South Andamanid
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| Similar Types | Malid, North Andamanid, Semangid, Aetid |
| Group | Andamanid |
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Description
Isolated type typical for the Little Andamanese people (Onge, Jarawa, Sentilese). After contact with Europeans in the 19th century populations collapsed, mostly due to disease. A few hundred remain today with Jarawa being the most populous, and Sentilese one of the last Stone Age tribes without closer contact to the modern world.[1]
Physical Traits
Bluish brown-black skin, kinky or peppercorn hair. Very short, ectomorph to endomorph, mesoskelic. Body proportions show no sign of pygmyism. Females often steatopygic. Brachycephalic, mildly hypsicranic, small-headed. Mildly platyrrhine nose. Chin weak, prognathy mild. Compared to North Andamanid, more robust with a rounder face, wider nose, and shorter head.