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The Sarmatians were a confederation of warlike nomadic tribes that inhabited the western part of the Eurasian steppe from the Danube basin in the west to the Ural Mountains in the east since the 4th century BC to the 4th century AD. According to ancient written sources, modern scholars have an idea of the key role of the Sarmatians in various ethno-cultural and political events in the western part of the Eurasian steppes. In addition to ancient literature, the important role of the Sarmatians is also confirmed by archaeological studies of numerous monuments of the Sarmatian culture. During the long (more than a hundred years) history of the study of the Sarmatian population studied by archeology and anthropology, it was possible to develop a periodisation of their culture and to characterise the Sarmatians in terms of physical anthropology. However, despite the high degree of study, the questions of their origin and connection with the population of other regions of Eurasia are still unresolved. One of the most effective approaches for the objective reconstruction of the history of the Sarmatian population is the palaeogenetic study of remains belonging to the different stages of the Sarmatian culture. Obtaining data about the genetic composition of Sarmatian populations, its formation and dynamics allows a more detailed reconstruction of the history of these populations, which played a high role in political and ethno-cultural processes in the western Eurasian steppe.