Stone Age

Samara Eneolithic

Volga steppe herders whose ancestry feeds directly into the later Yamnaya and the steppe expansions.

Period: Eneolithic (c. 5,200–4,000 BCE)
Region: the middle Volga steppe
Samples: 71
Groups: 7

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Archaeological groups included

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Notable Samara Eneolithic samples

Showing 60 of 71 individuals.

Related populations

Linear Pottery Culture (LBK)Early Neolithic (c. 5,500–4,500 BCE)Çatalhöyük & Anatolian NeolithicNeolithic (c. 7,100–5,700 BCE)Iron Gates MesolithicMesolithic (c. 9,500–6,000 BCE)StarčevoEarly Neolithic (c. 6,200–5,200 BCE)