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Unveiling the Origins and Genetic Makeup of the 'forgotten People': A Study of the Sarmatian-Period Population in the Carpathian Basin

Oszkár Schütz,Zoltán Maróti,Balázs Tihanyi,Attila Kiss P,Emil Nyerki,Alexandra Gînguţă,Petra Kiss,Gergely I. B. Varga,Bence Kovács, Kitti Maár, Bernadett Kovacsóczy Ny., Nikoletta Lukács,István Major,Antónia Marcsik, Eszter Patyi, Anna Szigeti,Zoltán Tóth, Dorottya Walter, Gábor Wilhelm, Reka Andrási Cs.,Zsolt Bernert,Luca Kis, Liana Oţa,György Pálfi, Gábor Pintye, Dániel Pópity, Angela Simalcsik, Andrei Dorian Soficaru,Olga Spekker,Sándor Varga,Endre Neparáczki,Tibor Török

biorxiv(2024)

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Abstract
The nomadic Sarmatians dominated the Pontic Steppe from 3rd century BCE and the Great Hungarian Plain from 50 CE until the Huns' 4th-century expansion. In this study, we present the first large-scale genetic analysis of 156 genomes from 1st- to 5th-century Hungary and the Carpathian foothills. Our findings reveal minor East Asian ancestry in the Carpathian Basin (CB) Sarmatians, distinguishing them from other regional populations. Using F4-statistics, qpAdm, and IBD analysis, we show that CB Sarmatians descended from Steppe Sarmatians originating in the Ural and Kazakhstan regions, with Romanian Sarmatians serving as a genetic bridge between the two groups. We also identify two previously unknown migration waves during the Sarmatian era and a notable continuity of the Sarmatian population into the Hunnic period, despite a smaller influx of Asian-origin individuals. These results shed new light on Sarmatian migrations and the genetic history of a key population neighbouring the Roman Empire. ### Competing Interest Statement The authors have declared no competing interest.
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