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Old Wednesday, June 28th, 2006
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Very interesting

After a quick view, I see Alpinids, Atlantids, Nordids, Atlantids, Cro magnids/Borrebies and dinaromorphic Nordids and Atlantids who can be classified as Keltids. (for example the 'Kan Tri' musicians with their low sloping forehead and sharp noses seem perfect examples, also the sportsman Loick Peyron)

What strikes a difference is the virtual absence of textbook Gracile Mediterranids (as one would expect further south..maybe like in Bordeaux or Toulouse). This element being mainly diluited in the stronger Alpine component. But even the Alpine component presents a strong variety and especially leptomorphised types.

Its this Alpine element combined with less blondism and the higher CI to be the main difference from South/Western English, but on the other hand there are elements such as: The Nordid, the Alpinoid/Cro magnoid, the Atlantid and the Keltid who point strongly to North Western Atlantic Europe.
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