The Balkan and Mediterranean line

Where it is common today

The Balkans and Mediterranean — Greece, Albania, Kosovo, Bulgaria.

How old it is

This branch split from its parent about 8,000 years ago (between 6,900 and 9,100).

Every man who carries it today descends from one man who lived about 4,800 years ago (between 4,100 and 5,600).

From the big letter down to this branch

1. E-M215
2. E-M35
3. E-L539
4. E-M78
5. E-Z1919
6. E-L618
7. E-CTS10912
8. E-V13

Every test reads your line to a different depth. One report says J1, another J-P58, another a code four steps further down — all of them are right, the longer one is simply more detailed. HealthOS reads as deep as your file allows.

Ancient people who carried it

132 ancient genomes in the Allen Ancient DNA Resource carry this line. The oldest is from Kapitan-Andreevo, Bulgaria, around 800 BC.

• Csokorgasse, AustriaAD 70028 people
• Mödling-An der Goldenen Stiege, AustriaAD 72016 people
• Rákóczifalva-Bagi-földek, HungaryAD 600 – AD 8009 people
• Kapitan-Andreevo, Bulgaria800 BC4 people
• Viminacium-Pirivoj, SerbiaAD 180 – AD 2004 people
• Viminacium-Vise-Grobalja, SerbiaAD 180 – AD 2603 people
• Kiskundorozsma-Kettőshatár-1, HungaryAD 680 – AD 7003 people
• Székkutas-Kápolnadűlő, HungaryAD 680 – AD 7503 people
• Himera, Italy480 BC2 people
• Viminacium-Rit, SerbiaAD 2502 people
• Timacum-Minus-Slog, SerbiaAD 370 – AD 3802 people
• Hvar-Radošević, CroatiaAD 300 – AD 4002 people

Paternal lines (Y-DNA)