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@article{item_3311108,
title = {{Ancient genomic time transect from the Central Asian Steppe unravels the history of the Scythians}},
author = {Gnecchi-Ruscone, Guido Alberto and Khussainova, Elmira and Kahbatkyzy, Nurzhibek and Musralina, Lyazzat and Spyrou, Maria A. and Bianco, Raffaela A. and Radzeviciute, Rita and Martins, Nuno Filipe Gomes and Freund, Caecilia and Iksan, Olzhas and Garshin, Alexander and Zhaniyazov, Zhassulan and Bekmanov, Bakhytzhan and Kitov, Egor and Samashev, Zainolla and Beisenov, Arman and Berezina, Natalia and Berezin, Yakov and B{\textbraceleft}{\'\i}{\textbraceright}r{\'o}, Andr{\'a}s Zsolt and {\'E}vinger, S{\'a}ndor and Bissembaev, Arman and Akhatov, Gaziz and Mamedov, Aslan and Onggaruly, Akhan and Voyakin, Dmitriy and Chotbayev, Aidos and Kariyev, Yeldos and Buzhilova, Alexandra and Djansugurova, Leyla and Jeong, Choongwon and Krause, Johannes},
language = {eng},
doi = {10.1126/sciadv.abe4414},
publisher = {American Association for the Advancement of Science},
year = {2021},
abstract = {{The Scythians were a multitude of horse-warrior nomad cultures dwelling in the Eurasian steppe during the first millennium BCE. Because of the lack of first-hand written records, little is known about the origins and relations among the different cultures. To address these questions, we produced genome-wide data for 111 ancient individuals retrieved from 39 archaeological sites from the first millennia BCE and CE across the Central Asian Steppe. We uncovered major admixture events in the Late Bronze Age forming the genetic substratum for two main Iron Age gene-pools emerging around the Altai and the Urals respectively. Their demise was mirrored by new genetic turnovers, linked to the spread of the eastern nomad empires in the first centuries CE. Compared to the high genetic heterogeneity of the past, the homogenization of the present-day Kazakhs gene pool is notable, likely a result of 400 years of strict exogamous social rules.}},
journal = {{Science Advances}},
volume = {7},
number = {13},
eid = {eabe4414},
}