Cappadocian

Cappadocian
Similar Types	Arabid, Libyid, Iranid, Litorid, Trans Mediterranid, Gracile Mediterranid, Gracile Indid
Group	Mediterranid, Orientalid
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Description

Cappadocian is an ancient Mediterranoid phenotype that developed from a Gracile Mediterranid and Arabid blend. Shows intermediate features of both types. Probably originated in the Cappadocia region due to the Natufian migrations into Anatolia. Initially spread into Europe by ancient Greek colonists from Anatolia, its presence was greatly expanded during late antiquity by inmigration and resttlement of Anatolians and Syrians into Southern Europe by the Byzantine Empire. Nowadays, it is rare in its homeland of Anatolia and more common in Southern Europe.

This type can appear in Malta, Cyprus, Greece, Southern Italy (especially Calabria and Sicily), and to a lesser extent, Anatolia and the Iberian Peninsula. It has spread to the Americas as a result of colonization.

Physical Traits

Light brown skin. Wavy or curly, Brown to black hair. Dark eyes. Medium height, mesoskelic, ectomorph. Dolicho- mesocephalic, chamaecranic with a protruding occiput. Rather small, oval, sometimes rhomboid head. Often slightly convex, sometimes straight, hyperleptorrhine nose. Large almond-shaped eyes, prominent midface, and full lips. Body hair abundant.