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Mating patterns amongst Siberian reindeer herders: inferences from mtDNA and Y-chromosomal analyses.
American journal of physical anthropology - 1 Jul 2007
Pakendorf Brigitte, Novgorodov Innokentij N, Osakovskij Vladimir L, Stoneking Mark
Abstract excerpt
The Evenks and Evens, who speak closely related languages belonging to the Northern Tungusic branch of the Tungusic family, are nomadic reindeer herders and hunters. They are spread over an immense territory in northeastern Siberia, and consequently different subgroups are in contact with diverse peoples speaking Samoyedic, Turkic, Mongolic, Chukotka-Kamchatkan, and Yukaghir languages. Nevertheless, the languages...
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