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Greece: ancient DNA

104
Y-DNA
samples
13
mtDNA
samples

People whose remains archaeologists found and whose DNA labs have read. The date is the middle of the dating interval, radiocarbon or by archaeological context. Branches link to branch pages where one exists. All archaeological cultures

Y-DNA

By period #

7,000–6,000 BCE
2 · 1.9%
6,000–5,000 BCE
1 · 1.0%
5,000–4,000 BCE
1 · 1.0%
3,000–2,000 BCE
32 · 30.8%
2,000–1,000 BCE
40 · 38.5%
1,000–0 BCE
9 · 8.7%
0–1,000 CE
3 · 2.9%
1,000–2,000 CE
16 · 15.4%
Y-DNA

Branches #

J-M319
8 · 7.7%
J-P58
6 · 5.8%
J-SK1363
4 · 3.8%
J-Z597
4 · 3.8%
G-S19852
3 · 2.9%
J-F1614
3 · 2.9%
J-FT135488
3 · 2.9%
J-Z2227
3 · 2.9%
J-Y13667
3 · 2.9%
R-PF7563
3 · 2.9%
T-Y21204
3 · 2.9%
I-Z26403
3 · 2.9%
Y-DNA

Cultures #

All archaeological cultures

mtDNA

By period #

3,000–2,000 BCE
3 · 23.1%
2,000–1,000 BCE
10 · 76.9%
mtDNA

Branches #

K1a1
3 · 23.1%
J2b1
1 · 7.7%
K1a2c
1 · 7.7%
J1c
1 · 7.7%
H55
1 · 7.7%
T1a
1 · 7.7%
N1b1a
1 · 7.7%
N1b1a2
1 · 7.7%
K1a4
1 · 7.7%
N1a1a1a3
1 · 7.7%
T1a1
1 · 7.7%

Paternal lines of the ancients #

Source: FamilyTreeDNA Discover.

