Sicilian phenotypes BY REGION.. my comprehensive guide to the island and its types!

[Sikeliot]

North African, more than Levantine or Greek. I don't remember where his family are from, but I wouldn't be surprised to find out that it is AG/CL.

I agree that he has a Berberid influence, but he looks part SSA to me. North Africans, in the time in which they'd have come to Sicily, would not have looked like today's Moroccans for instance.

[Tooting Carmen]

Interesting. I've looked at councillors from many places across Europe, and few rival the Sicilian ones for their exoticness, principally in Catania, Syracuse and Caltanissetta.

[Sikeliot]

Interesting. I've looked at councillors from many places across Europe, and few rival the Sicilian ones for their exoticness, principally in Catania, Syracuse and Caltanissetta.

I think Trapani and Agrigento are both more "exotic" in features than Catania or Syracuse, but the two latter might be homogenously darker.

[arcticwolf]

Seems they can vary greatly in appearance, I have not seen any IRL AFAIK.

That reminds me of the movie "True Romance" where Christopher Walken played a Sicilian, and pulled it off pretty good, so I guess if he can pass for a Sicilian anyone could!

[Sikeliot]

Seems they can vary greatly in appearance, I have not seen any IRL AFAIK.

That reminds me of the movie "True Romance" where Christopher Walken played a Sicilian, and pulled it off pretty good, so I guess if he can pass for a Sicilian anyone could!

I think most people can pass as Sicilian (most Europeans, most West Asians). The only exceptions are people who come from very "distinct" looking groups; Finns, East Slavs, Portuguese, some Brits. Otherwise, everyone else in Europe passes more or less, and most West Asians until you start getting the Iranid and Arabid.

[SilverKnight]

so Sicily is an ancient melting pot after all.

[Sikeliot]

so Sicily is an ancient melting pot after all.

More or less, but it's fairly homogenized by now I am sure. What is clear is about half of the Sicilian gene pool is Neolithic West Asian, while most of the rest is Sardinian-like Mediterranean genes that are shared with all Mediterranean groups from Iberians to Egyptians.

[Tooting Carmen]

For what it's worth, I thought I'd contribute by posting some councillors from different places in Sicily.

Sciacca: http://www.comune.sciacca.ag.it/cons...53222&setcat=c
Ragusa: http://www.comune.ragusa.gov.it/comune/consiglio.html
Trapani: http://www.comune.trapani.it/web/ind...ppi-consiliari
Syracuse: http://www.comune.siracusa.it/index.php/en/il-consiglio
Caltanissetta: http://www.comune.caltanissetta.it/a...-comunale.aspx

[Sikeliot]

For what it's worth, I thought I'd contribute by posting some councillors from different places in Sicily.

Sciacca: http://www.comune.sciacca.ag.it/cons...53222&setcat=c
Ragusa: http://www.comune.ragusa.gov.it/comune/consiglio.html
Trapani: http://www.comune.trapani.it/web/ind...ppi-consiliari
Syracuse: http://www.comune.siracusa.it/index.php/en/il-consiglio
Caltanissetta: http://www.comune.caltanissetta.it/a...-comunale.aspx

The Syracusans look very Greek. The ones from Sciacca show the most exotic elements, with Ragusa close by. Caltanissetta and Trapani are lighter which is surprising since Trapani is notoriously dark.

[Tooting Carmen]

The Syracusans look very Greek. The ones from Sciacca show the most exotic elements, with Ragusa close by. Caltanissetta and Trapani are lighter which is surprising since Trapani is notoriously dark.

I don't think the samples look that different to each other. In all of them, most people look distinctly East Med with minorities who can fit either in Northern Europe on the one hand or the MENA/South Asia on the other.