Tanzania: 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 #

6,000–5,000 BCE

1 · 10.0%

1,000–0 BCE

3 · 30.0%

0–1,000 CE

2 · 20.0%

1,000–2,000 CE

4 · 40.0%

Y-DNA

Branches #

3 · 30.0%

2 · 20.0%

1 · 10.0%

1 · 10.0%

1 · 10.0%

1 · 10.0%

1 · 10.0%

Y-DNA

Cultures #

All archaeological cultures

Swahili 4
East African Pastoralist 3
East African Hunter-Gatherer 1
Bronze Age Pastorialist 1
Neolithic East African 1

Paternal lines of the ancients #

Source: FamilyTreeDNA Discover.

Paternal lines of the ancients
Sample	Culture	Site	Date	Branch	Study
Kisese 8821 I8821	East African Hunter-Gatherer	Kisese Rockshelter, Katimbu	5,110 BCE	B-Y101042	Lipson et al. 2022
Gishimangeda 13980 I13980	Bronze Age Pastorialist	Gishimangeda Cave, Mang'ola	637 BCE	E-FT277994 ?	Prendergast et al. 2019
Gishimangeda 13983 I13983	Neolithic East African	Gishimangeda Cave, Mangola	200 BCE	B-M8500 ?	Lipson et al. 2022; Prendergast et al. 2019
Gishimangeda 13762 I13762	East African Pastoralist	Gishimangeda Cave, Mang'ola	200 BCE	E-FT190426 ?	Prendergast et al. 2019
Gishimangeda 13977 I13977	East African Pastoralist	Gishimangeda Cave, Lake Eyasi	26 CE	E-CTS2871 ?	Prendergast et al. 2019
Gishimangeda 13972 I13972	East African Pastoralist	Gishimangeda Cave, Lake Eyasi	303 CE	E-CTS2871 ?	Prendergast et al. 2019
Songa Mnara 19548 I19548	Swahili	Songa Mnara, Songa Mnara Island	1,435 CE	E-M2 ?	Brielle et al. 2023
Kilwa 8932 I8932	Swahili	Kilwa, Miteja Coast	1,450 CE	J-L136 ?	Brielle et al. 2023
Lindi 14001 I14001	Swahili	Lindi, Lindi Coast	1,614 CE	E-BY53757 ?	Brielle et al. 2023
Songa Mnara 19549 I19549	Swahili	Songa Mnara, Songa Mnara Island	1,653 CE	E-V12 ?	Brielle et al. 2023