>DearArch-Theorists
A student of mine just sent this query. Does anyone out there still
use terms such as "Proto-Europoid," and if so, what do they mean by
them? Is there an empirical, morphological basis? I have my own
opinions, but would appreciate input from more expert minds! I'll
forward on any responses to him.
Thanks in advance
Constanze
>So, I'm reading Mallory's _In Search of the Indo-Europeans_
>here. He mentions that the "physical type" of the skeletons
>unearthed in excavations of graves in the Balkans reveals that
>there are new "Proto-Europoid" types seen in addition to
>earlier Mediterranean types associated with the earlier Neolithic.
>So my question to you is: is there any legitimacy to this talk of
>skeleton types? I had been under the impression that there isn't
>(witness the debate over the Kennewick Man).
>Tom
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Constanze Witt, PhD
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