Maternal line · mitochondrial DNA
A European and Near Eastern line
mtDNA K
Where it is common today
Europe and the Near East; some branches (K1a1b1a, K1a9, K2a2a) are common among Ashkenazi Jews.
Ancient people who carried it
1,074 ancient genomes in the Allen Ancient DNA Resource carry this line. The oldest is from Pınarbaşı, Turkey, around 13,460 BC.
- Gurgy Les Noisats, France4,980 BC – 200 BC31 people
- Nitra-Horné-Krškany, Slovakia5,150 BC – 5,110 BC16 people
- Mödling-An der Goldenen Stiege, AustriaAD 72015 people
- Rákóczifalva-Bagi-földek, HungaryAD 600 – AD 72014 people
- Asparn Schletz, Austria5,160 BC – 4,950 BC13 people
- Hazleton North, United Kingdom3,730 BC – 3,500 BC13 people
- Erfurt, GermanyAD 1,320 – AD 1,35013 people
- Polgár-Ferenci-hát, Hungary5,380 BC – 5,100 BC12 people
- Pietrele Măgura Gorgana, Romania4,560 BC – 3,190 BC12 people
- Urziceni, Romania4,240 BC – 3,950 BC12 people
- Oberbipp Horgen, Switzerland3,210 BC – 2,880 BC11 people
- Praha-Jinonice, Czechia3,600 BC – AD 1,10011 people
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