Switzerland: ancient DNA
53
Y-DNA
samples
54
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 #
- Horgen 29
- La Tène 9
- Bronze Age Central European 6
- Late Horgen 2
- Bell Beaker 2
- Copper Age Swiss 2
- European Hunter-Gatherer 1
- Neolithic Central European 1
- Helvetic 1
Paternal lines of the ancients #
Source: FamilyTreeDNA Discover.
| Sample | Culture | Site | Date | Branch | Study |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bichon man Bichon | European Hunter-Gatherer | Grotte du Bichon, La Chaux-de-Fonds | 11,748 BCE | I-V6782 | Jones et al. 2015 |
| Niederried 1913 TU877 | Neolithic Central European | Niederried Ursisbalm, Kallnach | 4,405 BCE | G-CTS342 | Furtwängler et al. 2020 |
| Oberbipp 182 MX182 | Horgen | Oberbipp | 3,208 BCE | G-PF3178 ? | Furtwängler et al. 2020 |
| Oberbipp 219 MX219 | Horgen | Oberbipp | 3,180 BCE | G-PF3146 ? | Furtwängler et al. 2020 |
| Oberbipp 213 MX213 | Horgen | Oberbipp | 3,175 BCE | G-PF3239 ? | Furtwängler et al. 2020 |
| Oberbipp 150 MX150 | Horgen | Oberbipp | 3,173 BCE | G-S19852 ? | Furtwängler et al. 2020 |
| Oberbipp 187 MX187 | Horgen | Oberbipp | 3,123 BCE | G-Z6209 | Furtwängler et al. 2020 |
| Oberbipp 212 MX212 | Horgen | Oberbipp | 3,101 BCE | G-PF3239 ? | Furtwängler et al. 2020 |
| Oberbipp 183 MX183 | Horgen | Oberbipp | 3,083 BCE | G-PF3239 ? | Furtwängler et al. 2020 |
| Oberbipp 211 MX211 | Horgen | Oberbipp | 3,054 BCE | G-PF3239 ? | Furtwängler et al. 2020 |
| Aesch 4 Aes4 | Horgen | Megalithic Burial, Aesch | 3,010 BCE | G-PF3178 ? | Furtwängler et al. 2020 |
| Aesch 1 Aes1 | Horgen | Megalithic Burial, Aesch | 3,004 BCE | G-PF3239 ? | Furtwängler et al. 2020 |
| Oberbipp 204 MX204 | Horgen | Oberbipp | 3,000 BCE | G-PF3239 ? | Furtwängler et al. 2020 |
| Oberbipp 209 MX209 | Horgen | Oberbipp | 3,000 BCE | G-PF3239 ? | Furtwängler et al. 2020 |
| Oberbipp 210 MX210 | Horgen | Oberbipp | 3,000 BCE | G-Z6209 | Furtwängler et al. 2020 |
| Aesch 13 Aes13 | Horgen | Megalithic Burial, Aesch | 2,959 BCE | G-PF3178 ? | Furtwängler et al. 2020 |
| Aesch 14 Aes14 | Horgen | Megalithic Burial, Aesch | 2,956 BCE | G-PF3178 | Furtwängler et al. 2020 |
| Aesch 17 Aes17 | Horgen | Megalithic Burial, Aesch | 2,950 BCE | G-PF3178 | Furtwängler et al. 2020 |
| Aesch 12 Aes12 | Horgen | Megalithic Burial, Aesch | 2,947 BCE | G-PF3178 ? | Furtwängler et al. 2020 |
| Muttenz 58 RA58 | Horgen | Muttenz | 2,915 BCE | G-PF3239 ? | Furtwängler et al. 2020 |
| Muttenz 62 RA62 | Horgen | Muttenz | 2,903 BCE | G-PF3178 | Furtwängler et al. 2020 |
| Aesch 20 Aes20 | Horgen | Megalithic Burial, Aesch | 2,896 BCE | G-PF3178 | Furtwängler et al. 2020 |
| Aesch 24 Aes24 | Horgen | Megalithic Burial, Aesch | 2,895 BCE | G-PF3178 | Furtwängler et al. 2020 |
| Aesch 19 Aes19 | Horgen | Megalithic Burial, Aesch | 2,875 BCE | G-PF3178 ? | Furtwängler et al. 2020 |
| Aesch 21 Aes21 | Horgen | Megalithic Burial, Aesch | 2,875 BCE | G-PF3178 ? | Furtwängler et al. 2020 |
| Muttenz 61 RA61 | Horgen | Muttenz | 2,854 BCE | G-PF3178 ? | Furtwängler et al. 2020 |
