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differentiation of the populations of the plains from those of the 

 mountains which we have noted in other parts of Europe. Xor 

 is a reason for the general absence of the phenomenon hard to 

 find. If it be, indeed, an economic and social phenomenon, de- 

 pendent upon differences in the economic possibilities of any 



h RELATIVE^FREQUENCY 

 TALL STATURE 



After Livi '96 



299355 Observilions 



PERCENT ABOUE 

 1.7 METERS 

 (=5ft7in5> 



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TUNIS 



given areas, there is little reason for its appearance elsewhere in 

 Italy ; for the Apennines do not form regions of economic unat- 

 tractiveness, as their geology is favorable to agriculture, and 

 their soil and climate are kind. In many places they are even 

 more favorable habitats than the plains, by reason of a more 

 plentiful rainfall. The absence of anthropological contrasts coin- 

 cident with a similar absence of economic differences is, in fact, 

 a point in favor of our hypothesis. 



Are there any vestiges in the population of northern Italy of 



