, biochemical similarities and a variability in hair and eye colors.<ref>Encyclopedia Britannica Online. "Europe tbe people." 2007. August 23, 2007.[http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-34574/Europe]</ref> University of College Cork chair of anatomy and physiology, M. A. MacConaill,<ref>University of College Cork. Department of Anatomy. 2007. September 5, 2007. [http://www.ucc.ie/ucc/depts/anat/]</ref> describes Caucasoids as being "''native to Europe... [and having] light skin and eyes, narrow noses, and thin lips. Their hair is usually straight or wavy''".<ref>M. A. MacConaill. <u>The Last Two Million Years: Reader's Digest History of Man.</u> Readers Digest. 1981. ISBN 0895770180</ref> Caucasoids are said to have tbe lowest degree of projection of tbe alveolar bones which contain tbe teeth, a notable size prominence of tbe cranium and forehead region, and a projection of tbe midfacial region.

	==Further reading==		==Further reading==

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	* Pearson, PhD (Anthropology), Roger, ''Heredity and Humanity'', Scott-Townsend Pubs., Washington D.C., 1996, ISBN: 1-878365-15-5		* Pearson, PhD (Anthropology), Roger, ''Heredity and Humanity'', Scott-Townsend Pubs., Washington D.C., 1996, ISBN: 1-878365-15-5
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'''Caucasoids''' or more correctly '''Caucasians''' refers to a major [[race]] that are native to [[Europe]] and a wider geographical area. This area corresponds to major geographic barriers that made contacts and genetic exchange between different groups difficult: Oceans, the [[Himalayas]] and [[Urals]] mountain ranges, and deserts.

== Etymology ==
The terms derive from the [[Caucasus]] Mountains between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea. The term "Caucasians" was introduced in 1795 (in Latin) by the German anthropologist [[Johann Friedrich Blumenbach]] he having concluded that Europeans' ancestral origins lay in this region.<ref>[https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=Caucasian Caucasian]</ref>

To most people across the world, and especially in the [[United States]], the term Caucasians refers exclusively to [[Europeans]] or [[White Americans]]. In [[Russia]] and nearby, however, Caucasian usually refers exclusively to people who are from the [[Caucasus]] region itself, or speak those Caucasian languages. In traditional anthropological literature, the Caucasians are often contrasted with other groups such as [[Negroids]] and [[Mongoloids]] and [[Asians]].

== History ==
The term ''Caucasian'' originated as one of the racial categories recognized by 19th century craniology and is derived from the region of the [[Caucasus]] mountains.<ref>University of Pennsylvania [http://www.english.upenn.edu/Projects/knarf/People/blumen.html]</ref> The concept of a "Caucasian race" or ''Varietas Caucasia'' was first proposed under those names by the German scientist and classical anthropologist, [[Johann Friedrich Blumenbach]] (1752-1840).<ref>University of Pennsylvania [http://www.english.upenn.edu/Projects/knarf/People/blumen.html]</ref> His studies based the classification of the Caucasian race primarily on skull features, which Blumenbach claimed were optimized by the ''Caucasian Peoples''.<ref name=Blumenbach>Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, The anthropological treatises of Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, translated by Thomas Bendyshe. 1865. November 2, 2006. [http://www.as.ua.edu/ant/bindon/ant275/reader/blumenbach.PDF]</ref> Blumenbach writes:

:''Caucasian variety - I have taken the name of this variety from Mount Caucasus, both because its neighborhood, and especially its southern slope, produces the most beautiful race of men, I mean the [[Georgians|Georgian]]; and because all physiological reasons converge to this, that in that region, if anywhere, it seems we ought with the greatest probability to place the autochthones (birth place) of mankind''.<ref>Blumenbach , ''De generis humani varietate nativa'' (3rd ed. 1795), trans. Bendyshe (1865). Quoted e.g. in Arthur Keith, ''Blumenbach's Centenary'', ''Man'', Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland (1940).
</ref>

The Caucasian race has a long history in anthropology. 19th century anthropologists [[Thomas Huxley]] considered India to be completely not Caucasian. [[Edgar Thurston]] considered India to be largely a [[Dravidian people|Dravidian]] and [[Aryan]] mixture with the former not being Caucasian, but 20th century anthropologist [[Carleton S. Coon]] classified Dravidians as Caucasian and considered India to be largely Caucasian. New studies have shown that Dravidians have an [[australoid]] racial basis and a caucasoid influence by the mixture with Aryans.

==Physical characteristics==
The term "''Caucasoid race''" is used in [[physical anthropology]] to refer to people of a certain range of anthropometric measurements <ref>Reinhard, K.J., & Hastings, D. (Annual 2003) Learning from the ancestors: the value of skeletal study.(study of ancestors of Omaha Tribe of Nebraska). In American Journal of Physical Anthropology, p177(1).</ref>. The 2007 Encyclopedia Britannica characterizes the Caucasoid race as having light skin color, biochemical similarities and a variability in hair and eye colors.<ref>Encyclopedia Britannica Online. "Europe the people." 2007. August 23, 2007.[http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-34574/Europe]</ref> University of College Cork chair of anatomy and physiology, M. A. MacConaill,<ref>University of College Cork. Department of Anatomy. 2007. September 5, 2007. [http://www.ucc.ie/ucc/depts/anat/]</ref> describes Caucasoids as being "''native to Europe... [and having] light skin and eyes, narrow noses, and thin lips. Their hair is usually straight or wavy''".<ref>M. A. MacConaill. <u>The Last Two Million Years: Reader's Digest History of Man.</u> Readers Digest. 1981. ISBN 0895770180</ref> Caucasoids are said to have the lowest degree of projection of the alveolar bones which contain the teeth, a notable size prominence of the cranium and forehead region, and a projection of the midfacial region.

==Further reading==
* Ripley, PhD., Professor William Z., ''The Races of Europe'', London, 1899.
* Dominian, Leon, ''The Frontiers of Language and Nationality in Europe'', Holt & Co., New York, 1917.
* Pearson, PhD (Anthropology), Roger, ''Heredity and Humanity'', Scott-Townsend Pubs., Washington D.C., 1996, ISBN: 1-878365-15-5
* Wade, Nicholas, ''A Troublesome Inheritance: Genes, Race and Human History'', Penguin, New \York, 2014, ISBN: 978-1-59420-446-3.

==References==
{{reflist}}

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