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The people of the Yamnaya culture were likely the result of a [[genetic admixture]] between the descendants of [[Eastern European Hunter-Gatherer]]s<ref group=lower-alpha>The Eastern European hunter-gatherers were themselves mostly descended from ancient North Eurasians, related to the palaeolithic [[Mal'ta–Buret' culture]].</ref> and people related to [[Caucasian Hunter-Gatherer|hunter-gatherers from the Caucasus]].<ref name="bbcnov16">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-34832781 |publisher=BBC |date=16 November 2015 |title=Europe's fourth ancestral 'tribe' uncovered}}</ref> People with this ancestral component are known as [[Western Steppe Herders]].{{sfn|Jeong|Balanovsky|Lukianova|Kahbatkyzy|2019}} Their material culture was very similar to the [[Afanasevo culture]], and the populations of both cultures are genetically indistinguishable.{{sfn|Allentoft|2015}} They lived primarily as nomads, with a chiefdom system and wheeled carts and wagons that allowed them to manage large herds.