Russia (Republic of Adygea): ancient DNA

Y-DNA

samples

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 #

4,000–3,000 BCE

1 · 20.0%

2,000–1,000 BCE

4 · 80.0%

Y-DNA

Branches #

J-Z35831

3 · 60.0%

J-Z39478

1 · 20.0%

G-FT34

1 · 20.0%

Y-DNA

Cultures #

All archaeological cultures

Bronze Age Caucasian 4
Maikop 1

mtDNA

By period #

5,000–4,000 BCE

3 · 42.9%

4,000–3,000 BCE

4 · 57.1%

mtDNA

Branches #

3 · 42.9%

1 · 14.3%

1 · 14.3%

1 · 14.3%

Paternal lines of the ancients #

Source: FamilyTreeDNA Discover.

Paternal lines of the ancients
Sample	Culture	Site	Date	Branch	Study
Tsarskaya 4429 I4429	Maikop	Tsarskaya, Maykopsky District	3,350 BCE	J-P81 ?	Lazaridis et al. 2025
Shushuk 5 SUS005	Bronze Age Caucasian	Shushuk, Pobeda	1,571 BCE	G-FT34 ?	Ghalichi et al. 2024
Shushuk 3 SUS003	Bronze Age Caucasian	Shushuk, Pobeda	1,571 BCE	J-Z35828 ?	Ghalichi et al. 2024
Shushuk 9 SUS009	Bronze Age Caucasian	Shushuk, Pobeda	1,556 BCE	J-FT72594 ?	Ghalichi et al. 2024
Shushuk 14 SUS014	Bronze Age Caucasian	Shushuk, Pobeda	1,556 BCE	J-SK1317 ?	Ghalichi et al. 2024

Maternal lines of the ancients #

Source: YFull; no culture given.

Maternal lines of the ancients
Sample	Site	Date	Branch
115992	Adygeya, Respublika	4,549 BCE	R1a1a
115993	Adygeya, Respublika	4,506 BCE	R1a1a
115991	Adygeya, Respublika	4,453 BCE	R1a1a3
115995	Adygeya, Respublika	3,488 BCE	T2c1a2
115994	Adygeya, Respublika	3,250 BCE	X2f
115996	Adygeya, Respublika	3,250 BCE	U1b1
115986	Adygeya, Respublika	3,191 BCE	U4c1-a