Maternal line · mitochondrial DNA
A thin line running from Europe to South Asia
mtDNA W
Where it is common today
Europe, the Near East and South Asia, at low frequency.
Ancient people who carried it
218 ancient genomes in the Allen Ancient DNA Resource carry this line. The oldest is from Barcın-Höyük, Turkey, around 6,330 BC.
- Mödling-An der Goldenen Stiege, AustriaAD 72011 people
- Gonur, Turkmenistan2,210 BC – 2,020 BC6 people
- Vliněves, Czechia2,770 BC – 2,070 BC5 people
- Asparn Schletz, Austria5,200 BC – 5,080 BC4 people
- Loebanr, Pakistan980 BC – 900 BC4 people
- Nitra-Horné-Krškany, Slovakia5,150 BC3 people
- Tepe Hissar, Iran2,760 BC – 2,090 BC3 people
- Kunpeszér-Felsőpeszéri-út, HungaryAD 620 – AD 7803 people
- Derenburg-Meerenstieg-2, Germany5,150 BC2 people
- Bustan, Uzbekistan3,150 BC – 1,450 BC2 people
- Lopatino, Russia3,130 BC – 2,990 BC2 people
- Yunatsite, Bulgaria2,880 BC – 2,870 BC2 people
Find your own line
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