In the whole valleys, the repopulation allowed by the foundation of several monasteries had great importance. This might explain the presence of Northern European haplogroups (see link) or why a study Cruciani et al 2004 states that 41.1% of sampled "Pasiegans" belonged to the haplogroup E-M81 found in modern Berber populations.
- Sample :
Full scale- Brief anthropological analysis :
- Type 1 : Intermediate complexion (from blonde to dark hair, black/grey eyes, rather pale skin on average, ...), leptomorphic, long face (particularly on males), straight or convex nose rather parallel to the face, rather close-set eyes, pointy chin, large jaw
~ (Dinaricized) Atlanto-Mediterranean
This type shows clear Basque affinities : ethnic Basque characters such as a triangle-shaped head and a convex nose are quite prevailing in the sample. Some other individuals - still in the Atlanto-Med variation - are less archetypal (more robust features maybe) and to my own personal eyes, look rather "South French" (and to be more precise "Languedocian").
- Type 2 : Dark complexion (dark hair, black eyes, ...), more or less brachymorphic, reduced and "puffy" features, in some cases high-headed, rather little nose (on males at least), strong jaw, close-set eyes
~ Alpino-Mediterranean
This is a very classical pan-Iberian type. Some individuals look more "ethnic" because of some specific features such as striking blue eyes (which is then a common feature in the "Valles Pasiegos"). Those people might be rather specifically Cantabrian-looking.
- Final morphotypes :
First of all the link ("see link" above) is broken.
ReplyDeleteSecond, I bet you did not gather most of these faces from Facebook collecting this time. They seem genuine field photos from an anthropology essay, at least in most cases. :)
Most faces are very much like Basques (but still most look different in a slight, hard to describe, sense) and those who do not look Basque, look like other North (NW) Iberians (often well represented among immigrants in the Basque Country, reason why I may doubt) or "generic European", maybe the Languedocines you say.
Of this last category, specially, I think that there are faces that could well be found further North, towards Britain. Examples: B4, C2, C8, D2.
Indeed, I bought a book featuring many professional pics of peasants and shepherds from the "Valles Pasiegos".
ReplyDeleteI agree that those people rather look Basque but are also somehow distinct (well they don't look Asturian for sure). That's a very strange feeling uneasy to describe, a feeling I've already experienced in Gascony. Eventually, it's just about local variation and continuum I presume.
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ReplyDeleteEche un vistazo a c1 e c2. Eso no es un montaje...sino la cruda realidad...! Madre de Dios!!! Socorrro!!!! Hagamos algo!!!!!!!!!
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