Maternal line · mitochondrial DNA
The North African Berber line
mtDNA U6
Where it is common today
North Africa (Berber-speaking populations), with a branch in the Canary Islands.
Ancient people who carried it
27 ancient genomes in the Allen Ancient DNA Resource carry this line. The oldest is from Peştera-Muierilor, Romania, around 32,460 BC.
- Taforalt Cave, Morocco12,550 BC – 12,270 BC3 people
- Dukanet el Ketif, Tunisia5,100 BC – 4,400 BC3 people
- Kerkouene, Tunisia640 BC – 490 BC3 people
- Djebba, Tunisia6,150 BC – 5,950 BC2 people
- Peştera-Muierilor, Romania32,460 BC1 people
- Ifri Ouberrid, Morocco5,620 BC1 people
- Kaf Taht el-Ghar, Morocco5,400 BC1 people
- Ifri n’Amr o’Moussa, Morocco4,850 BC1 people
- Himera, Italy450 BC1 people
- Carthage, Tunisia320 BC1 people
- Selinunte-Case Manuzza, Italy280 BC1 people
- Villaricos, Spain270 BC1 people
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