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Koban culture genome-wide and archeological data open the bridge between Bronze and Iron Ages in the North Caucasus.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Nov 2024
Sharko Fedor S, Boulygina Eugenia S, Tsygankova Svetlana V, Slobodova Natalia V, Rastorguev Sergey M, Krasivskaya Anna A, Belinsky Andrej B, Härke Heinrich, Kadieva Anna A, Demidenko Sergej V, Malashev Vladimir Yu, Shvedchikova Tatiana Yu, Dobrovolskaya Maria V, Reshetova Irina K, Korobov Dmitry S, Nedoluzhko Artem V
Abstract excerpt
The North Caucasus played a key role during the ancient colonization of Eurasia and the formation of its cultural and genetic ancestry. Previous archeogenetic studies described a relative genetic and cultural continuity of ancient Caucasus societies, since the Eneolithic period. The Koban culture, which formed in the Late Bronze Age on the North Caucasian highlands, is considered as a cultural "bridge" between...
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