| Aesch 6 Aes6 | Horgen | Megalithic Burial, Aesch | 2,832 BCE | G-PF3146 ? | Furtwängler et al. 2020 |
| Oberbipp 299 MX299 | Horgen | Oberbipp | 2,807 BCE | G-PF3146 ? | Furtwängler et al. 2020 |
| Aesch 7 Aes7 | Horgen | Megalithic Burial, Aesch | 2,800 BCE | G-PF3178 ? | Furtwängler et al. 2020 |
| Aesch 22 Aes22 | Horgen | Megalithic Burial, Aesch | 2,793 BCE | G-Z6209 | Furtwängler et al. 2020 |
| Aesch 23 Aes23 | Horgen | Megalithic Burial, Aesch | 2,779 BCE | G-PF3178 | Furtwängler et al. 2020 |
| Aesch 25 Aes25 | Late Horgen | Megalithic Burial, Aesch | 2,683 BCE | R-L151 ? | Furtwängler et al. 2020 |
| Rapperswill 876 TU876 | Bell Beaker | Rapperswil | 2,623 BCE | G-PF3178 ? | Furtwängler et al. 2020 |
| Spreitenbach 191 MX191 | Copper Age Swiss | Spreitenbach, Breitholz | 2,573 BCE | I-FT384996 | Furtwängler et al. 2020 |
| Spreitenbach 192 MX192 | Copper Age Swiss | Spreitenbach, Breitholz | 2,516 BCE | I-FT384996 | Furtwängler et al. 2020 |
| Wartau 298 MX298 | Late Horgen | Wartau | 2,511 BCE | G-P303 ? | Furtwängler et al. 2020 |
| Spreitenbach 190 MX190 | Bronze Age Central European | Spreitenbach, Bre | 2,447 BCE | I-FT384996 | Furtwängler et al. 2020 |
| Spreitenbach 188 MX188 | Bronze Age Central European | Spreitenbach, Breitholz | 2,447 BCE | I-L161 ? | Furtwängler et al. 2020 |
| Spreitenbach 195 MX195 | Bronze Age Central European | Spreitenbach, Breitholz | 2,368 BCE | I-FT384996 | Furtwängler et al. 2020 |
| Dolmen 5757 I5757 | Bell Beaker | Dolmen XI, Sion-Petit-Chasseur | 2,226 BCE | R-L151 ? | Olalde et al. 2018 |
| Zuzach 64 RA64 | Bronze Age Central European | Zuzach | 2,149 BCE | R-P312 ? | Furtwängler et al. 2020 |
| Zuzach 63 RA63 | Bronze Age Central European | Zuzach | 2,020 BCE | R-P312 ? | Furtwängler et al. 2020 |
| Wartau 907 TU907 | Bronze Age Central European | Wartau | 1,626 BCE | R-P312 ? | Furtwängler et al. 2020 |
| Cornaux 3 COR-3 | La Tène | Cornaux, Neuchâtel | 256 BCE | R-S5556 ? | Laffranchi et al. 2024 (Sci. Rep.) |
| Cornaux 15 COR-15_17 | La Tène | Cornaux, Neuchâtel | 234 BCE | R-FT375484 | Laffranchi et al. 2024 (Sci. Rep.) |
| Cornaux 16 COR-16 | La Tène | Cornaux, Neuchâtel | 207 BCE | R-FT1573 | Laffranchi et al. 2024 (Sci. Rep.) |
| Cornaux 9 COR-9 | La Tène | Cornaux, Neuchâtel | 201 BCE | R-BY34056 | Laffranchi et al. 2024 (Sci. Rep.) |
| Cornaux 7 COR-7_8 | La Tène | Cornaux, Neuchâtel | 199 BCE | J-PH1601 ? | Laffranchi et al. 2024 (Sci. Rep.) |
| Cornaux 19 COR-19 | La Tène | Cornaux, Neuchâtel | 150 BCE | E-BY75049 | Laffranchi et al. 2024 (Sci. Rep.) |
| Cornaux 11 COR-11 | La Tène | Cornaux, Neuchâtel | 150 BCE | R-A13338 ? | Laffranchi et al. 2024 (Sci. Rep.) |
| Cornaux 21 COR-21 | La Tène | Cornaux, Neuchâtel | 150 BCE | R-BY1262 ? | Laffranchi et al. 2024 (Sci. Rep.) |
| Cornaux 2 COR-2 | La Tène | Cornaux, Neuchâtel | 95 BCE | G-FTK537 | Laffranchi et al. 2024 (Sci. Rep.) |
| Basel-Waisenhaus 9 Basel_9 | Helvetic | Waisenhaus burial community, Basel | 404 CE | I-S6687 ? | Depaermentier et al. 2023 |
Maternal lines of the ancients #
Source: YFull; no culture given.
