Modern population
Bedzan
Bedzan
Bedzan is a modern reference population in Genoplot's G25 reference catalogue (Bedzan), with 2 samples from Centre Region, Cameroon.
Its nearest neighbours among modern populations are Bakola, Baka and Biaka, and among ancient ones SMA (Iron Age, Cameroon), Shum Laka (Iron Age) and Xaro (Early Iron Age, Botswana).
- Period
- Modern
- Country
- Cameroon
- Origin
- Centre Region, Cameroon
- Sampled near
- Adamawa 7.20, 12.30
- Samples
- 2
- Catalogue
Bedzan
Nearest populations
Distance between population averages in scaled G25 space, ×100. Lower is closer. It says who resembles this population, not who descends from it; an nMonte model tests that.
| # | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BakolaBakola | 3.47 |
| 2 | BakaBaka | 4.85 |
| 3 | BiakaBiaka | 9.22 |
| 4 | Bantu S EBantu_S.E. | 17.38 |
| 5 | Bantu S WBantu_S.W. | 19.51 |
| 6 | NgumbaNgumba | 19.92 |
| 7 | NyanekaNyaneka | 20.81 |
| 8 | MakhuwaMakhuwa | 20.85 |
| 9 | RongaRonga | 21.05 |
| 10 | YaoYao | 21.17 |
| # | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMA (Iron Age, Cameroon)Cameroon_SMA | 8.08 |
| 2 | Shum Laka (Iron Age)Shum_Laka | 8.09 |
| 3 | Xaro (Early Iron Age, Botswana)Botswana_Xaro_EIA | 16.28 |
| 4 | MWI Fingira (Iron Age)MWI_Fingira | 18.50 |
| 5 | Fingira LSA (Iron Age, c. 2500 BP, Malawi)Malawi_Fingira_LSA_2500BP | 18.81 |
| 6 | Hora LSA (Hunter-Gatherer, c. 15500 BP, Malawi)Malawi_Hora_LSA_15500BP | 18.93 |
| 7 | Fingira LSA (Chalcolithic, c. 6000 BP, Malawi)Malawi_Fingira_LSA_6000BP | 19.09 |
| 8 | MWI Chencherere (Bronze Age)MWI_Chencherere | 19.24 |
| 9 | Chencherere LSA (Bronze Age, c. 5200 BP, Malawi)Malawi_Chencherere_LSA_5200BP | 19.27 |
| 10 | Hora (Neolithic, c. 9000 BP)Hora_9000BP | 19.29 |
Individuals 2
The samples behind this population in the catalogue.
| Sample | Origin |
|---|---|
T_Bedzan-1.DG | Centre Region, Cameroon |
T_Bedzan-2.DG | Centre Region, Cameroon |