 The samples of mtDNA extracted belonged to H6a1a, C4a1, U2e2a1, HV13b, U2e1h, and A8a1.The authors of the study found that the Kangju and Wusun had less East Asian admixture than the Xiongnu and Sakas.Both the Kangju and Wusun were suggested to be descended from Western Steppe Herders (WSHs) of the Late Bronze Age who admixed with Siberian hunter-gatherers and peoples related to the Bactria–Margiana Archaeological Complex.