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Originally Posted by searcher of truth
Oh, because borrebies are gracile?
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obviously they are partially gracile, partially reduced.
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Anyway the subject of the thread is the physical type of the Kurgan who is the primoridal PIE culture.
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if i had been so sure about it would be a famous man. to be frank i am not sure whether ever kurganids moved afar hungary. i dont see any spesific reason for kurganids to be destined in any way different than other schytians. sarmatians or schytians or huns after a relativt succesfull period almost all dissolved, for example sarmatians were never able to become victorious over parsians. if you can bring me solid evidence for kurganization of europe other than referrals to some obscure articles i would be gratefull.
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The expansion of IE was made by successive waves and not via a big globalized movement. There is a movement which implyed the indo-europeanization of Hellenes, another for the anatolians, another for the Indo-aryans, another for the german-balto-slavs another for the italo-kelts (I'm quoting by memory so not sur of the accuracity of the movements named).
Each movement took several centuries so the original cro-magnid element mingled with the elements of the different aboriginal popultations they encountered in their advance.
About the sarmathians it depends how the indo-iranian movements was made; if they departed directly from the original Kurgan place or if they departed fro the indo-europeanized corded ware complex ...
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to speak the truth, hittites were mainly alpins. they were a blend of native medieterraneans and alpins ,most probably the local cappadocian subtype was longer headed originally. for example you can yourself classify alexander the great from his many busts. finally, i reserve my comments on indoeuropeanized corded ware complex.
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