Caucasoid

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Caucasoid has many different meanings.

• For the use of "Caucasoid" as a term in physical anthropology, see the article: Caucasoid, Negroid, Mongoloid.
• For the use of Caucasoid as a term in classifying different major phenotypes in humans see cline.
• For an overview of the genetic history of human populations with a specific focus on the utility (or not) of various "racial" classification schemes, see the article: human population history.
• For a more focused genetic history of indigenous European populations, see Genetic History of Europe.
• For an explanation of the meaning of "Caucasoid" as a skull type in craniometry, see the article: Craniofacial Anthropometry.
• For an explanation of how forensic anthropologists determine if a skull is of the "Caucasoid" type, see Usage in Forensics.
• For a specific example of how to determine the "racial" type of a skull, see Example of "Racial" Determination.
• For an explanation of Human genetic variation, see that article.
• For an overview of the different Social interpretations of race, see that article.
• For a large overall survey of the utility (or not) of the "race" notion in current thought, see the article: Race.
• For an explanation of what is meant by the phrase "white people," see that article.

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