Kvali

Maps to demonstrate the above. Map 1 is Alan groups, map 2 is Koban culture groups.

While working on a map of Alan archaeological groupings in the Caucasus, I noticed a striking similarity between the subgroups of the Koban culture and the later Alan subgroups. This resemblance may be attributed to enduring geographic barriers, or it may indicate that the pre-Alan populations of the Koban culture - though sharing a common material culture - were already divided into distinct ethnolinguistic units. Linguistic evidence supports this view: Svan loanwords are found in Nakh languages and vice versa, suggesting prolonged contact. It is therefore plausible that the Eastern Koban group served as a "container" for Nakh-speaking peoples, while the Central Koban group was predominantly Svan-speaking, with the Svan-Nakh contact zone lying along the border between these two archaeological groups. This framework may explain why the Alan period exhibits archaeological subgroup differentiation similar to that of the Koban era. Under this model: The Western Koban group was a mixture of Svan immigrants and descendants of the Post-Catacomb culture (associated with haplogroup R1b, which is found in significant frequencies among Balkars and Digors). The Central Koban group consisted of relatively "pure" Svans - possibly the Saens of Ossetian folklore. The Eastern Koban group was Nakh-speaking.

Mixture proportions of ancient populations From "Paleolithic DNA from the Caucasus reveals core of West Eurasian ancestry" by Lazaridis et al., 2018.

A Black volunteer of the Dagestan Cavalry Regiment. Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905. Portrait from life by G. Bakmanson, "Novoye Vremya" (New Time) newspaper, 1905. From @caucasusvisuals

Work in progress Kvali feature that will allow you to paint the map based on genetic proximity. Image shows results of a central French from Centre-Val de Loire Indre

A very debated linguistic theory - the Nostratic language family.

Сегодня четверг, а значит будет новый пост. В нем я продолжу экспериментировать с антропологическими данными по современным народам. Сравнить кто к кому ближе, и кто на кого больше похож. Сегодня будут антропологические варианты, характерные для населения Кавказа и Закавказья. https://andvari5.livejournal.com/256441.html

Interesting anthropological analysis of the Caucasus by Andvari5

Map of the Colchian culture, with the teal line indicating the Rioni river, which was of central importance to Colchis

Ethnic map of West Asia in the year 1900, made by @sadbathy on X

Phylogeny of sheep breeds. Interestingly, Caucasian sheep are closer to Iranian sheep than Neolithic Turkish sheep, indicating the source of neolithization in the Caucasus.

Y-DNA distribution of Scythian-Saka confederation groups derived from articles and data. Made by @EzKordem on X

Karachay-Balkar Y-DNA Haplogroups Rough origins of each haplogroup in Karachay-Balkars: R1a - Steppe Iranics and Turkics G2a1 - Georgians J2 - Present in Circassians, Georgians and Nakhs. No exact clade given in chart R1b - Various Indo-European peoples including Alans G2a2 - Mostly Circassians, possibly minor part from Georgians Q - Generally Siberian-associated, most likely brought by Turkics J1 - Nakh-Dagestani, possibly very minor Jewish I2, E1b and Others - Mostly ambiguous, but C, N and O are derived from Siberia.