The East Baltic race is one of the subcategories of the Europid (White; Caucasian) race into which it was divided by anthropologists and scientific racists in the early 20th century. They were described as being Mongolized due to facial traits caused by cold adaptation. Such racial typologies have been rejected by modern anthropology for several reasons, especially since the rise of molecular anthropology.
The term East Baltic race was coined by the anthropologist Rolf Nordenstreng, but was popularised by the race theorist Hans F. K. Günther. It was characterized as "short, short-headed, broad-faced, with heavy, massive under-jaw, chin not prominent, flat, rather broad, short nose with low bridge; stiff, light (ash-blond) hair; light (grey or whitish blue) eyes, standing out; light skin with a greyish undertone."
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