Tunisia: 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 · 3.8%

5,000–4,000 BCE

2 · 7.7%

4,000–3,000 BCE

1 · 3.8%

1,000–0 BCE

22 · 84.6%

Y-DNA

Branches #

3 · 11.5%

2 · 7.7%

1 · 3.8%

1 · 3.8%

1 · 3.8%

1 · 3.8%

1 · 3.8%

1 · 3.8%

1 · 3.8%

1 · 3.8%

1 · 3.8%

1 · 3.8%

Y-DNA

Cultures #

All archaeological cultures

Phoenician 22
Maghrebi 3
Capsian 1

mtDNA

By period #

6,000–5,000 BCE

1 · 12.5%

5,000–4,000 BCE

1 · 12.5%

4,000–3,000 BCE

2 · 25.0%

1,000–0 BCE

4 · 50.0%

mtDNA

Branches #

1 · 12.5%

1 · 12.5%

1 · 12.5%

1 · 12.5%

1 · 12.5%

1 · 12.5%

Paternal lines of the ancients #

Source: FamilyTreeDNA Discover.

Paternal lines of the ancients
Sample	Culture	Site	Date	Branch	Study
Djebba 20825 I20825	Capsian	Djebba, Bājah	5,936 BCE	E-Z1902	Lipson et al. 2025
Doukanet el Khoutifa 22867 I22867	Maghrebi	Doukanet el Khoutifa, Mars	4,833 BCE	E-PF2179	Lipson et al. 2025
Doukanet el Khoutifa 22577 I22577	Maghrebi	Doukanet el Khoutifa, Mars	4,405 BCE	E-Z1232	Lipson et al. 2025
Hergla 22852 I22852	Maghrebi	Hergla, Sousse	3,919 BCE	T-PF7455 ?	Lipson et al. 2025
Kerkouane 11746 R11746	Phoenician	Kerkouane necropolis, Nabeul	573 BCE	R-BY64640	Moots et al. 2022; Ringbauer et al. 2025
Kerkouane 24205 I24205	Phoenician	Kerkouane necropolis, Nabeul	563 BCE	T-Y224661	Ringbauer et al. 2025
Kerkouane 24206 I24206	Phoenician	Kerkouane necropolis, Nabeul	560 BCE	E-Y20219 ?	Ringbauer et al. 2025
Kerkouane 24194 I24194	Phoenician	Kerkouane necropolis, Nabeul	550 BCE	E-Y105901	Ringbauer et al. 2025
Kerkouane 24196 I24196	Phoenician	Kerkouane necropolis, Nabeul	550 BCE	G-FTJ51364	Ringbauer et al. 2025
Kerkouane 24187 I24187	Phoenician	Kerkouane necropolis, Nabeul	550 BCE	J-PF4843 ?	Ringbauer et al. 2025
Kerkouane 24047 I24047	Phoenician	Kerkouane necropolis, Nabeul	550 BCE	J-Z28527 ?	Ringbauer et al. 2025
Kerkouane 24200 I24200	Phoenician	Kerkouane necropolis, Nabeul	550 BCE	T-L446 ?	Ringbauer et al. 2025
Kerkouane 11753 R11753	Phoenician	Kerkouane necropolis, Nabeul	536 BCE	J-FT275227	Moots et al. 2022; Ringbauer et al. 2025
Kerkouane 24208 I24208	Phoenician	Kerkouane necropolis, Nabeul	468 BCE	G-FTH126	Ringbauer et al. 2025
Kerkouane 24032 I24032	Phoenician	Kerkouane necropolis, Nabeul	426 BCE	J-Z38240 ?	Ringbauer et al. 2025
Carthage 28504 I28504	Phoenician	Carthage, Tunis	387 BCE	R-CTS5940 ?	Ringbauer et al. 2025
Carthage 35287 I35287	Phoenician	Carthage, Tunis	325 BCE	E-BY765	Akbari et al. 2026; Ringbauer et al. 2025
Carthage 35344 I35344	Phoenician	Carthage, Tunis	325 BCE	G-Z27264 ?	Akbari et al. 2026; Ringbauer et al. 2025
Carthage 35342 I35342	Phoenician	Carthage, Tunis	325 BCE	J-BY162321	Akbari et al. 2026; Ringbauer et al. 2025
Carthage 35345 I35345	Phoenician	Carthage, Tunis	325 BCE	J-BY55757	Akbari et al. 2026; Ringbauer et al. 2025
Carthage 35343 I35343	Phoenician	Carthage, Tunis	325 BCE	J-FTB27635	Ringbauer et al. 2025
Carthage 35285 I35285	Phoenician	Carthage, Tunis	325 BCE	R-CTS5940 ?	Akbari et al. 2026; Ringbauer et al. 2025
Carthage 35286 I35286	Phoenician	Carthage, Tunis	325 BCE	T-Y3836	Akbari et al. 2026; Ringbauer et al. 2025
Carthage 35336 I35336	Phoenician	Carthage, Tunis	303 BCE	E-FTF38953	Ringbauer et al. 2025
Carthage 31735 I31735	Phoenician	Carthage, Carthage	300 BCE	I-PH4447	Ringbauer et al. 2025
Carthage 35327 I35327	Phoenician	Carthage, Tunis	288 BCE	J-FTH21034	Akbari et al. 2026; Ringbauer et al. 2025

Maternal lines of the ancients #

Source: YFull; no culture given.

Maternal lines of the ancients
Sample	Site	Date	Branch
157792	Béja	5,125 BCE	U6a
157791	Kairouan	4,010 BCE	L3f1b-a
157890	Sousse	3,920 BCE	R0a2a-a
157793	Kairouan	3,625 BCE	U6b
23198		550 BCE	U5b2c1a
157889	Nabeul	400 BCE	U6a3e1
152995	Tunis	325 BCE	H
148132	Tunis	303 BCE	H5a13