Paternal lines of the ancients
Sample Culture Site Date Branch Study
Aposelemis 29 APO029 Neolithic Aegean Aposelemis Valley, Heraklion, Crete 6,050 BCE G-PF3146 ? Skourtanioti et al. 2023
Aposelemis 37 APO037 Neolithic Aegean Aposelemis Valley, Heraklion, Crete 6,031 BCE G-P303 ? Skourtanioti et al. 2023
Aposelemis 44 APO044 Neolithic Aegean Aposelemis Valley, Heraklion, Crete 5,992 BCE G-PF3355 ? Skourtanioti et al. 2023
Kleitos 10 Klei10 Neolithic Balkan Kleitos, Macedonia 4,398 BCE G-Z42562 Hofmanová et al. 2016
Lazarides 17 LAZ017 Bronze Age Aegean Lazarides, Aegina 2,758 BCE J-ZS112 ? Skourtanioti et al. 2023
Petras 8 Pta08 Minoan Petras, Crete 2,720 BCE G-FTB27385 Clemente et al. 2021
Nea Styra 10 NST010 Cycladic Nea Styra, Euboea 2,673 BCE L-L595 Skourtanioti et al. 2023
Nea Styra 4 NST004 Cycladic Nea Styra, Euboea 2,473 BCE I-BY160929 ? Skourtanioti et al. 2023
Nea Styra 1 NST001 Cycladic Nea Styra, Euboea 2,458 BCE J-P58 ? Skourtanioti et al. 2023
Perachora 62 G62 Bronze Age Aegean Heraion, Perachora 2,450 BCE G-FTC60521 ? Koptekin et al. 2023
Nea Styra 12 NST012 Cycladic Nea Styra, Euboea 2,433 BCE J-Z2223 ? Skourtanioti et al. 2023
Koufonisi 1 Kou01 Cycladic Koufonisi, Cycladic Islands 2,390 BCE J-FTD262 Clemente et al. 2021
Nea Styra 5 NST005 Cycladic Nea Styra, Euboea 2,379 BCE G-PF3378 ? Skourtanioti et al. 2023
Sarakenos 37 G37 Bronze Age Aegean Akrefnia, Sarakenos 2,312 BCE J-BY37902 Koptekin et al. 2023
Theopetra 23 G23 Bronze Age Aegean Theopetra Cave, Meteora, Thessaly 2,237 BCE I-Y92973 Koptekin et al. 2023
Hagios Charalambos 2 HGC002 Minoan Hagios Charalambos Cave, Lasithi, Crete 2,211 BCE J-P58 ? Skourtanioti et al. 2023
Hagios Charalambos 6 HGC006 Minoan Hagios Charalambos Cave, Lasithi, Crete 2,171 BCE J-BY82631 ? Skourtanioti et al. 2023
Hagios Charalambos 5 HGC005 Minoan Hagios Charalambos Cave, Lasithi, Crete 2,168 BCE J-P58 ? Skourtanioti et al. 2023
Hagios Charalambos 1 HGC001 Minoan Hagios Charalambos Cave, Lasithi, Crete 2,121 BCE J-P58 ? Skourtanioti et al. 2023
Hagios Charalambos 25 HGC025 Minoan Hagios Charalambos Cave, Lasithi, Crete 2,100 BCE G-PF3146 ? Skourtanioti et al. 2023
Hagios Charalambos 18 HGC018 Minoan Hagios Charalambos Cave, Lasithi, Crete 2,100 BCE J-BY37674 ? Skourtanioti et al. 2023
Hagios Charalambos 27 HGC027 Minoan Hagios Charalambos Cave, Lasithi, Crete 2,100 BCE J-BY37674 ? Skourtanioti et al. 2023
Hagios Charalambos 17 HGC017 Minoan Hagios Charalambos Cave, Lasithi, Crete 2,100 BCE J-BY82631 Skourtanioti et al. 2023
Hagios Charalambos 15 HGC015 Minoan Hagios Charalambos Cave, Lasithi, Crete 2,100 BCE J-FT144621 ? Skourtanioti et al. 2023
Hagios Charalambos 24 HGC024 Minoan Hagios Charalambos Cave, Lasithi, Crete 2,100 BCE J-FT144621 Skourtanioti et al. 2023
Hagios Charalambos 32 HGC032 Minoan Hagios Charalambos Cave, Lasithi, Crete 2,100 BCE J-FT144621 ? Skourtanioti et al. 2023
