Maternal line · mitochondrial DNA
The other line that left Africa
mtDNA N
Where it is common today
The Near East — the other out-of-Africa founder, ancestor of most western Eurasian lines.
Ancient people who carried it
281 ancient genomes in the Allen Ancient DNA Resource carry this line. The oldest is from Denisova-Cave, Russia, around 108,500 BC.
- Asparn Schletz, Austria5,150 BC – 4,920 BC6 people
- Barcın-Höyük, Turkey6,370 BC – 6,150 BC5 people
- Oylum Höyük, Turkey3,250 BC – AD 1,0105 people
- Mödling-An der Goldenen Stiege, AustriaAD 7205 people
- Rákóczifalva-Bivaly-Tó, Hungary5,180 BC – 4,000 BC4 people
- Nitra-Horné-Krškany, Slovakia5,150 BC4 people
- Halberstadt-Sonntagsfeld, Germany5,180 BC – 4,990 BC4 people
- Gurgy Les Noisats, France4,780 BC – 4,460 BC4 people
- Potočani, Croatia4,100 BC4 people
- Baq'ah, Jordan1,360 BC – 1,330 BC4 people
- Rokutsu Shell Mound, Japan2,400 BC – 910 BC4 people
- Boncuklu, Turkey8,270 BC – 7,950 BC3 people
Find your own line
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