See you in 24,000 years

wikipedia.org: Ancient North Eurasian

“In archaeogenetics, the term Ancient North Eurasian (ANE) is the name given to an ancestral component that represents descent from the people similar to the Mal’ta–Buret’ culture or a population closely related to them. The genetic component ANE descends from Ancient South Eurasian.

The ANE lineage is defined by association with MA-1, or “Mal’ta boy”, the remains of an individual who lived during the Last Glacial Maximum, 24,000 years ago, discovered in the 1920s. Populations genetically similar to MA-1 were an important genetic contributor to Central Asians, Native Americans, Europeans, South Asians, and a minor contributor to East Asians.”

from my 23andMe paternal lineage info:

“You share a paternal lineage with “Mal’Ta Boy,” who lived 24,000 years ago in Siberia
R-M207

Buried with a variety of trinkets including an ivory crown and stone-hewn figurines, “Mal’Ta Boy” was a freckled three-year-old who lived 24,000 years ago near Lake Baikal in Siberia. Although Mal’Ta Boy’s life was cut short by unknown circumstances, his genome contains important clues about the ancestors of modern Native Americans.

From Mal’Ta Boy’s bone samples, researchers determined that he carried paternal haplogroup R, an ancient lineage that is still relatively common in Western Europe, Central Asia, and South Asia. One striking discovery was that Mal’Ta Boy’s genome showed affinities with both modern European and Native American populations, but not with modern East Asians. This suggests present-day Native Americans are likely descended from at least two source populations: one originating in East Asia and the other closely related to Mal’ta boy’s Central Siberian roots.”

This is interesting. Maybe this is partly why I’ve always felt a connection with people of native American ancestry. 24,000 years is not that long. Wish I could visit the ancient homeland of my people.

My more recent ancestors were the Proto-Indo-Europeans: wikipedia.org: Yamna culture.

It’s interesting to note that the Proto-Indo-Europeans and one of the main groups that populated the Americas come from the same ancestors.