ethnic groups in asia
Corded-Nordics
ethnic groups in asia The types traditionally defined as “Nordic” in Physical Anthropology were understood by Carleton Coon understood to be either Corded or Danubian Mediterraneans. Because of the inconsistency in grouping under a same category two essentially different Mediterranean forms and his problematic “Danubian” category, I have applied here the term “Nordic” to the far more numerous Cordeds and their similar racial types.
Corded types are part of the Harder Mediterranenan family and they are morphologically closer to Irano-Afghans than to Atlanto-Mediterraneans. The name was coined by Coon for this type´s skeletal association with the Corded-Ware culture.