Monday, April 2, 2007

Savo region

Extracts from Niilo Pesonen, Anthropologische Untersuchungen an Bewohnern der Landschaft Savo (Helsinki, 1937) Please remember that the 1930's data on height for example is absolutely void.

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Average height (men)
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1. 166.82 cm
2. 166.76 cm
3. 168.06 cm
4. 165.80 cm
5. 167.33 cm
Savonian men on average 167.40 cm

The tallest area on average was Area 3 (Anttola, Haukivuori, Hirvensalmi, Joroinen, Juva, Jäppilä, Kangasniemi, Mäntyharju, Pertunmaa, Pieksämäki, Ristiina, Virtasalmi, Pieksämä and Mikkeli)

Average height (women)
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1. 154.30 cm
2. 154.45 cm
3. 154.53 cm
4. 152.26 cm
5. 155.78 cm
Savonian women on average 154.53 cm

The tallest area on average was Area 5 (Joutseno, Lappee, Lemi, Luumäki, Ruokolahti, Savitaipale, Suomenniemi, Taipalsaari, Lauritsala and Lappeenranta.)

Men divided by height, into groups of short, medium-tall and tall

small (-159.9cm)
medium-tall (160-169.9cm)
tall (170.0 - x)

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Women divided by height, into groups of short, medium-tall and tall

small (-148.9cm)
medium-tall (149-158.9cm)
tall (159.0 - x)

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Head length and breadth averages (men)

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1. 190.58 mm
2. 190.20 mm
3. 188.70 mm
4. 190.49 mm
5. 189.31 mm
Savonian men on average 189.41 mm

Longest heads on average were found in Area 1 (Kiuruvesi, Lapinlahti, Pielavesi, Sonkajärvi, Varpaisjärvi, Vieremä and Iisalmi.)

1. 153.54 mm
2. 154.40 mm
3. 153.18 mm
4. 152.51 mm
5. 152.90 mm
Savonian men on average 153.49 mm

Widest heads on average were found in Area 2 (Juankoski, Karttula, Leppävirta, Maaninka, Muuruvesi, Nilsiä, Riistavesi, Siilinjärvi, Suonenjoki, Tervo, Tuusniemi, Vehmersalmi, Varkaus and Kuopio.)

Head lenght and breadth - Frequency table (men)

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This post will be updated later on with more scans (including female head length/breadth data and so forth)

Head length and breadth averages (women)

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1. 181.88 mm
2. 179.95 mm
3. 180.25 mm
4. 179.71 mm
5. 181.85 mm
Savonian women on average 180.36 mm

Longest heads on average were found in Area 1 ((Kiuruvesi, Lapinlahti, Pielavesi, Sonkajärvi, Varpaisjärvi, Vieremä and Iisalmi.)

1. 147.58 mm
2. 146.52 mm
3. 146.82 mm
4. 145.79 mm
5. 148.73 mm
Savonian women on average 146.89 mm

Widest heads on average were found in Area 5 (Joutseno, Lappee, Lemi, Luumäki, Ruokolahti, Savitaipale, Suomenniemi, Taipalsaari, Lauritsala and Lappeenranta.)