The South and Central Asian steppe line

Where it is common today

The South and Central Asian branch of R1a — India, Pakistan, Central Asia.

How old it is

This branch split from its parent about 5,100 years ago (between 4,600 and 5,600).

Every man who carries it today descends from one man who lived about 4,600 years ago (between 4,200 and 5,000).

From the big letter down to this branch

1. R1
2. R1a
3. R-M459
4. R-M735
5. R-M198
6. R-M417
7. R-Z645
8. R-Z93

Every test reads your line to a different depth. One report says J1, another J-P58, another a code four steps further down — all of them are right, the longer one is simply more detailed. HealthOS reads as deep as your file allows.

Ancient people who carried it

203 ancient genomes in the Allen Ancient DNA Resource carry this line. The oldest is from Potapovka-1, Russia, around 2,740 BC.

• Kamenny-Ambar-5, Russia1,920 BC – 1,790 BC9 people
• Rákóczifalva-Bagi-földek, HungaryAD 600 – AD 7209 people
• Orak, Russia1,650 BC – 1,540 BC6 people
• Ulaangom, Mongolia1,120 BC – 280 BC6 people
• Zevakinskiy-stone-fence, Kazakhstan2,020 BC – 1,090 BC4 people
• Bolshie-Tigany, RussiaAD 9004 people
• Maitan, Kazakhstan1,780 BC – 1,680 BC3 people
• Karagash 2, Kazakhstan1,790 BC – 1,610 BC3 people
• Aktogai, Kazakhstan1,620 BC – 1,550 BC3 people
• Uchkun, Kyrgyzstan280 BC – AD 4803 people
• Szarvas-Grexatéglagyár, HungaryAD 680 – AD 7503 people
• Naumovskoye, Russia2,580 BC – 2,570 BC2 people

Paternal lines (Y-DNA)