# Mal'ta boy of Siberia (-22000)

URL: https://history-russia.com/timeline/-22000-mal-ta-boy-of-siberia
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At Mal'ta, west of Lake Baikal, a child was buried around 24,000 years ago with ivory figurines and ornaments. His genome revealed a population, now called Ancient North Eurasians, related both to later western Eurasians and to Native Americans. The Mal'ta-Buret' culture also produced some of the earliest known carved human figures in Siberia. The Mal'ta genome linked the prehistoric peoples of Siberia to the first settlers of the Americas.

## Why it matters
The Mal'ta genome linked the prehistoric peoples of Siberia to the first settlers of the Americas.

Ruler at the time: [Prehistoric Russia](https://history-russia.com/rulers/prehistoric-russia)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Mal'ta–Buret' culture](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mal'ta–Buret'_culture)
- [Wikipedia — History of Russia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Russia)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Mal'ta boy of Siberia](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Mal%27ta+boy+of+Siberia)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of Russian history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Russian_history)