Yamnaya cultures (jan 1, 3300 BC – jan 1, 2800 BC)
Description:
Yamnaya cultures (c. 3300-2800 BC)- People from the Yamnaya cultures lived on the Pontic-Caspian steppes, were nomadic and
! > Built round burial mounds for single person graves;
- Migrated into Europe and 'transformed' into Corded Ware culture
- A large part of DNA of modern Europeans is derived from Yamnaya ancestors;
> Larger
> Lactose tollerant
> Blond hair
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> bringing blank skin
>> potentially responsible for bringing Indo-European language into Europe
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Date:
jan 1, 3300 BC
jan 1, 2800 BC
~ 500 years