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The Nordic type is defined as doliocephalic, which that man is. Loschbour is doliocephalic to the extreme. Thats why I posted a black and white image
From my own experience these are typical northern Europeans.
http://static1.demotix.com/sites/de...thuania-30-in-world-cup-quailfier_1526972.jpg
I don't know where anyone got the idea that most north Euros have thin faces and very thin noses, maybe when they compared them to east Asians and Africans. In my opinion something that distinguishes north Euros is above-average wide nose and face(for west Eurasians) and the nasal bone being inside of the brow ridges. Loschbour has those features, but he's still seems to have very different facial features than modern west Eurasians.
My guess is Near easterns have thinner noses and thinner faces than Europeans, and that Mesolithic Europeans had Euro-specific features to the extreme.
Overall though it is hard to distinguish Europeans and most near easterns in terms of facial features. This could be because of recent selection or common WHG ancestry. Blonde hair grew in popularity in northern Europe during the bronze age, which makes it appear they have a very different phenotype from south Europeans and near easterns, and should be mostly ignored. Blonde hair does occasionally pop up in south Europe and the near east, and at a similar rate as in Neolithic EEFs.
When comparing Near easterns to Europeans, I would suggest looking at isolated ethnic groups, and not ones with significant African or south Asian ancestry.