This same region is exactly where the Tocharian language has been documented. There are also older proposals that Old Chinese words for chariot/wagon come from Tocharian (not IIr), as noted by Lubotsky (1998).
Xinjiang experienced a massive Andronovan DNA input around ~1500 BCE, with around 31% of male samples being R1a, as published so far. Some steppe could be western_steppe_MLBA-related as well (as was noted in some papers as 2 separate MLBA admix events).
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Sintashta and Andronovo are the only CWC populations that interacted with Siberian populations east of the Urals. Perhaps some of them spoke Proto-Uralic. This is why there seems to be noticeable WSHG ancestry among the Andronovo and also some Q lineages related to the Uralics.
A depiction of an onager-drawn cart on the Sumerian "War" panel of the Standard of Ur (c. 2500 BCE)
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Apparently even the one sample found in Yaz 2 (although down atrem Z2124) is not secure Yaz 2? As per some observations..
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Although, the paper was search and had its shortcomings Indian populations can be modelled both with Western Steppe and Central Steppe MLBA (aditional siberian). Narshimhan chose the later because Bishkent/Vakhsh weren't dated then..the former makes more sense now imo
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There is some similaties in decorations but overall the pottery also isn't exactly the same. Yes, they were likely admixed. But we can't necessarily be sure which steppe group it is?
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@anuvrata7 Panditji, I wish you ask you if there is any confirmation that Yaz1 is Andronovo related especially when no samples are found there? And larger redated sites like Bishkent/vAkhsh are found not to be related to Andronovo archologically (they were previously thought)
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