Bronze Age Balkan
59
Y-DNA
samples
3,200 BCE – 550 BCE
Period
All Y-DNA samples of this culture from the FamilyTreeDNA Discover database. The culture name is kept as in the source. All archaeological cultures
Where found #
Studies #
- Lazaridis et al. 2022 46
- Akbari et al. 2026 7
- Mathieson et al. 2018 6
- Patterson et al. 2022 4
- Penske et al. 2023 2
- Allen Ancient Genome Diversity Project 1
- Sirak et al. 2020 1
- Harney et al. 2021 1
Paternal lines of the ancients #
Source: FamilyTreeDNA Discover.
| Sample | Site | Region | Date | Branch | Study |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smyadovo 2177 I2177 | Smyadovo, Shumen | Bulgaria | 3,200 BCE | I-M170 ? | Lazaridis et al. 2022 |
| Smyadovo 12 I2176 | Smyadovo, Shumen | Bulgaria | 3,196 BCE | I-Y92973 | Lazaridis et al. 2022; Mathieson et al. 2018 |
| Smyadovo 10 I2175 | Smyadovo, Shumen | Bulgaria | 3,147 BCE | I-Y92973 | Mathieson et al. 2018 |
| Vrbicka 16994 I16994 | Vrbicka, Duga | Montenegro | 3,000 BCE | G-PF3148 ? | Lazaridis et al. 2022 |
| Vrbicka 16995 I16995 | Vrbicka, Duga | Montenegro | 3,000 BCE | I-M170 ? | Lazaridis et al. 2022 |
| Merichleri 4 I2165 | Kairyaka necropolis, Merichleri, Haskovo | Bulgaria | 2,960 BCE | I-PF6902 ? | Mathieson et al. 2018 |
| Yunatsite 38 YUN038 | Yunatsite, Pazardzhik | Bulgaria | 2,838 BCE | I-S19848 | Penske et al. 2023 |
| Dzhulyunitsa 1 I2510 | Dzhulyunitsa, Lyaskovets, Veliko Tarnovo | Bulgaria | 2,808 BCE | G-FTA37257 | Akbari et al. 2026; Allen Ancient Genome Diversity Project; Mathieson et al. 2018 |
| Yunatsite 37 YUN037 | Yunatsite, Pazardzhik | Bulgaria | 2,700 BCE | I-CTS4012 ? | Penske et al. 2023 |
| Çinamak 14689 I14689 | Çinamak, Kukes District | Albania | 2,555 BCE | R-M269 ? | Lazaridis et al. 2022 |
| Tell Kran 19454 I19454 | Tell Kran, Kazanlak | Bulgaria | 2,500 BCE | I-CTS4012 ? | Lazaridis et al. 2022 |
| Tell Kran 19452 I19452 | Tell Kran, Kazanlak | Bulgaria | 2,500 BCE | I-P78 | Lazaridis et al. 2022 |
| Tell Kran 19456 I19456 | Tell Kran, Kazanlak | Bulgaria | 2,500 BCE | J-PF5252 ? | Lazaridis et al. 2022 |
| Ezero 19457 I19457 | Tell Ezero, Nova Zagora, Sliven | Bulgaria | 2,375 BCE | R-Z2103 ? | Lazaridis et al. 2022 |
| Padina 5243 I5243 | Padina | Serbia | 2,356 BCE | I-FTA43237 | Akbari et al. 2026; Lazaridis et al. 2022 |
| Kapitan Andreevo 20182 I20182 | Kapitan Andreevo, Haskovo | Bulgaria | 2,150 BCE | Q-BZ1499 | Lazaridis et al. 2022 |
| Blatné 33 BLAT_33 | Blatné | Slovakia | 2,100 BCE | R-Z283 ? | Sirak et al. 2020 |
| Ostojicevo 16813 I16813 | Ostojicevo, Čoka, North Banat | Serbia | 2,016 BCE | R-FTD264 | Lazaridis et al. 2022 |
| Mokrin 17916 I17916 | Mokrin Necropolis, North Banat District | Serbia | 1,950 BCE | I-M170 ? | Lazaridis et al. 2022 |
| Cetina 18747 I18747 | Cetina, Civljane | Croatia | 1,800 BCE | J-CTS3617 ? | Lazaridis et al. 2022 |
| Cetina 19032 I19032 | Cetina, Civljane | Croatia | 1,800 BCE | J-CTS3617 ? | Lazaridis et al. 2022 |
| Cetina 18746 I18746 | Cetina, Civljane | Croatia | 1,800 BCE | J-Z38240 ? | Lazaridis et al. 2022 |
| Cetina 18088 I18088 | Cetina, Civljane | Croatia | 1,800 BCE | J-Z593 ? | Lazaridis et al. 2022 |
| Cetina 19029 I19029 | Cetina, Civljane | Croatia | 1,800 BCE | J-Z600 ? | Lazaridis et al. 2022 |
| Cetina 11843 I11843 | Cetina, Civljane | Croatia | 1,800 BCE | J-Z615 ? | Lazaridis et al. 2022 |
