Obsolete racial classification term
The Irano-Afghan race or Iranid race is an obsolete racial classification of human beings based on a now-disproven theory of biological race.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] Some anthropologists of the 20th century classified the populations native to the Iranian plateau as belonging to this race,[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] which was usually seen as a subrace of the Caucasian race or the Mediterranean racial subtype of that race, depending on the authority consulted.
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^ American Association of Physical Anthropologists (27 March 2019). "AAPA Statement on Race and Racism" . American Association of Physical Anthropologists . Retrieved 19 June 2020 .
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^ The Races of Europe by Carleton S. Coon