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There are many evolutionary processes that affect populations, gradually changing their racial image. These processes are adaptation to certain living conditions, climate, way of life and nutrition. To list few examples of such phenomenon: alpinization, balticization, borealization, dinaricization... There are many more but it's not my goal here to elaborate about it. For the sake of discussion (to not make this post extra-long), I will use two examples: alpinization and balticization. But questions I will ask in this topic apply to all those processes.
First of all, let's see what SNPA has to say about these two evolutionary tendencies:
Originally Posted by SNPANow let's look at the definitions of two races which are effect of the processes we're talking about, namely Alpinid and Baltid.Originally Posted by SNPA
Originally Posted by SNPANow, let's take a look on what's written about how these types evolved. I bolded these fragments in the quotes.Originally Posted by SNPA
As you can see, both types probably trace back their ancestry to Cromagnid form, similiar to present-day Phalian-Cromagnids (in case of Alpinids) or now extinct East-Cromagnids (in case of Baltids). Tu sum it up - both Alpinids and Baltids derive from Cromagnids.
Now, two questions rise because of this statement.
1) Is one process linked to only one race, id est is alpinization/balticization only affecting Cromagnids? Or Nordids (for example) can be also affected by this process?
2) If the answer to the first question is "no", then why populations with once very strong Nordid component (like ancient Slavs for example) gradually lost this Nordid predominance? Did Nordids balticized themselves if it's possible or balticized Cromagnids had reproductive success over Nordids?
Everyone is welcome to answer that, I also hope Agrippa will see this thread because I guess he knows the answer.
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