Anatolian bump

Anatolian bump

An Anatolian bump is a protuberance on the back of the skull said to be related to Anatolian, Central Asian and Melungeon ancestry, it is an unusually large external occipital protuberance. This trait is found many places but is most common in Anatolia.

ee also

*Mongolian spot
*Melungeon

External links

* [http://genforum.genealogy.com/melungeon/messages/16600.html Genealogy forum thread on location of Anatolian bump]
* [http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/GENEALOGY-DNA/2006-10/1160487465 Rootsweb forum message on the Anatolian bump]


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