 A boy whose remains were found near Mal'ta is usually known by the abbreviation MA-1 (or MA1).Discovered in the 1920s, the remains have been dated to 24,000 BP.According to research published since 2013, MA-1 belonged to a population related to the genetic ancestors of Siberians, American Indians, and Bronze Age Yamnaya and Botai people of the Eurasian steppe.