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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Doug M: [QB] It is an issue of generalizations. While they can talk about "intermediate" centroid values between Southern and European, they dont really say what it means in terms of phenotype, especially skin color. Therefore, without measurements of MODERN populations in ALL parts of Africa to contrast and show if MODERN coastal populations have SIMILAR types of "intermediate" centroid values, it is HARD to really make any definitive conclusions. At least, that is without the WHOLE paper. I am against making OVERSIMPLIFIED statements that dont really CLARIFY anything. How do the ancient samples correspond to modern measurements? What is the phenotypical relationship between cranial measurements and facial features in MODERN people from similar locations? What does THAT tell us? Obviously, without the same amount of measurements on MODERN populations and the added dimension of LIVING people with phenotypes that can be observed, it is hard to say FOR SURE anything about the general phenotypes of the Egyptian or other African populations 5,000 years ago. Another thing that is odd is that it doesnt seem to take into account the cranial measurements of population IN the Sahara to the WEST of Egypt, where MANY researchers say the populations came from that SETTLED on the Nile, giving rise to Dynastic Egypt. What is the average of those centroid values and how do those moeasurements plot relative to other Africans and Europeans? [/QB][/QUOTE]
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