Thin, high-rooted
convex noses, which are common in
Dinaric and
Mediterranean types, exist at a frequency of
~15% in Italy. Wide, low-rooted
concave noses, which are common in
Alpine types, exist at a frequency of
~19%. The former are slightly more frequent in the North, and the latter slightly more in the South, which matches the
distribution of sub-racial types throughout the country. The remaining
~66% of noses are
straight or almost straight.
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Frequency of Nasal Convexity
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Frequency of Nasal Concavity
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Ridolfo Livi.
Antropometria Militare. Roma, 1896-1905.