The Balkan and Eastern European line

Where it is common today

The Balkans, Sardinia and Eastern Europe.

How old it is

This branch split from its parent about 27,500 years ago (between 25,200 and 29,800).

Every man who carries it today descends from one man who lived about 21,500 years ago (between 19,900 and 23,200).

From the big letter down to this branch

1. CF
2. F
3. GHIJK
4. HIJK
5. IJK
6. IJ
7. I
8. I2

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

877 ancient genomes in the Allen Ancient DNA Resource carry this line. The oldest is from Grotta delle Mura, Italy, around 15,100 BC.

• Mödling-An der Goldenen Stiege, AustriaAD 72033 people
• Frälsegården, Sweden3,220 BC – 2,970 BC24 people
• Hazleton North, United Kingdom3,980 BC – 3,470 BC23 people
• Niedertiefenbach, Germany3,280 BC – 3,110 BC21 people
• Polgár-Ferenci-hát, Hungary5,320 BC – 5,100 BC19 people
• Krivyansky-9, Russia3,220 BC – 2,650 BC13 people
• Polgár-Basatanya, Hungary4,290 BC – 4,150 BC12 people
• Praha-Stodůlky-Malá-Ohrada, Czechia2,000 BC – 1,980 BC11 people
• Vilnianka, Ukraine5,580 BC – 5,250 BC10 people
• Urziceni, Romania5,210 BC – 3,950 BC10 people
• Poulnabrone, Ireland3,790 BC – 3,430 BC9 people
• Noratus, Armenia1,420 BC – 900 BC9 people

Paternal lines (Y-DNA)