Kenya: ancient DNA
52
Y-DNA
samples
0
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 #
Y-DNA
Branches #
- Swahili 29
- East African Pastoralist 13
- Neolithic East African 3
- Gumban 3
- Neolithic African 1
- East Africa Forager 1
- Bronze Age East African 1
- Early Historical Kenyan 1
Paternal lines of the ancients #
Source: FamilyTreeDNA Discover.
| Sample | Culture | Site | Date | Branch | Study |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Rock Point 8930 I8930 | Neolithic African | White Rock Point, Homa Bay | 4,500 BCE | B-M8362 ? | Lipson et al. 2022; Prendergast et al. 2019 |
| Kokurmatakore 8904 I8904 | East African Pastoralist | Kokurmatakore Cairn 2, Kalacha | 2,250 BCE | E-V68 ? | Prendergast et al. 2019 |
| Prettejohn 12533 I12533 | East African Pastoralist | Prettejohn's Gully, Nakuru | 2,061 BCE | E-M41 ? | Prendergast et al. 2019 |
| Kakapel 1 KPL001 | East Africa Forager | Kakapel | 1,937 BCE | B-M8350 ? | K. Wang & Goldstein et al. 2020 |
| Lukenya Hill 1 LUK001 | East African Pastoralist | Lukenya Hill, Kinanie | 1,618 BCE | E-FT190593 ? | K. Wang & Goldstein et al. 2020 |
| Cole 8874 I8874 | Neolithic East African | Cole's Burial, Nakuru | 1,337 BCE | E-Z813 ? | Prendergast et al. 2019 |
| Porcupine 8809 I8809 | Bronze Age East African | Porcupine Cave, Rumuruti | 1,017 BCE | E-Z20917 ? | Prendergast et al. 2019 |
| Naishi 8758 I8758 | Neolithic East African | Naishi Rockshelter, Nakuru | 641 BCE | A-Y92096 ? | Prendergast et al. 2019 |
| Keringet 8804 I8804 | Neolithic East African | Keringet Cave, Nakuru | 626 BCE | A-V1446 ? | Prendergast et al. 2019 |
| Rigo 8923 I8923 | East African Pastoralist | Rigo Cave, Nakuru | 558 BCE | E-CTS2871 ? | Prendergast et al. 2019 |
| Hyrax 2 HYR002 | East African Pastoralist | Hyrax Hill, Nakuru | 449 BCE | E-Z1258 ? | K. Wang & Goldstein et al. 2020 |
| Naivasha 8830 I8830 | Gumban | Navaisha Burial Ground, Nakuru | 390 BCE | A-V1446 ? | Prendergast et al. 2019 |
| Naivasha 7 I8920 | East African Pastoralist | Naivasha Burial Site, Naivasha Burial Site | 388 BCE | E-Z20917 ? | Prendergast et al. 2019 |
| Naivasha 6 I8919 | Gumban | Naivasha Burial Site, Nakuru | 300 BCE | A-V1446 ? | Prendergast et al. 2019 |
| Naivasha 4 I8918 | Gumban | Naivasha Burial Site, Naivasha Burial Site | 282 BCE | E-Z20917 ? | Prendergast et al. 2019 |
| Rigo 8922 I8922 | East African Pastoralist | Rigo Cave, Teret | 100 BCE | E-M293 ? | Prendergast et al. 2019 |
| Jawuoyo 8808 I8808 | East African Pastoralist | Jawuoyo Rockshelter, Kisian | 157 CE | E-BY7659 ? | Prendergast et al. 2019 |
| Ol Kalou 12384 I12384 | East African Pastoralist | Ol Kalou, Nyandarua | 270 CE | E-FT190231 ? | Prendergast et al. 2019 |
| Molo 1 MOL001 | East African Pastoralist | Molo Cave, Nakuru | 546 CE | E-Y77888 | K. Wang & Goldstein et al. 2020 |
| Ilkek 8892 I8892 | East African Pastoralist | Ilkek Mounds, Karati | 854 CE | E-FT310693 ? | Prendergast et al. 2019 |
| Deloraine 8802 I8802 | East African Pastoralist | Deloraine Farm, Nakuru | 878 CE | E-Y27258 ? | Prendergast et al. 2019 |
