NO. 13 SOVIET ANTHROPOLOGY — FIELD II7 



of Experimental Medicine in 1935, published his report subsequent 

 to Ginzburg's article. 



In his preliminary report Bogoiavlenskii '" distinguishes four an- 

 thropological types, usually present as a more or less heterogeneous 

 mixture : 



1. The principal type into which the others resolve appears to be 

 closely akin to the Persian. This type is described as being brachy- 

 cephalic, of medium to tall stature, with straight or convex nose, 

 well-developed beard, and intensive pigmentation. 



2. The "Semitic" type is relatively short, with a narrow face, thin 

 lips, a convex nose, and dark pigmentation. 



3. This type, which is rarer, is brachycephalic, of medium stature, 

 with a light reddish beard, a straight nose, and light or mixed eyes. 



4. This type is characterized by a still darker pigmentation, thick 

 lips, and a very broad nose. 



Bogoiavlenskii did not find any Armenoids. 



lie accounts for these various types not through isolation but as a 

 result of the migration and mixture of various groups, following the 

 theory according to which the Iranian populations were pushed into 

 the mountains by Turkish and Arab tribes. 



According to Bogoiavlenskii the basic anthropological type came 

 from Iran ; the light type from Badakhshan ; and dolichocephalic ele- 

 ments of the southwestern Pamirs are the remains of the Siyakhpush, 

 who once inhabited this region. The population of central Darvaz 

 came from the lAkh-Su River, i.e., from western Darvaz. Bogoiav- 

 lenskii bases his conclusions chiefly on the local traditions. His failure 

 to find any "Aryan" elements among the inhabitants of the Pamirs 

 is important. 



The following regional variations of physical measurements were 

 recorded by Bogoiavlcn.skii : 



Stature. — Ranges from medium to medium tall with the tallest in 

 Shugnan (168.7) ^nd the shortest in Darvaz (164.52). The distri- 

 bution in the Darvaz area agrees with the figures given by Joyce : 

 lowest in the Vakhio Valley and in the niiddle section of Piandzh, 

 increasing southward toward Rushan. 



Head length. — Medium ; equal in Karatcgin, Darvaz, and Rushan, 

 decreasing in Shugnan, becoming less in the southwestern Pamirs. 

 These figures also agree with those obtained by Joyce. 



Head breadth. — Medium ; lowest in Darvaz. Regional variations 

 agree with Stein's measurements, but his figures are slightly lower. 



" Bogoiavlenskii, N. V., Vcrklioviak rcki Amu Dari [At the headwaters of 

 the Amu Dar^a]. Zemlevedenie, 1901. 



