Mountain Aralid
Appearance
| Mountain Aralid | |
|---|---|
| Similar Types | Aralid, Katanga, Central Pamirid, Gobid, Tibetid |
| Group | Tungid–Turanid |
| Distribution Map | |
Description
Tungid variety, weakly influenced by Turanid. Usually united with Aralid, but more Mongoloid. Native to the Tian Shan mountains of Kyrgyzstan and Western China. Particularly common among Kyrgyz. Sporadically in Kazakhs, Yakuts, Uyghurs, Mongols, and related groups.[1]
Physical Traits
Light brown skin, straight, often black, sometimes light hair, and dark, sometimes mixed eyes. Medium height, macroskelic, endomorph. Mildly leptorrhine nose. Brachycephalic, chamae- orthocranic. Cheekbones very prominent, face broad, forehead often sloping. Epicanthus as strong as in Gobid, but face more profiled and body hair stronger.