Maternal line · mitochondrial DNA
Europe’s oldest maternal line
mtDNA U5
Where it is common today
Europe's oldest maternal line — common in Ice Age hunter-gatherers; highest today among Saami and Finns.
Ancient people who carried it
1,280 ancient genomes in the Allen Ancient DNA Resource carry this line. The oldest is from Dolní Věstonice-2, Czechia, around 29,060 BC.
- Winterbourne Kingston, United Kingdom160 BC – AD 41032 people
- Mödling-An der Goldenen Stiege, AustriaAD 72024 people
- Ekaterinovskiy-Mys, Russia5,410 BC – 2,700 BC19 people
- Deriivka, Ukraine6,880 BC – 2,780 BC16 people
- Zvejnieki, Latvia7,270 BC – 2,890 BC15 people
- Sakhtysh-2a, Russia5,570 BC – 3,470 BC15 people
- Rákóczifalva-Bagi-földek, HungaryAD 600 – AD 80014 people
- Leubingen-1, Germany2,120 BC – 1,950 BC11 people
- Csokorgasse, AustriaAD 70011 people
- Vlasac, Serbia8,270 BC – 5,920 BC10 people
- Padina, Serbia9,250 BC – 6,050 BC9 people
- Kamenny-Ambar-5, Russia1,880 BC – 1,800 BC8 people
Find your own line
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