Modern population

Georgian Samtckhe

Georgian_Samtckhe

Georgian Samtckhe is a modern reference population in Genoplot's G25 reference catalogue (Georgian_Samtckhe), with 1 sample from Georgia.

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

Period
Modern
Country
Georgia
Origin
Georgia
Samples
1
Catalogue
Georgian_Samtckhe

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 LazGeorgian_Laz1.43
2Armenian HemsheniArmenian_Hemsheni1.62
3Georgian KakhGeorgian_Kakh1.80
4Turkish AhiskaTurkish_Ahiska2.12
5Georgian JavakhetiGeorgian_Javakheti2.46
6Turkish TrabzonTurkish_Trabzon2.49
7Greek TrabzonGreek_Trabzon2.54
8Georgian AjarGeorgian_Ajar2.70
9Georgian KartGeorgian_Kart2.75
10Turkish ErzurumTurkish_Erzurum3.05
Ancient
#PopulationDistance
1Beniamin Sasanian (Antiquity, Armenia)Armenia_Beniamin_Sasanian2.47
2Antiquity (Antiquity, Armenia)Armenia_Antiquity2.55
3Kura-Araxes Talin (Bronze Age)Kura-Araxes_Talin2.84
4Beniamin Achaemenid Artaxiad Hellenistic Roman possible (Antiquity, Armenia)Armenia_Beniamin_Achaemenid_Artaxiad_Hellenistic_Roman_possible3.12
5Kura Araxes Kalavan (Early Bronze Age, Armenia)Armenia_EBA_KuraAraxes_Kalavan3.28
6Armenia (Early Medieval)Armenia_EarlyMedieval3.48
7Kura Araxes Talin (Early Bronze Age, Armenia)Armenia_EBA_KuraAraxes_Talin3.53
8Kura Araxes Berkaber (Early Bronze Age, Armenia)Armenia_EBA_KuraAraxes_Berkaber3.54
9Kura-Araxes Berkaber (Bronze Age)Kura-Araxes_Berkaber3.67
10Kura Araxes Kaps (Early Bronze Age, Armenia)Armenia_EBA_KuraAraxes_Kaps3.73

Individuals 1

The samples behind this population in the catalogue.

SampleOrigin
sample1Georgia