| Sample | Site | Date | Branch |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84045 | Bern | 11,748 BCE | U5b1-a1 |
| 76891 | Bern | 4,395 BCE | H5 |
| 76933 | Bern | 3,273 BCE | K1a1b3 |
| 76931 | Bern | 3,273 BCE | K1a4a1a |
| 76932 | Bern | 3,219 BCE | H3ap |
| 76943 | Bern | 3,191 BCE | K1-a4p |
| 76944 | Bern | 3,185 BCE | K1a |
| 76939 | Bern | 3,150 BCE | K1a2b |
| 76938 | Bern | 3,150 BCE | K1a1b3 |
| 76937 | Bern | 3,150 BCE | K1a2b |
| 76934 | Bern | 3,147 BCE | K1b1a |
| 76941 | Bern | 3,123 BCE | K1-a4 |
| 76936 | Bern | 3,014 BCE | K1-a4p |
| 76929 | Bern | 3,012 BCE | H1 |
| 76965 | Basel-Landschaft | 3,010 BCE | H3 |
| 76967 | Basel-Landschaft | 3,004 BCE | H1-d |
| 76954 | Basel-Landschaft | 3,004 BCE | K1a2 |
| 76875 | Basel-Landschaft | 2,993 BCE | H1dd |
| 76957 | Basel-Landschaft | 2,959 BCE | X2b-a |
| 76955 | Basel-Landschaft | 2,957 BCE | U5a1c1b |
| 76956 | Basel-Landschaft | 2,956 BCE | U5a1c1b |
| 76966 | Basel-Landschaft | 2,952 BCE | H1 |
| 76958 | Basel-Landschaft | 2,952 BCE | K1a3a |
| 76935 | Bern | 2,952 BCE | H1 |
| 76953 | Basel-Landschaft | 2,950 BCE | H10-a |
| 76874 | Basel-Landschaft | 2,947 BCE | H1dd |
| 76922 | Bern | 2,904 BCE | H1cb |
| 76961 | Basel-Landschaft | 2,901 BCE | J1c3 |
| 76960 | Basel-Landschaft | 2,900 BCE | U5b2b5a1 |
| 76927 | Bern | 2,896 BCE | J2b1a2 |
| 76947 | Basel-Landschaft | 2,895 BCE | K2b1a |
| 76959 | Basel-Landschaft | 2,893 BCE | K1-a4 |
| 76930 | Bern | 2,893 BCE | K1-a4 |
| 76924 | Bern | 2,885 BCE | K1a4a1 |
| 76923 | Bern | 2,885 BCE | K1a4a1 |
| 76925 | Bern | 2,880 BCE | H1-f |
| 76949 | Basel-Landschaft | 2,793 BCE | J2b1a2 |
| 76948 | Basel-Landschaft | 2,779 BCE | J2b1a |
| 76962 | Basel-Landschaft | 2,750 BCE | U5b2b2 |
| 76951 | Basel-Landschaft | 2,750 BCE | H1dd |
| 76950 | Basel-Landschaft | 2,750 BCE | U8b1b4a1 |
| 76946 | Basel-Landschaft | 2,683 BCE | X2b-a10 |
| 76917 | Aargau | 2,660 BCE | U2e2a1d |
| 76909 | Aargau | 2,600 BCE | J1c4-a |
| 76892 | Sankt Gallen | 2,588 BCE | U3a1 |
| 76890 | Sankt Gallen | 2,588 BCE | U3a1 |
| 76919 | Aargau | 2,447 BCE | U2e2a1d |
| 76913 | Aargau | 2,417 BCE | U2e2a1d |
| 76928 | Luzern | 2,369 BCE | J2b1a2 |
| 76908 | Aargau | 2,303 BCE | J2b1a |
| 144930 | Valais | 2,227 BCE | H3af1 |
| 76920 | Aargau | 2,166 BCE | K1a1c1a1 |
| 76914 | Aargau | 2,122 BCE | K1-a4 |
| 76918 | Aargau | 2,071 BCE | T2b |
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