+200 old photos of natives northern french

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Western Flemish ("West-Vlaanderen"):

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Thanks. Merci.

Honest-to-god, I would wager at least 50% of the folks here give off an English vibe (even if the Alpine admixture is dominant). Considering that 30% of the English genome is derived from a ‘recent’ northern French source, this phenotypical overlap should not be a surprise.

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Honest-to-god, I would wager at least 50% of the folks here give off an English vibe (even if the Alpine admixture is dominant). Considering that 30% of the English genome is derived from a ‘recent’ northern French source, this phenotypical overlap should not be a surprise.

10-45% of french (iron age to middle age) yeah, but not strictly from the North of France, but from a broadly area of France.

All modern french are close to all gaulish.

Modern French, to the south, central, nord, west and east, are in the same cluster that Northern, Southern, Central, Western, Eastern Gaulish.

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10-45% of french (iron age to middle age) yeah, but not strictly from the North of France, but from a broadly area of France.

All modern french are close to all gaulish.

Modern French, to the south, central, nord, west and east, are in the same cluster that Northern, Southern, Central, Western, Eastern Gaulish.

Considering there is a virtual absence of a brachycephalic strain in the English population and neither the Anglo-Saxon settlers or native Britons were particularly dolichocephalic, doesn't it seem unlikely that these 'waves' could have only originated from some isolated dolichocephalic enclave in northern France? It would be difficult for France to become radically more brachycephalic in a period of just 1,000-1,500 years.

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Considering there is a virtual absence of a brachycephalic strain in the English population and neither the Anglo-Saxon settlers or native Britons were particularly dolichocephalic, doesn't it seem unlikely that these 'waves' could have only originated from some isolated dolichocephalic enclave in northern France? It would be difficult for France to become radically more brachycephalic in a period of just 1,000-1,500 years.

The shape of the skulls comes and goes, we must not be fixist

Phenotypes change over time, what is important is to preserve the blood.

The racial classification of the 1930s is partly outdated because it is fixed and does not take into account the evolution of the facial features of a local people without alteration (allochthonous contribution).

My father doesn't look like his paternal great-grandfather.
Not the same eye color, hair color, not the same nose shape, etc., but still, it's his direct ancestor.

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The shape of the skulls comes and goes, we must not be fixist

Phenotypes change over time, what is important is to preserve the blood.

The racial classification of the 1930s is partly outdated because it is fixed and does not take into account the evolution of the facial features of a local people without alteration (allochthonous contribution).

My father doesn't look like his paternal great-grandfather.
Not the same eye color, hair color, not the same nose shape, etc., but still, it's his direct ancestor.

Eitherway, there is a virtual absence of a dolichocephalic strain in the French population as there is the English population. For such a big area, France seems metrically homogeneous. It just can't become brachycephalic in such a short period of time. It is more likely that there would be an isolated Nordid (Keltic) group in the north than somewhere further south surely? Do you see much overlap between the English and French anyhow (when considering facial features)?