Felix (POL)
07-06-04, 04:20
http://racialreality.shorturl.com/
Northerners vs. Southerners
Italians share the same ancestry for the most part: Paleolithic, Neolithic and Italic with minor Germanic influences, and even smaller recent non-European ones. But there are two significant differences that account for most genetic as well as phenotypic variation between Northern and Southern Italy, and they have no connection to Roman times or subsequent events.
1) The North has an Ancient Celtic component, while the South has an Ancient Greek one:
http://www.angeltowns.com/members/racialreal/Italy_Celtic_North.jpg
http://www.angeltowns.com/members/racialreal/Italy_Greek_South.jpg
2) Neolithic Mediterranean ancestry is slightly higher in the South:
http://www.angeltowns.com/members/racialreal/Neolithic_Ancestry.jpg
(Cavalli-Sforza, Proc Natl Acad Sci, 1997)
* * *
Overall, however, physical differences are negligible:
TRAIT
NORTH
SOUTH
Hair Blondism
15%
6%*
Eye Blondism
65%
56%
Brunet Skin
~50%
>50%
Average Height
168 cm
165 cm
Cephalic Index **
83.5
79
* Varying degrees of rufosity were observed in an additional 16% of this sample.
** Above 81 is in the Alpine-Dinaric range, and below 76 in the Mediterranean range.
(Coon, The Races of Europe)
Northerners vs. Southerners
Italians share the same ancestry for the most part: Paleolithic, Neolithic and Italic with minor Germanic influences, and even smaller recent non-European ones. But there are two significant differences that account for most genetic as well as phenotypic variation between Northern and Southern Italy, and they have no connection to Roman times or subsequent events.
1) The North has an Ancient Celtic component, while the South has an Ancient Greek one:
http://www.angeltowns.com/members/racialreal/Italy_Celtic_North.jpg
http://www.angeltowns.com/members/racialreal/Italy_Greek_South.jpg
2) Neolithic Mediterranean ancestry is slightly higher in the South:
http://www.angeltowns.com/members/racialreal/Neolithic_Ancestry.jpg
(Cavalli-Sforza, Proc Natl Acad Sci, 1997)
* * *
Overall, however, physical differences are negligible:
TRAIT
NORTH
SOUTH
Hair Blondism
15%
6%*
Eye Blondism
65%
56%
Brunet Skin
~50%
>50%
Average Height
168 cm
165 cm
Cephalic Index **
83.5
79
* Varying degrees of rufosity were observed in an additional 16% of this sample.
** Above 81 is in the Alpine-Dinaric range, and below 76 in the Mediterranean range.
(Coon, The Races of Europe)