Fig. 1: Geographical distribution of LBA/EIA populations in Mongolia.
From: Slab Grave expansion disrupted long co-existence of distinct Bronze Age herders in central Mongolia
A Locations of LBA/EIA burial sites in Mongolia. The geographical locations of the LBA burial sites are presented with smaller circles with different colors for each cultural tradition: blue for DSKC and orange for figure-shaped burials. Larger symbols denote sites with genomic data, with empty symbols for previously published sites and filled symbols for the six sites newly analyzed in this study. B Zoomed-in map showing the six sites with newly generated genomic data. The zoom-in map of the region surrounded by a red box in (A) is shown along with the two valleys, Tamir and Orkhon. The colors and symbols for six sites match those in (A). C Chronology of LBA/EIA burial traditions in Mongolia. The time spans of three main burial traditions in Mongolia are illustrated using different colors: orange for LBA figure-shaped burials, blue for LBA DSKC burials, and red for EIA Slab Grave burials. Of the six newly analyzed sites, four LBA/EIA sites are shown, with symbols and colors matching those in (A) and (B). Horizontal bars next to each symbol indicate the time spans during which each site was used, with their colors corresponding to specific burial traditions. The MKT site, represented by a green square, contains both figure-shaped and DSKC burials, as reflected by the overlapping orange and blue colors. Source data are available in Supplementary Data 1 and at https://zenodo.org/records/16743201103.
