Rh Negative Ancestries: The Yamnaya Rhesusnegative.net 2 years ago Largest expansion of the Yamnaya culture. Ca. 3500 origins of Usatovo culture; 3400 origins of Yamnaya; c. 3400–3200 expansion of Yamnaya across the Pontic-Caspian steppe; c. 3000 end of Tripolye culture, and transformation of Yamnaya into Corded Ware in the contact zone east of the Carpathian mountains; 3100–2600 Yamnaya expansion into the Danube Valley. According to Allentoft (2015), the Sintashta culture probably derived from the Corded Ware Culture. Who were the Yamnaya?