the same trait was observed. GD13a is genetically closest to the ancient Caucasus Hunter-Gatherers identified from human remains from Georgia (Satsurblia Cave and Kotias Klde), while also sharing genetic affinities with the people of the Yamna culture and the Afanasevo culture. She belonged to a population that was genetically distinct from the Neolithic Anatolian farmers. In terms of modern populations, she shows some genetic affinity with the Baloch people, Makrani caste and Brahui people, in actuality they are the closest to modern Zoroastrians in Iran. The oldest sample of haplogroup R2a was observed in the remains of a Neolithic human from Ganj Dareh in western Iran. Gallery References Bibliography Agelarakis A., The Palaeopathological Evidence, Indicators of Stress of the Shanidar Proto-Neolithic and the Ganj-Dareh Tepe Early Neolithic Human Skeletal Collections. Columbia University, 1989, Doctoral Dissertation, UMI, Bell & Howell Information Company, Michigan 48106. Robert J. Wenke: "Patterns in Prehistory: Humankind's first three million years" (1990) External links Peder Mortensen (2011), CERAMICS: The Neolithic Period in Central and Western Persia. iranicaonline.org Natural History Highlight: Old Goats In Transition , National Museum of Natural History (July 2000) Relative chronology 1965 archaeological discoveries Tells (archaeology) Archaeological sites in Iran Neolithic settlements Harsin County Buildings and structures in Kermanshah Province Prehistoric Iran