Russian paleogeneticists analyzed DNA extracted from the skulls of sixteen ancient individuals discovered in the refuse pit of the Chekups-2 settlement. These skulls showed numerous signs of damage.
The study established that all the found remains belonged exclusively to males, and they were not close relatives to each other.
Y-chromosomal haplogroups were determined for ten of these individuals. The data indicated that these men might have originated from the local population of the Eastern Black Sea region through the paternal line.
The results of this research were presented in a scientific article published in the journal 'Vestnik Moscow University. Series XXIII. Anthropology.'
