In archaeogenetics, the term Ancient North Eurasian refers to an ancestral component that represents the lineage of the people of the Mal'ta–Buret' culture and populations closely related to them, suc
Mal'ta–Buret' culture ivory figurines (c. 24,000 BP-c. 15,000 BP). Some of the figurines wear hooded overalls with decorative stripes.
Eurasian Steppe belt (turquoise)
Deer tooth pendant of an ANE woman, from Denisova Cave, dated circa 24,700 years BP.
The Ancient North Eurasian (ANE) network, consisted of several Paleolithic Siberian samples and contributed ancestry towards a wide variety of populations across Eurasia.
In archaeogenetics, the term Western Steppe Herders, or Western Steppe Pastoralists, is the name given to a distinct ancestral component first identified in individuals from the Chalcolithic steppe ar
Migration of Yamnaya-related people, according to Anthony (2007), (2017); Narasimhan et al. (2019); Nordqvist & Heyd (2020): 3000 BC: Initial eastward migration initiating the Afanasievo culture, possibly Proto-Tocharian. 2900 BC: North-westward migrations carrying Corded Ware culture, transforming into Bell Beaker; according to Anthony, westward migration west of Carpatians into Hungary as Yamnaya, transforming into Bell Beaker, possibly ancestral to
Scheme of Indo-European migrations from c. 3000 to 800 BC
The eastern part of the Corded Ware culture contributed to the Sintashta culture (c. 2100–1800 BC), where the Indo-Iranian languages and culture emerged.