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Kurdish DNA: ancient origins in the Zagros and what genetics can show

Kurdish ancestry through the ancient-DNA lens: the Zagros Neolithic foundation, the layers that followed, what modern samples show about structure and neighbours, and how to read G25 and qpAdm results for a Kurdish genome.

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  1. The Zagros foundation
  2. The layers that followed
  3. What modern Kurdish samples show
  4. Reading your own results
  5. Frequently asked questions
  6. Are Kurds descended from the Medes?
  7. Are Kurds closer to Iranians or to Turks?
  8. How much steppe ancestry do Kurds have?
  9. Sources and further reading

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