| Kisima 8901 I8901 | East African Pastoralist | Farm, Cairn | 941 CE | E-M41 ? | Prendergast et al. 2019 |
| Manda 7939 I7939 | Swahili | Manda, Lamu | 1,465 CE | J-M102 ? | Brielle et al. 2023 |
| Panga ya Saidi 595 I0595 | Swahili | Panga ya Saidi, Kilifi County | 1,516 CE | E-M293 ? | Skoglund et al. 2017 |
| Manda 7941 I7941 | Swahili | Manda, Lamu | 1,522 CE | G-P15 ? | Brielle et al. 2023 |
| Makwasinyi 13873 I13873 | Swahili | Makwasinyi, Taita Taveta | 1,550 CE | E-CTS9968 ? | Brielle et al. 2023 |
| Makwasinyi 13875 I13875 | Swahili | Makwasinyi, Taita Taveta | 1,550 CE | E-M3862 ? | Brielle et al. 2023 |
| Makwasinyi 17402 I17402 | Swahili | Makwasinyi, Taita Taveta | 1,550 CE | E-M3862 ? | Brielle et al. 2023 |
| Makwasinyi 13874 I13874 | Swahili | Makwasinyi, Taita Taveta | 1,550 CE | E-M4103 ? | Brielle et al. 2023 |
| Makwasinyi 13872 I13872 | Swahili | Makwasinyi, Taita Taveta | 1,550 CE | E-Z1788 ? | Brielle et al. 2023 |
| Mtwapa 17410 I17410 | Swahili | Mtwapa, Kilifi | 1,566 CE | J-L862 ? | Brielle et al. 2023 |
| Mtwapa 19408 I19408 | Swahili | Mtwapa, Kilifi | 1,566 CE | J-L862 ? | Brielle et al. 2023 |
| Mtwapa 17412 I17412 | Swahili | Mtwapa, Kilifi | 1,567 CE | J-MF642251 | Brielle et al. 2023 |
| Mtwapa 19417 I19417 | Swahili | Mtwapa, Kilifi | 1,596 CE | J-L862 ? | Brielle et al. 2023 |
| Faza 23548 I23548 | Swahili | Faza, Pate Island, Lamu | 1,600 CE | E-FT47672 ? | Brielle et al. 2023 |
| Mtwapa 19394 I19394 | Swahili | Mtwapa, Kilifi | 1,600 CE | E-M34 ? | Brielle et al. 2023 |
| Mtwapa 19423 I19423 | Swahili | Mtwapa, Kilifi | 1,600 CE | E-M34 ? | Brielle et al. 2023 |
| Mtwapa 19388 I19388 | Swahili | Mtwapa, Kilifi | 1,600 CE | E-M35 ? | Brielle et al. 2023 |
| Mtwapa 19383 I19383 | Swahili | Mtwapa, Kilifi | 1,600 CE | J-BY759 ? | Brielle et al. 2023 |
| Mtwapa 19391 I19391 | Swahili | Mtwapa, Kilifi | 1,600 CE | J-L862 ? | Brielle et al. 2023 |
| Mtwapa 23662 I23662 | Swahili | Mtwapa, Kilifi | 1,600 CE | J-M47 ? | Brielle et al. 2023 |
| Mtwapa 17409 I17409 | Swahili | Mtwapa, Kilifi | 1,600 CE | J-MF642251 | Brielle et al. 2023 |
| Mtwapa 19401 I19401 | Swahili | Mtwapa, Kilifi | 1,600 CE | J-MF642251 | Brielle et al. 2023 |
| Mtwapa 23551 I23551 | Swahili | Mtwapa, Kilifi | 1,600 CE | J-P58 ? | Brielle et al. 2023 |
| Mtwapa 19409 I19409 | Swahili | Mtwapa, Kilifi | 1,600 CE | J-PF4832 ? | Brielle et al. 2023 |
| Mtwapa 1943 I19413 | Swahili | Mtwapa, Kilifi | 1,600 CE | J-Z18292 ? | Brielle et al. 2023 |
| Mtwapa 19419 I19419 | Swahili | Mtwapa, Kilifi | 1,600 CE | J-Z1865 ? | Brielle et al. 2023 |
| Mtwapa 23660 I23660 | Swahili | Mtwapa, Kilifi | 1,600 CE | J-Z1874 ? | Brielle et al. 2023 |
| Mtwapa 19416 I19416 | Swahili | Mtwapa, Kilifi | 1,600 CE | R-M417 ? | Brielle et al. 2023 |
| Mtwapa 19420 I19420 | Swahili | Mtwapa, Kilifi | 1,600 CE | R-Y2568 ? | Brielle et al. 2023 |
| Emurua 12379 I12379 | Early Historical Kenyan | Emurua Ole Polos Cairns, Ntuka | 1,626 CE | E-Z20917 ? | Prendergast et al. 2019 |
| Mtwapa 19381 I19381 | Swahili | Mtwapa, Kilifi | 1,686 CE | J-Z1853 ? | Brielle et al. 2023 |
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