NO. 13 SOVIET ANTHROPOLOGY — FIELD 147 



According to Oshanin, Bukharan Tajiks had a flattened occiput in 

 20 percent of the cases ; deformed occiput in 70 percent of the cases. 

 A flat occiput is more common among Jews. In the case of Uzbeks, 

 l>crcentages vary. Among Uzbeks ("Sarts") from Taslikent, Shishlov 

 found 70.3 percent of deformed occiputs; 41.2 percent of cranial 

 asymmetry. Among \''anch Tajiks Korovnikov found 34.7 percent 

 occipital deformation. 



Within the range of probable error, the correlation between breadth 

 and length in the entire material (without taking into consideration 

 the degree of occipital deformation) is so little as to be practically 

 absent. The correlation calculated for certain groups having varying 

 degrees of deformation shows that the correlation is positive where 

 deformation is absent, the correlation is lessened where deformation 

 is slight, and negative where deformation is strong. The validity of 

 this observation is proved by the fact that the coefficient of correlation 

 greatly exceeds its probable error. 



Stature. — Mountain Tajiks are of medium stature (M = 165.83), 

 with a preponderance of medium-tall and tall individuals. 



Considerably lower stature is found in central and eastern Darvaz. 

 The lowest stature has been observed in Vakhio (eastern portion of 

 Tavil Darya region) and in the Kalai Khumb region (Piandzh coastal 

 region). 



A comparison of stature disclosed that the Ferghana and Plains 

 Tajiks have in general greater stature than the Mountain Tajiks. 

 The stature increases in the western Pamirs, except for Tajiks and 

 Jews measured in Bukhara by Oshanin. 



The stature of other people of Central Asia varies greatly, so that 

 this measurement is of little value for general diagnostic characteriza- 

 tion of the group. 



The population of central Darvaz, because of their lower stature, 

 have a smaller trunk length and a correspondingly larger relative 

 sitting-height index. This is also true of the population along Piandzh 

 and in the Tavil Dar)'a region. 



Bukharan and Pskem Valley Tajiks do not differ from Mountain 

 Tajiks in their relative sitting-height index. \'anch Tajiks difl'er 

 in this respect (probably because of the technique used by Korov- 

 nikov). Jews from Bukhara and Kernini have the same index as 

 Mountain Tajiks, and slightly lower than Bukharan Tajiks. 



Uzbeks of Shakhrasiab and Khwarazm have a higher, those of 

 Tashkent a much lower, relative sitting-height index. While the 

 variations of this index among the Uzbeks parallel those of Tajiks, 

 in general the former are slightly more brachyskclic. 



