Irano-Afghan
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Anthropologist Carleton S. Coon described Irano-Afghans in his book The Races of Europe, as being long-faced, high-headed and nose-hooked. Another characteristic mentioned is tall stature. According to Coon, the Irano-Afghan race is the principal element in the population of Iran, Afghanistan, north-west Pakistan and Turkmenistan. It also comprises parts of the population of India, Palestine, Arabia and north Africa as a result of migration of Irano-Afghans.
Coon related Irano-Afghan to the old Corded type of the Neolithic and Bronze Age. Some of Coons racial descriptions or theories regarding language are today obsolete, in which it has no basis in modern genetic or language studies.
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- Coon, Carleton S., The Races of Europe.
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