Armenoid race

In the racial anthropology of the early 20th century, the Armenoid type is a subtype of the Caucasian race. According to anthropologist Carleton Coon, the countries of the northern part of Western Asia, namely Anatolia/Asia Minor, the Caucasus, Iran, Upper Mesopotamia and the Levant, were considered the center of distribution of the Armenoid race.Armenians and certain Semitic-speaking peoples, such as, the Assyrians, Lebanese, Syrians and Syriacs, Jordanians, Palestinians, and the ancient Phoenicians and their Maronite descendants, the Maltese people, and the Jews are members of this race.

Carleton S. Coon wrote that the Armenoid racial type is very similar to the Dinaric race, most probably due to racial mixture with the Mediterraneans (who often have olive skin) and the Alpines (who often have brown skin). The only difference is that Armenoids have a slightly darker pigmentation. He described the Armenoid as a sub-race of the Caucasoid race. Armenoids were said to be found throughout Eurasia. However, the largest concentrations occurred within Anatolia, Transcaucasia, Iran, and Mesopotamia. Known as the "true" Caucasians, Armenoids were relatively tall, usually with medium to dark brown or black hair, light to medium skin colour, large round eyes that were usually brown; a round, brachycephalic head shape with a straight backing (planocciput) (see Cephalic index), high cheekbones and non-prominent chins. Lips were full, and noses were often aquiline. Large minority of Armenoids have blond hair and blue, green, or hazel eyes. This racial type was believed to be prevalent among the Armenians, Assyrians, and Iraqis.Renato Biasutti described the Armenoid race as having: "Opaque-white skin, brunet hair and eyes, abundant pilosity; medium stature (166), sturdy body build; wide head with rounded occiput (87); very long face, straight and narrow nose (57) with high bridge; thin lips, narrow eye opening. It was also an element in Southern Europe. Armenoid was also identified as the dominant type of the indigenous Semitic groups of Syria and Mesopotamia: the ancient Akkadians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Canaanites and Amorites, the modern Assyrians, Mandeans and Syriacs, the northern and central Iraqis, and also includes some people who identify as Arabs. The religious (mainly Christian, Jewish, Mandean, Shabak, Druze and Yezidi) minorities of Lebanon, Iraq, Turkey, Syria, Jordan, and Palestine, and the Lebanese and Syrians of mountainous regions irrrspective of religion were all identified as being of the Armenoid type.

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