Hagios Charalambos 36 HGC036 Minoan Hagios Charalambos Cave, Lasithi, Crete 2,100 BCE J-L26 ? Skourtanioti et al. 2023
Hagios Charalambos 37 HGC037 Minoan Hagios Charalambos Cave, Lasithi, Crete 2,100 BCE J-M319 ? Skourtanioti et al. 2023
Hagios Charalambos 13 HGC013 Minoan Hagios Charalambos Cave, Lasithi, Crete 2,100 BCE J-P58 ? Skourtanioti et al. 2023
Hagios Charalambos 63 HGC063 Minoan Hagios Charalambos Cave, Lasithi, Crete 2,100 BCE J-P58 ? Skourtanioti et al. 2023
Hagios Charalambos 53 HGC053 Minoan Hagios Charalambos Cave, Lasithi, Crete 2,100 BCE J-PF5125 ? Skourtanioti et al. 2023
Hagios Charalambos 31 HGC031 Minoan Hagios Charalambos Cave, Lasithi, Crete 2,100 BCE J-Z2227 ? Skourtanioti et al. 2023
Hagios Charalambos 10 HGC010 Minoan Hagios Charalambos Cave, Lasithi, Crete 2,100 BCE T-Y47538 Skourtanioti et al. 2023
Hagios Charalambos 55 HGC055 Minoan Hagios Charalambos Cave, Lasithi, Crete 2,100 BCE T-Y47538 Skourtanioti et al. 2023
Lasithi 2 I0070 Minoan Lassithi, Crete 2,050 BCE J-FT144621 Lazaridis et al. 2017
Lasithi 7 I0073 Minoan Lassithi, Crete 2,050 BCE J-FTA37651 Lazaridis et al. 2017
Hagios Charalambos 9 HGC009 Minoan Hagios Charalambos Cave, Lasithi, Crete 1,972 BCE J-BY82631 ? Skourtanioti et al. 2023
Phaestos 9130 I9130 Minoan Phaestos, Crete 1,945 BCE G-P303 ? Lazaridis et al. 2017
Aposelemis 25 APO025 Minoan Aposelemis Valley, Heraklion, Crete 1,568 BCE J-FTH114 Skourtanioti et al. 2023
Aposelemis 23 APO023 Minoan Aposelemis Valley, Heraklion, Crete 1,559 BCE J-Z2227 ? Skourtanioti et al. 2023
Kydonia 35 XAN035 Minoan Kydonia, Chania, Crete 1,550 BCE C-V222 Skourtanioti et al. 2023
Kydonia 16 XAN016 Minoan Kydonia, Chania, Crete 1,550 BCE E-BY6630 ? Skourtanioti et al. 2023
Kydonia 27 XAN027 Minoan Kydonia, Chania, Crete 1,550 BCE G-BY197654 Skourtanioti et al. 2023
Kydonia 51 XAN051 Minoan Kydonia, Chania, Crete 1,550 BCE G-FTA80859 ? Skourtanioti et al. 2023
Kydonia 14 XAN014 Minoan Kydonia, Chania, Crete 1,550 BCE G-Z39367 Skourtanioti et al. 2023
Kydonia 7 XAN007 Minoan Kydonia, Chania, Crete 1,550 BCE G-Z6147 ? Skourtanioti et al. 2023
Kydonia 29 XAN029 Minoan Kydonia, Chania, Crete 1,550 BCE J-BY117255 Skourtanioti et al. 2023
Koukounaries 2 KUK002 Mycenaean Koukounaries, Paros 1,550 BCE J-F1614 ? Skourtanioti et al. 2023
Kydonia 31 XAN031 Minoan Kydonia, Chania, Crete 1,550 BCE J-FTA18576 Skourtanioti et al. 2023
Kydonia 41 XAN041 Minoan Kydonia, Chania, Crete 1,550 BCE J-FTH114 Skourtanioti et al. 2023
Kydonia 24 XAN024 Minoan Kydonia, Chania, Crete 1,550 BCE J-Y439260 Skourtanioti et al. 2023
Kydonia 30 XAN030 Minoan Kydonia, Chania, Crete 1,550 BCE R-BY1713 ? Skourtanioti et al. 2023
Fthiotis 6420 I6420 Mycenaean Fthiotis, Proskynas 1,547 BCE J-Z6061 ? Lazaridis et al. 2022
Mygdalia 1 MYG001 Mycenaean Mygdalia, Achaea 1,534 BCE J-Z8418 ? Skourtanioti et al. 2023
