A song dedicated to Sredny Stog

Scorrano et al. (2022) confirmed that the European gene pool was already established by 37,000 years ago, based on the genome of an individual from Kostenki 14. This finding indicates a much earlier stabilization of the European gene pool, suggesting that the ancestors of modern Europeans had formed a distinct genetic identity long before the end of the last Ice Age.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9674856/

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Genomic ancestry, diet and microbiomes of Upper Palaeolithic hunter-gatherers from San Teodoro cave

Recent improvements in the analysis of ancient biomolecules from human remains and associated dental calculus have provided new insights into the prehistoric diet and genetic diversity of our species. Here we present a multi-omics study, integrating metagenomic…

Facial reconstruction of Cro-Magnon 1, an early Gravettian from Upper Paleolithic France.

The Gravettians were remarkably tall, with heights ranging from 179 to 188 centimeters (5 ft 10 in to 6 ft 2 in) and an average height of 183.5 centimeters (6 ft 0.2 in). This stature is exceptionally tall, not only for that period of prehistory but also when compared to most other periods in history.http://www.hormones.gr/127/article/stature-of-early-europeans.html
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According to Fu et al. (2016) after analyzing 14 Gravettian remains, it included Y-chromosomal haplogroups (CT, I, IJK, BT, C1a2, F) among 8 males, and predominantly mtDNA haplogroup U (mostly U5 and U2) with one M. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4943878/

While,Teschler et al. (2020) studied 1 adult male and 2 twin boys from Austria, all belonging to Y-haplogroup I and mtDNA U5.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7648643/

The study pushed for an East African origin for the woman but it's clear that she possessed mixed ancestry, with genetic contributions from both Nilotic and West African populations.

Her genetic profile bears a close resemblance to that of Laal speakers from Chad and Mada speakers from Nigeria.

The woman's son was also sequenced and his genetic composition was approximately 50% Georgian and 50% sub-Saharan African.