Hairy & Anthropology

[Treffie]

Well the people in the most northern parts of Northern Europe are often the least hairy.

Theyz tuff peepl!

[Murphy]

Jarl's mother.

I would just like to note that Jarl's mother is in reality a lovely woman and is in no-way more hairy than average.

[Agrippa]

I was wondering if I am an Upper Palaeolithic surviver of the Brunn type. Can a Brunn be hairy?

As I said, North Western Cromagnoids can be quite hairy too.

Wouldn't climate have played a part in a certain ethnicity's hairiness, esp noting that hair is a natural defence against the cold?

Pallantides is right. Humans never had enough her to be a real protection, on the other hand, they might sweat more and even worse their beard might freece leading to the undercooling of facial parts.

Europids are generally no cold form, even less so the more typically Europid and progressive variants, they all have too much prominent facial parts as well, adding to that a strong beard, it won't be a real advantage. A bigger, prominent nose allows to warming up the air and making it moistier, also getting germs out of it, so it is a signifciant advantage in all dry climates, even more so if the air is thin or colder.

But on the other hand, if its as prominent as in Nordid, Dinarid, Armenoid, Indid etc., its also unprotected and might suffer from frostbites, like bigger ears etc. too.

Now if you look at the typical cold types, they approach usually more round and "pancake like" faces with a huge face in which is a flat nose. The flat nose has to be even longer to reach the same effect as the prominent Europid one, but being at the same time less vulnerable to frostbites and undercooling.

As you can see, the hairiness is definitely NO advantage in a cold climate and Europids are generally no cold adapted race. Those which might be, the Borealised ones, have a Mongoloid tendency or input, therefore deviate from the standard (Eastbaltid and Lappid) and those are the least hairy...

[Truth Seeker]

What do you think about this guy? Would he have ancestors from the Caucasus or maybe he has a throwback of something else? I did a google search for hairy but don't do it with safe search off.

[Murphy]

Bell curve.

[Jarl]

I was wondering if I am an Upper Palaeolithic surviver of the Brunn type. Can a Brunn be hairy?

He has to be!

I would just like to note that Jarl's mother is in reality a lovely woman and is in no-way more hairy than average.

Why that's very kind of you! thank you!

[Agrippa]

What do you think about this guy? Would he have ancestors from the Caucasus or maybe he has a throwback of something else? I did a google search for hairy but don't do it with safe search off.

This looks like an individual genetic extreme, it might be an atavism and he might be even close to the "wolf people" - I guess he shaved a part of his face even and would have more facial hair otherwise.

Compare with "the wolf people", which is a genetic defect:
http://www.spiegel.de/international/...335660,00.html

Obviously he has more normal hair growth, if you think about the distribution alone, but already an extreme.

[Truth Seeker]

Agrippa what about Robin Williams? Would he be a hairy Alpine? He is American actor and comedian with English, Welsh, Irish, and French descent. His mother is French.

[Tabiti]

According to me hairiness is rather an individual, but not subracial trait. They say Dinarids tend to be the hairiest subrace and it might be true, but not a rule. There is no connection between hair colour and hairiness at least I haven't noticed such.

[Brynhild]

This Thread might also clarify.