 mtDNA analysis revealed that "Afontova Gora 3" belonged to Haplogroup R1b.Around 2.9-3.7% of the genome was Neanderthal in origin.In a 2016 study, researchers determined that "Afontova Gora 2", "Afontova Gora 3", and "Mal'ta 1" (Mal'ta boy) shared common descent and were clustered together in a "Mal'ta cluster".