<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Am J Phys Anthropol. 2004 Apr;123(4):351-60.Â
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Genetic analysis and ethnic affinities from two Scytho-Siberian
skeletons.</b>
Ricaut FX, Keyser-Tracqui C, Cammaert L, Crubezy E, Ludes B.
Laboratoire d'Anthropologie Moleculaire, Institut de Medecine Legale,
67085 Strasbourg, France.
We extracted DNA from two skeletons belonging to the Sytho-Siberian
population, which were excavated from <b>the Sebystei site (dating back
2,500 years) in the Altai Republic (Central Asia).</b> Ancient DNA was
analyzed by autosomal short tandem repeats (STRs) and by the
sequencing of the hypervariable region 1 (HV1) of the mitochondrial
DNA (mtDNA) control region. The results showed that these two
skeletons were not close relatives. Moreover, <b>their haplogroups were
characteristic of Asian populations. </b>Comparison with the haplogroup of
3,523 Asian and American individuals linked one skeleton with a
putative ancestral paleo-Asiatic population and the other with Chinese
populations. It appears that the genetic study of ancient populations
of Central Asia brings important elements to the understanding of
human population movements in Asia. Am J Phys Anthropol, 2003.
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It is becoming clearer that European culture is a Mongol/Indo-afghan hybrid. Dr. Elst traces millet production around the Black Sea to Central Asia and eventually to North China. Indo-Afghans were the occupiers of this region as well as evidenced by teh Pontic Sindoi-Indoi (Cuphes-Kubha, ). The "animal art" of the Celts is also directly traceable to Mongol-Siberia, as well as the mound shaped burials. And of course, we all knw that the horned Cerunnos on the Gundestrop cauldron is directly relatable to SSVC representations.
<b>
Genetic analysis and ethnic affinities from two Scytho-Siberian
skeletons.</b>
Ricaut FX, Keyser-Tracqui C, Cammaert L, Crubezy E, Ludes B.
Laboratoire d'Anthropologie Moleculaire, Institut de Medecine Legale,
67085 Strasbourg, France.
We extracted DNA from two skeletons belonging to the Sytho-Siberian
population, which were excavated from <b>the Sebystei site (dating back
2,500 years) in the Altai Republic (Central Asia).</b> Ancient DNA was
analyzed by autosomal short tandem repeats (STRs) and by the
sequencing of the hypervariable region 1 (HV1) of the mitochondrial
DNA (mtDNA) control region. The results showed that these two
skeletons were not close relatives. Moreover, <b>their haplogroups were
characteristic of Asian populations. </b>Comparison with the haplogroup of
3,523 Asian and American individuals linked one skeleton with a
putative ancestral paleo-Asiatic population and the other with Chinese
populations. It appears that the genetic study of ancient populations
of Central Asia brings important elements to the understanding of
human population movements in Asia. Am J Phys Anthropol, 2003.
Copyright 2003 Wiley-Liss, Inc. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
It is becoming clearer that European culture is a Mongol/Indo-afghan hybrid. Dr. Elst traces millet production around the Black Sea to Central Asia and eventually to North China. Indo-Afghans were the occupiers of this region as well as evidenced by teh Pontic Sindoi-Indoi (Cuphes-Kubha, ). The "animal art" of the Celts is also directly traceable to Mongol-Siberia, as well as the mound shaped burials. And of course, we all knw that the horned Cerunnos on the Gundestrop cauldron is directly relatable to SSVC representations.