Mygdalia 6 MYG006 Mycenaean Mygdalia, Achaea 1,532 BCE J-Z8418 ? Skourtanioti et al. 2023
Mygdalia 8 MYG008 Mycenaean Mygdalia, Achaea 1,532 BCE J-Z8418 ? Skourtanioti et al. 2023
Mygdalia 4 MYG004 Mycenaean Mygdalia, Achaea 1,528 BCE G-FT41706 Skourtanioti et al. 2023
Mygdalia 5 MYG005 Mycenaean Mygdalia, Achaea 1,465 BCE J-Z8418 ? Skourtanioti et al. 2023
Aidonia 2 AID002 Helladic Aidonia, Corinthia, Peloponnese 1,450 BCE C-F22647 Skourtanioti et al. 2023
Aidonia 7 AID007 Helladic Aidonia, Corinthia, Peloponnese 1,450 BCE J-BY112849 ? Skourtanioti et al. 2023
Aidonia 8 AID008 Helladic Aidonia, Corinthia, Peloponnese 1,450 BCE J-BY112849 ? Skourtanioti et al. 2023
Kolikrepi 16709 I16709 Mycenaean Kolikrepi, Spata, Attica 1,419 BCE J-SK1359 ? Lazaridis et al. 2022
Tiryns 10 TIR010 Mycenaean Tiryns, Argolid 1,370 BCE J-FTH114 Skourtanioti et al. 2023
Glyka Nera 3 GLI003 Mycenaean Glyka Nera cemetery, Attica 1,366 BCE J-PF5252 ? Skourtanioti et al. 2023
Glyka Nera 2 GLI002 Mycenaean Glyka Nera cemetery, Attica 1,361 BCE E-L795 Skourtanioti et al. 2023
Lazarides 18 LAZ018 Mycenaean Lazarides, Aegina 1,359 BCE G-FTF9139 Skourtanioti et al. 2023
Pylos 13517 I13517 Mycenaean Palace of Nestor, Pylos 1,328 BCE G-Z6215 ? Lazaridis et al. 2022
Tiryns 1 TIR001 Mycenaean Tiryns, Argolid 1,316 BCE J-Z36800 ? Skourtanioti et al. 2023
Galatas 4 I9041 Mycenaean Galatas Apatheia, Peloponnese 1,300 BCE J-FT148202 ? Lazaridis et al. 2017
Kastrouli 13428 I13428 Mycenaean Kastrouli, Desfina 1,293 BCE G-P15 ? Lazaridis et al. 2022
Ammotopos 2 Amm_Epi_LBA_2 Mycenaean Ammotopos, Arta, Epirus 1,275 BCE G-FTC88333 Psonis et al. 2026
Kastrouli 13579 I13579 Mycenaean Kastrouli, Desfina 1,266 BCE J-BY759 ? Lazaridis et al. 2022
Kastrouli 13577 I13577 Mycenaean Kastrouli, Desfina 1,258 BCE G-PF3378 ? Lazaridis et al. 2022
Pylos 13506 I13506 Mycenaean Palace of Nestor, Pylos 1,135 BCE R-FT89035 ? Akbari et al. 2026; Lazaridis et al. 2022
Pylos 19364 I19364 Mycenaean Palace of Nestor, Pylos 1,135 BCE R-FT89035 ? Lazaridis et al. 2022
Pylos 13518 I13518 Mycenaean Palace of Nestor, Pylos 1,135 BCE R-PF7563 ? Lazaridis et al. 2022
Kastrouli 17962 I17962 Iron Age Greek Kastrouli, Desfina 644 BCE T-BY73171 Lazaridis et al. 2022
Tenea Archaic 1 Ten_Pel_Arch_1 Archaic Greek Tenea, Corinthia, Peloponnese 490 BCE T-Y21204 ? Psonis et al. 2026
Amvrakia Classical 4 Amv_Epi_Cl_4 Classical Greek Amvrakia, Arta, Epirus 462 BCE T-Y21204 ? Psonis et al. 2026
Amvrakia Classical 2 Amv_Epi_Cl_2 Classical Greek Amvrakia, Arta, Epirus 437 BCE J-L283 ? Psonis et al. 2026
Tomb of Persephone Man ISM Macedonian Tomb of Persephone, Great Tumulus of Vergina 372 BCE R-L151 ? Maniatis et al. 2025
Amvrakia Hellenistic 2 Amv_Epi_Hel_2 Hellenistic Greek Amvrakia, Arta, Epirus 225 BCE E-PF2179 ? Psonis et al. 2026
