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Principal component analysis (PCA) of prehistoric individuals from the Caucasus region a, extended West Eurasian PCA with 1522 individuals from 102 populations. b, West Eurasian PCA with 1243 individuals from 82 populations. The new individuals are shown with black outline.
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The Caucasus and surrounding areas, with their rich metal resources, became a crucible of the Bronze Age¹ and the birthplace of the earliest steppe pastoralist societies². Yet, despite this region having a large influence on the subsequent development of Europe and Asia, questions remain regarding its hunter-gatherer past and its formation of expan...
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