Did you know that we have evidence of an ancestral gene flow from groups related to the Afanasievo to the northern Himalayas? The Afanasievo were a subgroup derived directly from the Yamnaya, and apparently the expansion did not end in Altai.https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adu9625
>>18615910I question the historical implications of this, but it seems very curious how they could have adapted to the region. However, on reflection, I wouldn't be so surprised, given that it's becoming increasingly clear that the Yamnaya were very mobile. Recent work in Kazakhstan has revealed Afanasievo sites further west than previously known, such as Aynabulak-Temirsu-1 (see Shakenov et al. 2025), and increasingly more sites further east in northern Kazakhstan are being identified as Yamnaya (see Auezov et al. 2025). Therefore, such southward dispersal wouldn't be so surprising, especially considering that a group of them infiltrated as far south as Tajikistan, based on archaeological evidence (Kazakhstan Mereke MBA o2:I11736).
>>18615919some figures from the article
>>18615921>>18615919>>18615910Yes, they were also important contributors to the ancestry of the mountain peoples of the eastern Tian Shan and the Tarim Basin, as well as Andronovo, of course. They reached the Altai relatively quickly, so I don't know why this is a surprise.
>>18615927I think I know which study you're referring to, but maybe I'm missing something? Could you share the link?
>>18615944At first, this seemed incredibly crazy and even fantastical to think about, but thinking about it more carefully, I don't think this means there was gene flow to these regions. Unfortunately, this model is just disgusting and unreliable. When running the program configured strictly with K=4, the algorithm forces a grouping of the entire human genome tested in the study into just four reference "genetic profiles." I don't know why they put the Russia_Afanasievo population in the graph just as a reference here bizarre and if I remember correctly, there was another article (Asian, again) that found flows of Afanasievo ancestry in some ancient samples from ancient Japan. But it could see these disgusting K=4 models too.
>>18615910>https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adu9625I'm sorry but I can't take Indian Archeology seriously. There's too much political bias.
>>18615959>and if I remember correctly, there was another article (Asian, again) that found flows of Afanasievo ancestry in some ancient samples from ancient Japan.NTA But I think I know what you're saying It is actually a study that deals with Yayoi and Jomon individuals
>>18615969>another low K= trashWhy do Asians insist on using Afanasievo in these models?
>>18615961The authors are not all Indian, and the article is not an apologetic for Indian politics either.
>>18615971Because it's not a science to them.
>>18615944Lmao