Tenea Hellenistic 2 Ten_Pel_Hel_2 Hellenistic Greek Tenea, Corinthia, Peloponnese 177 BCE E-CTS9320 ? Psonis et al. 2026
Amvrakia AR Amv_Epi_Archaic_to_Roman Iron Age Greek Amvrakia, Arta, Epirus 112 BCE R-PF7562 ? Psonis et al. 2026
Tomb of Persephone Fetus DEM3245 Roman Age Greek Tomb of Persephone, Great Tumulus of Vergina 84 BCE E-L618 ? Maniatis et al. 2025
Tenea Roman 2 Ten_Pel_Rom_2 Roman Age Greek Tenea, Corinthia, Peloponnese 100 CE R-FTA12066 Psonis et al. 2026
Tenea Roman 3 Ten_Pel_Rom_3 Roman Age Greek Tenea, Corinthia, Peloponnese 250 CE J-Z504 ? Psonis et al. 2026
Vranas 7833 I7833 Roman Age Greek Vranas, Marathon 340 CE T-CTS11984 Lazaridis et al. 2022
St. Isidore 1 I37184 Byzantine Paleochristian Basilica of Saint Isidore, Chios 1,288 CE R-FT414854 ? Agelarakis et al. 2026
Sarakina 17 Sarakina_17 Modern Cretan Sarakina, Rethymno, Crete 1,874 CE I-Y350421 ? Psonis et al. 2024
Sarakina 3 Sarakina_03 Modern Cretan Sarakina, Rethymno, Crete 1,874 CE J-ZS7003 Psonis et al. 2024
Sarakina 7 Sarakina_07 Modern Cretan Sarakina, Rethymno, Crete 1,876 CE E-V12 ? Psonis et al. 2024
Sarakina 9 Sarakina_09 Modern Cretan Sarakina, Rethymno, Crete 1,881 CE I-PH2898 ? Psonis et al. 2024
Sarakina 1 Sarakina_01 Modern Cretan Sarakina, Rethymno, Crete 1,881 CE J-FT133682 ? Psonis et al. 2024
Sarakina 8 Sarakina_08 Modern Cretan Sarakina, Rethymno, Crete 1,885 CE I-Y8942 ? Psonis et al. 2024
Sarakina 13 Sarakina_13 Modern Cretan Sarakina, Rethymno, Crete 1,891 CE J-Z39727 ? Psonis et al. 2024
Sarakina 2 Sarakina_02 Modern Cretan Sarakina, Rethymno, Crete 1,902 CE I-Y420266 Psonis et al. 2024
Sarakina 6 Sarakina_06 Modern Cretan Sarakina, Rethymno, Crete 1,903 CE I-BY37513 ? Psonis et al. 2024
Sarakina 11 Sarakina_11 Modern Cretan Sarakina, Rethymno, Crete 1,905 CE J-ZS7002 Psonis et al. 2024
Sarakina 16 Sarakina_16 Modern Cretan Sarakina, Rethymno, Crete 1,910 CE J-FT133682 ? Psonis et al. 2024
Sarakina 4 Sarakina_04 Modern Cretan Sarakina, Rethymno, Crete 1,920 CE J-Z39727 ? Psonis et al. 2024
Sarakina 14 Sarakina_14 Modern Cretan Sarakina, Rethymno, Crete 1,921 CE J-FT133682 ? Psonis et al. 2024
Sarakina 12 Sarakina_12 Modern Cretan Sarakina, Rethymno, Crete 1,926 CE J-FTD81178 Psonis et al. 2024
Sarakina 10 Sarakina_10 Modern Cretan Sarakina, Rethymno, Crete 1,932 CE I-Y420266 Psonis et al. 2024

Maternal lines of the ancients #

Source: YFull; no culture given.

Maternal lines of the ancients
Sample Site Date Branch
85228 Evvoias 2,827 BCE J2b1
85460 Kyklades 2,705 BCE K1a1c1a1
85413 Kyklades 2,407 BCE K1a2c
85474 1,961 BCE J1c-a
85466 1,878 BCE H55a
163738 Western Greece 1,528 BCE K1a1k
163739 Western Greece 1,528 BCE T1a4a1a1
163740 Western Greece 1,523 BCE K1a1k
152104 Peloponnese 1,300 BCE N1b1a-a
152105 Peloponnese 1,300 BCE N1b1a2
119307 Messinia 1,135 BCE K1a4q
119158 Messinia 1,135 BCE N1a1a1a3
123021 Argolida 1,115 BCE T1a1