Modern population

Georgian Ratcha

Georgian_Ratcha

Georgian Ratcha is a modern reference population in Genoplot's G25 reference catalogue (Georgian_Ratcha), with 1 sample from Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti, Georgia.

Its nearest neighbours among modern populations are Georgian West, Georgian Ajar and Georgian Imer, and among ancient ones Maykop Late (Bronze Age), Kura-Araxes Kaps and Caucasus Maikop Novosvobodnaya (Chalcolithic, Russia).

Period
Modern
Country
Georgia
Origin
Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti, Georgia
Sampled near
Tbilisi 41.72, 44.79
Samples
1
Catalogue
Georgian_Ratcha

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 WestGeorgian_West2.12
2Georgian AjarGeorgian_Ajar2.18
3Georgian ImerGeorgian_Imer2.21
4Georgian MegrGeorgian_Megr2.22
5Georgian GuriaGeorgian_Guria2.38
6Georgian LechkhumiGeorgian_Lechkhumi2.62
7AbkhasianAbkhasian3.04
8Georgian SvanetiGeorgian_Svaneti3.22
9Turkish AhiskaTurkish_Ahiska3.39
10Georgian KartGeorgian_Kart3.43
Ancient
#PopulationDistance
1Maykop Late (Bronze Age)Maykop_Late2.87
2Kura-Araxes KapsKura-Araxes_Kaps3.63
3Caucasus Maikop Novosvobodnaya (Chalcolithic, Russia)Russia_Caucasus_Maikop_Novosvobodnaya3.64
4Caucasus Late Maikop (Bronze Age, Russia)Russia_Caucasus_LateMaikop3.68
5Bragdzor (Early Iron Age)Bragdzor_EIA3.84
6Kura Araxes Kaps (Early Bronze Age, Armenia)Armenia_EBA_KuraAraxes_Kaps3.89
7Kura Araxes Berkaber (Early Bronze Age, Armenia)Armenia_EBA_KuraAraxes_Berkaber4.04
8Kura Araxes Kalavan (Early Bronze Age, Armenia)Armenia_EBA_KuraAraxes_Kalavan4.11
9Kura-Araxes Berkaber (Bronze Age)Kura-Araxes_Berkaber4.26
10Kura Araxes Talin (Early Bronze Age, Armenia)Armenia_EBA_KuraAraxes_Talin4.34

Individuals 1

The samples behind this population in the catalogue.

SampleOrigin
RCH2Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti, Georgia