Pontid race - subrace in structure Caucasian race. The race is extended among the population of the Black Sea coast, namely: Adygs, Abkhazians, Georgians, southern Ukrainians, southern Russian, Moldavians, Romanians, and extends further west to the populations consisting of Poles, Slovakians, Czechs, Hungarians, and in the balkans.
It is a mediterranean race. Many of the Illyrians and ancient greeks were of the pontid race. Which is evident by the number of Albanian's that are pontid[citation needed].
Pontids have a direct nose, sometimes with the lowered tip, differs from more southern Caspian type in the raised percent of light eyes and hair.[1]
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