The genetic origin of the Indo-Europeans
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Abstract
The Yamnaya archaeological complex appeared around 3300 bc across the steppes north of the Black and Caspian Seas, and by 3000 bc it reached its maximal extent, ranging from Hungary in the west to Kazakhstan in the east. To localize Yamnaya origins among the preceding Eneolithic people, we assembled ancient DNA from 435 individuals, demonstrating three genetic clines. A Caucasus–lower Volga (CLV) cline suffused with Caucasus hunter-gatherer1 ancestry extended between a Caucasus Neolithic southern end and a northern end at Berezhnovka along the lower Volga river. Bidirectional gene flow created intermediate populations, such as the north Caucasus Maikop people, and those at Remontnoye on the steppe. The Volga…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 116.85
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 102
Authors
94- ILIosif LazaridisCorresponding
Harvard University, Harvard University Press, Evolutionary Genomics (United States)
- NPNick Patterson
Broad Institute, Harvard University, Evolutionary Genomics (United States)
- DWDavid W. Anthony
Harvard University, Evolutionary Genomics (United States), Hartwick College
- LVLeonid Vyazov
Harvard University, University of Ostrava, Evolutionary Genomics (United States)
- RFRomain Fournier
University of Oxford
Topics & keywords
- Evolutionary biology
- Biology
- Geography
- Genetics
- Zoology