The Caucasoid/Caucasian race is a relatively new race. The Proto-Europid form evolved somewhere after the last glacian in Europe, (Coon, chapter II). Its form was influenced by the bitter cold and unique mutations which changed its form from its earlier Mongolo-Negroid ancestors, (Funk and Wagnalls New Encyclopedia, pp. 52). Although the Proto-Europid grouping is usually considered to be a subrace of the Caucasoid race, the two later subraces of the Caucasoid race split in such a later time period that Proto-Europids may be considered an entirely separate race. The Scandish and Danic subraces evolved relatively earlier than the Proto-Europoid, sharing both genetic and physical similarities. Conversely, the recent arrival of the Caucasoid/Caucasian race itself produced weak genetic and physical similarities among its subraces compared to the Mongolo-Negroid race.
The Proto-Europid grouping is the least dispersed of the Caucasoid/Caucasian subraces. The Proto-Europid originally occupied most of Southern Europe and some parts of the Western Asia. As the Arabs expanded they spread their genes into the original Proto-Europid group. History shows a great offensive swept the Proto-Europids back into Europe, leaving the Arabian Peninsula for the Arabs. The remaining Proto-Europids mixed heavily with the Arabs under Muslim rule in Spain. Today, Proto-Europids are best represented in the Basque population in Spain while other historical populations' assimilated with Danics of Central Europe. As a result of this ancient mingling, Spaniards and other Southern Europeans are technically classified as a Mongolo-Negroid and Caucasian/Caucasoid mixture.
The Proto-Europid subrace may have been the most extent grouping of Caucasoids/Caucasians. In antiquity, this grouping established the civilizations of the Byzantines and Greeks. They built monuments to glory of the human species, but they were all to fall. As the Arabs were forced out of Europe and Spain returned to Spanish rule, the legacy of the Arabs was traceable across the lineages of most Southern Europeans, (Funk and Wagnalls New Encyclopedia, pp. 52). Today, the Proto-Europids mainly live in the Basque region and some pockets of Italy. Spain, Portugal and Greece all mixed with the surrounding Mongolo-Negroid populations, (Gunther, 1929), lessening the genetic and physical distinction between the two major races that had always been apparant in the ancient world.
Danics are the most populous Caucasoid/Caucasian subrace, but their numbers are in dispute. Danics take their name from the Danes of Denmark. This is not to say that Danics are descended directly from the Danes, but Danic is a convenient term to classify the form exemplified by the Danes. This form is easily witnessed by English, Irish, Lithuanians, Germans and many surrounding peoples to a lesser degree. Since this form is similar to Scandish, they may really be a sub-grouping of Danics and not a firmly scientific subracial grouping. The large variability in the Danish population was the primary reason for nominating the Danes as a microracial archetype, (Jacobs, 1996). Either way their form of Caucasoid is the most spread out world-wide, ranging from the founders of the United States and Australia to many populations across Europe. Many purported "Southern Europeans" whose appearence is Danic may actually be mixtures between Proto-Europids, especially in Greece and Italy (Murphy, 1941), and Danics as co-mingling increased following the solidfying tendency of a unified Europe in this half of the 20th century[1]. It is not clear whether or not Danics are mixed with Scandish to a large degree, bearing in mind their shared physical traits.
Scandish are the second most populous Caucasoid/Caucasian subrace. Scandish are named after Scandinavians where their form is most apparant. In Russia, they may be mixed with Mongolo-Negroids, but this is only in the most eastern extent of Russia. Scandish are not very distinguishable from Danics. In fact, any individual Scandish may appear to be a Danic, but the underlying form is distinguishable by trained anthropologists, often intermingling at the extremes of its autochtonous extent, (Angel, 1945). The form is much more than the unusual coloration which is shared among Caucasoid/Caucasian subraces, but refers to the bone structure. Any one measurement may not yield an accurate classification as a Scandish, but holistically there are various traits identified as Scandish.[2] Cheek bones may project in front of the face. While not featured on all Scandish, a short vertical facial region may be used to semi-reliably identify a Scandish. Scandish along with Danics are perfectly distinguishable from Arabish who are commonly misidentified as Caucasoid/Caucasian subrace.
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