I think the largest issue here to overcome is that the REH stories involving the picts...read like James Fennimore Cooper--Last of the Mohicans, etc...
This serves to " color " ones idea of what the Picts " should " look like... perhaps in environment, this is correct, but REH's ideas of their physical appearance is another matter
From this vantage...they do in fact not appear to have Native American features. Culturally are they quite similar? Oh, most definately yes.
Bah, this is sapping my will to live....
UncleRhino
however, I do thank you all for your opinions and input, it has helped a great deal.
UR