Human Subspecies

By the way, if you read the article I pointed to earlier (about Neanderthals being a different species), don't forget to take a look at Table 3 where generalized distances between human populations and between subspecies of other primates are listed. You will see that morphometric differences within human populations are certainly comparable with those between subspecies in other primates. It is unfortunate that today we have the means to fully resolve the infraspecific taxonomy of Homo Sapiens, yet the notion that such a taxonomy is possible remains a taboo. If only Coon were alive today:

the snake of racial consciousness had raised its head out of the Central European bulrushes, largely through the cult leadership of Franz Boas. His devotees leaked introspection into our curricula, turning both physical and social anthropology into political forums... as.... the Boasian doctrine spread, expeditions, research and publications gradually ceased to be funded by the elite and well-to-do. Public money had to be sought and the subjects had to meet the public's taste... Anthropology is fragmented and in the public domain. [CS Coon, Adventures and Discoveries, 1981; quoted in Wolpoff and Caspari, Race and Human Evolution, 1997]