Modern population

Georgian Laz

Georgian_Laz

Georgian Laz is a modern reference population in Genoplot's G25 reference catalogue (Georgian_Laz), with 18 samples from Guria, Georgia.

Its nearest neighbours among modern populations are Georgian Samtckhe, Armenian Hemsheni and Turkish Ahiska, and among ancient ones Beniamin Sasanian (Antiquity, Armenia), Antiquity (Antiquity, Armenia) and Kura-Araxes Talin (Bronze Age).

Period
Modern
Country
Georgia
Origin
Guria, Georgia
Sampled near
Tbilisi 41.72, 44.79
Samples
18
Catalogue
Georgian_Laz

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.

Modern
#PopulationDistance
1Georgian SamtckheGeorgian_Samtckhe1.43
2Armenian HemsheniArmenian_Hemsheni1.55
3Turkish AhiskaTurkish_Ahiska1.80
4Georgian KakhGeorgian_Kakh1.97
5Georgian AjarGeorgian_Ajar2.01
6Georgian JavakhetiGeorgian_Javakheti2.16
7Greek TrabzonGreek_Trabzon2.19
8Turkish TrabzonTurkish_Trabzon2.20
9Georgian KartGeorgian_Kart2.46
10Georgian WestGeorgian_West2.87
Ancient
#PopulationDistance
1Beniamin Sasanian (Antiquity, Armenia)Armenia_Beniamin_Sasanian2.59
2Antiquity (Antiquity, Armenia)Armenia_Antiquity2.99
3Kura-Araxes Talin (Bronze Age)Kura-Araxes_Talin3.16
4Beniamin Achaemenid Artaxiad Hellenistic Roman possible (Antiquity, Armenia)Armenia_Beniamin_Achaemenid_Artaxiad_Hellenistic_Roman_possible3.18
5Beniamin Achaemenid (Antiquity, Armenia)Armenia_Beniamin_Achaemenid3.61
6Kura Araxes Kalavan (Early Bronze Age, Armenia)Armenia_EBA_KuraAraxes_Kalavan3.76
7Armenia (Early Medieval)Armenia_EarlyMedieval3.76
8Kura Araxes Kaps (Early Bronze Age, Armenia)Armenia_EBA_KuraAraxes_Kaps3.76
9Maykop Late (Bronze Age)Maykop_Late3.78
10Kura Araxes Talin (Early Bronze Age, Armenia)Armenia_EBA_KuraAraxes_Talin3.80

Individuals 18

The samples behind this population in the catalogue.

SampleOrigin
GEO1_georgian_lazGuria, Georgia
GEO10_georgian_lazGuria, Georgia
GEO19_georgian_lazGuria, Georgia
GEO28_georgian_lazGuria, Georgia
GEO7_georgian_lazGuria, Georgia
LAZ1Guria, Georgia
LAZ10Guria, Georgia
LAZ11Guria, Georgia
LAZ12Guria, Georgia
LAZ13Guria, Georgia
LAZ2Guria, Georgia
LAZ3Guria, Georgia
LAZ4Guria, Georgia
LAZ5Guria, Georgia
LAZ6Guria, Georgia
LAZ7Guria, Georgia
LAZ8Guria, Georgia
LAZ9Guria, Georgia