Originally Posted by
Leto
I don't think Abkhazians are darker than West Georgians, they're nearly identical. Also, you're totally wrong about the North Caucasus because it is in fact much more Northern than any part of Georgia. Yes, the Mongoloid influence is quite significant in the Northwestern Caucasus but overall, North Caucasians have much more Steppe/Yamnaya-related ancestry than Georgians which seem to have little to none. In particular Dagestan (except for the Kumyks) is like 30-40% Steppe. Chechens are about 25-30%. Swarthyness does not necessarily correlate with the level of Steppe admixture.
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