Slovenia: 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 #

2,000–1,000 BCE

1 · 10.0%

1,000–0 BCE

8 · 80.0%

0–1,000 CE

1 · 10.0%

Y-DNA

Branches #

2 · 20.0%

1 · 10.0%

1 · 10.0%

1 · 10.0%

1 · 10.0%

1 · 10.0%

1 · 10.0%

1 · 10.0%

1 · 10.0%

Y-DNA

Cultures #

All archaeological cultures

Iron Age Balkan 7
Bronze Age Balkan 1
Hallstatt 1
Roman Age Slovenian 1

mtDNA

By period #

2,000–1,000 BCE

1 · 9.1%

1,000–0 BCE

10 · 90.9%

mtDNA

Branches #

1 · 9.1%

1 · 9.1%

1 · 9.1%

1 · 9.1%

1 · 9.1%

1 · 9.1%

1 · 9.1%

1 · 9.1%

1 · 9.1%

1 · 9.1%

1 · 9.1%

Paternal lines of the ancients #

Source: FamilyTreeDNA Discover.

Paternal lines of the ancients
Sample	Culture	Site	Date	Branch	Study
Obrežje 5695 I5695	Bronze Age Balkan	Obrežje, Jesenice na Dolenjskem	1,346 BCE	R-BY96884 ?	Akbari et al. 2026; Patterson et al. 2022
Dolge njive 5687 I5687	Hallstatt	Dolge njive, Bela Cerkev, Southeast Slovenia	661 BCE	R-S24701	Akbari et al. 2026; Armit et al. 2023
Kapiteljska njive 5691 I5691	Iron Age Balkan	Kapiteljska njive, Novo Mesto	655 BCE	J-Z2509 ?	Patterson et al. 2022
Obrežje 23974 I23974	Iron Age Balkan	Obrežje, Jesenice na Dolenjskem	650 BCE	G-S10458 ?	Patterson et al. 2022
Grofove njive 5690 I5690	Iron Age Balkan	Grave, Grofove njive	624 BCE	R-L2 ?	Patterson et al. 2022
Grofove njive 5689 I5689	Iron Age Balkan	Grave, Grofove njive	590 BCE	I-Y3675 ?	Patterson et al. 2022
Savi 23978 I23978	Iron Age Balkan	Zagorje ob Savi, Central Sava	509 BCE	R-FT221936	Patterson et al. 2022
Savi 22940 I22940	Iron Age Balkan	Zagorje ob Savi, Central Sava	475 BCE	J-Z38240 ?	Patterson et al. 2022
Obrežje 5696 I5696	Iron Age Balkan	Obrežje, Jesenice na Dolenjskem	322 BCE	R-BY96884 ?	Akbari et al. 2026; Patterson et al. 2022
Emona 10478 R10478	Roman Age Slovenian	Emona, Ljubljana	326 CE	R-FT288179	Antonio et al. 2023

Maternal lines of the ancients #

Source: YFull; no culture given.

Maternal lines of the ancients
Sample	Site	Date	Branch
101179	Brežice	1,136 BCE	N1a1a1-b2
101880	Brežice	853 BCE	H7a1
101883	Ljubljana	694 BCE	U5a1a1j2
101879	Ljubljana	683 BCE	H2a2a1
101882	Zagorje ob Savi	658 BCE	H3b4
101192	Krško	594 BCE	T1a1
101391	Zagorje ob Savi	571 BCE	H49
102188	Krško	566 BCE	U4a1a1
101202	Krško	500 BCE	K1b1
101898	Zagorje ob Savi	475 BCE	U5b1b1-b
101186	Brežice	305 BCE	H4a1c1a