The crania as a whole are of moderate size; mesocephaly seems to have been the prevailing head form.
Thus within the Bulgarian people there is a strong tendency toward dolichocephaly, strong enough to impress mesocephaly upon the nation as a whole.
What is very noteworthy, however, in this region is the marked mesocephaly, which in a brachycephalic environment like this points to the admixture of a dolichocephalic race.
Perhaps in the tall stature and high mesocephaly of the Don country there is also some trace of the Scythians.
All this says is Greeks are a composite people whose mesocephaly averages out and masks the varied heritage.
Definition of mesocephaly in US English:
mesocephaly
noun-ˈsefəlē
Anatomy
See mesocephalic
Example sentencesExamples
Perhaps in the tall stature and high mesocephaly of the Don country there is also some trace of the Scythians.
The crania as a whole are of moderate size; mesocephaly seems to have been the prevailing head form.
Thus within the Bulgarian people there is a strong tendency toward dolichocephaly, strong enough to impress mesocephaly upon the nation as a whole.
All this says is Greeks are a composite people whose mesocephaly averages out and masks the varied heritage.
What is very noteworthy, however, in this region is the marked mesocephaly, which in a brachycephalic environment like this points to the admixture of a dolichocephalic race.