70 photo plates from 1878-1880, mostly of the Chukchi, here, from a Swedish Arctic expedition. They have different types, some resemble South American natives while others look Mongolian. A few of the women look fair skinned, though it is hard to tell in black & white photos. Most of them have a typical dark, leathery skin.
One of my wacky, Cosmo-like ©®™ theories is that Mongoloids & Uralics are evolved and very specialized for cold climate, Negroids are evolved and very specialized for the hot climates, but Caucasoids take an intermediate position, and are not too specialized. And this is one of the reasons why Caucasoids are the most successful travellers and settlers of diverse climates.![]()
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