Caucasoid
Caucasoid is a term historically used in physical anthropology and racial classification to describe a purported human population group that was said to include most people of Europe, the Middle East, and parts of North Africa, with some definitions extending to parts of South and Central Asia. The term derives from the Caucasus region and was popularized in the 19th century as researchers attempted to categorize human diversity into discrete races based on skeletal measurements and superficial physical traits.
Traits historically cited as identifying features included skull shape, facial projection, nasal aperture, dental patterns, and
By the mid-20th century, many anthropologists and, later, geneticists argued that human variation is continuous and
Contemporary usage typically avoids racial taxonomies in favor of terms describing ancestry, ethnicity, or geographic origin