Maternal line · mitochondrial DNA
The North and East African line
mtDNA M1
Where it is common today
North and East Africa and the Near East.
Ancient people who carried it
37 ancient genomes in the Allen Ancient DNA Resource carry this line. The oldest is from Taforalt Cave, Morocco, around 12,550 BC.
- Rákóczifalva-Bagi-földek, HungaryAD 6203 people
- Kisima Farm A5, Kenya1,020 BC – 830 BC2 people
- Kuibysheva 1, KyrgyzstanAD 380 – AD 6002 people
- Mödling-An der Goldenen Stiege, AustriaAD 7202 people
- Taforalt Cave, Morocco12,550 BC1 people
- Ifri n’Amr o’Moussa, Morocco5,260 BC1 people
- Skhirat-Rouazi, Morocco4,400 BC1 people
- Wuzhuangguoliang, China3,100 BC1 people
- Camino de las Yeseras, Spain2,260 BC1 people
- Anghelu Ruju, Italy2,250 BC1 people
- Man Bac, Vietnam1,810 BC1 people
- Kapova-Cave, Russia1,460 BC1 people
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