| Cetina 18752 I18752 | Cetina, Civljane | Croatia | 1,800 BCE | R-PF7589 ? | Lazaridis et al. 2022 |
| Shkrel 8471 I8471 | Shkrel | Albania | 1,795 BCE | J-L283 ? | Lazaridis et al. 2022 |
| Bogomolje 18748 I18748 | Bogomolje, Hvar | Croatia | 1,750 BCE | J-CTS3617 ? | Lazaridis et al. 2022 |
| Trestiana 6185 I6185 | Trestiana | Romania | 1,735 BCE | R-CTS5437 ? | Lazaridis et al. 2022 |
| Merichleri 2 I2163 | Kairyaka necropolis, Merichleri, Haskovo | Bulgaria | 1,689 BCE | R-Z93 ? | Mathieson et al. 2018 |
| Velika Gomila 5080 I5080 | Velika Gomila, Zavojane-Ravca | Croatia | 1,681 BCE | J-Z38240 ? | Akbari et al. 2026; Lazaridis et al. 2022 |
| Ostrvica 18712 I18712 | D. Ostrvica-Pasičine, Čisla | Croatia | 1,650 BCE | J-Z38241 ? | Lazaridis et al. 2022 |
| Koprivno 5073 I5073 | Koprivno | Croatia | 1,623 BCE | J-Z38241 ? | Lazaridis et al. 2022 |
| Veliki Vanik 1 I4331 | Veliki Vanik, Vrgorac, Split-Dalmatia, Dalmatia | Croatia | 1,576 BCE | J-Z38240 ? | Mathieson et al. 2018 |
| Klakar 19561 I19561 | Gornji Klakar, Brod | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,500 BCE | I-S9302 ? | Lazaridis et al. 2022 |
| Bezdanjača 18072 I18072 | Bezdanjača Cave, Vrhovine | Croatia | 1,500 BCE | R-L151 ? | Lazaridis et al. 2022 |
| Bezdanjača 18071 I18071 | Bezdanjača Cave, Vrhovine | Croatia | 1,500 BCE | R-P310 ? | Lazaridis et al. 2022 |
| Gudnja 26726 I26726 | Gudnja Cave, Ston | Croatia | 1,461 BCE | J-Z1297 ? | Akbari et al. 2026; Patterson et al. 2022 |
| Velim-Kosa 24342 I24342 | Velim-Kosa, Stankovci | Croatia | 1,460 BCE | R-FTC509 | Patterson et al. 2022 |
| Matkovici 5074 I5074 | Matkovici | Croatia | 1,435 BCE | J-Z38240 ? | Lazaridis et al. 2022 |
| Velika Gruda 13775 I13775 | Velika Gruda, Radanovići, Kotor | Montenegro | 1,350 BCE | J-Z597 ? | Lazaridis et al. 2022 |
| Velika Gruda 13777 I13777 | Velika Gruda, Radanovići, Kotor | Montenegro | 1,350 BCE | J-Z600 ? | Lazaridis et al. 2022 |
| Obrežje 5695 I5695 | Obrežje, Jesenice na Dolenjskem | Slovenia | 1,346 BCE | R-BY96884 ? | Akbari et al. 2026; Patterson et al. 2022 |
| Velika Gruda 13169 I13169 | Velika Gruda, Radanovići, Kotor | Montenegro | 1,337 BCE | J-Z1297 ? | Lazaridis et al. 2022 |
| Velika Gruda 13778 I13778 | Velika Gruda, Radanovići, Kotor | Montenegro | 1,284 BCE | J-Z1296 ? | Lazaridis et al. 2022 |
| Dimov Grob 7231 I7231 | Dimov Grob, Gradsko | Macedonia | 1,219 BCE | R-CTS7556 ? | Lazaridis et al. 2022 |
| Velika Gruda 14498 I14498 | Velika Gruda, Radanovići, Kotor | Montenegro | 1,150 BCE | J-Z1296 ? | Lazaridis et al. 2022 |
| Bezdanjača 18415 I18415 | Bezdanjača Cave, Vrhovine | Croatia | 1,150 BCE | R-FT231694 | Lazaridis et al. 2022 |
| Bezdanjača 18417 I18417 | Bezdanjača Cave, Vrhovine | Croatia | 1,150 BCE | R-FT231694 | Lazaridis et al. 2022 |
| Bezdanjača 18717 I18717 | Bezdanjača Cave, Vrhovine | Croatia | 1,150 BCE | R-FT231694 | Lazaridis et al. 2022 |
| Bezdanjača 18732 I18732 | Bezdanjača Cave, Vrhovine | Croatia | 1,150 BCE | R-FT231694 | Lazaridis et al. 2022 |
| Bezdanjača 18737 I18737 | Bezdanjača Cave, Vrhovine | Croatia | 1,150 BCE | R-FT231694 ? | Lazaridis et al. 2022 |
| Bezdanjača 18725 I18725 | Bezdanjača Cave, Vrhovine | Croatia | 1,150 BCE | R-L2 ? | Lazaridis et al. 2022 |
| Bezdanjača 18723 I18723 | Bezdanjača Cave, Vrhovine | Croatia | 1,150 BCE | R-P312 ? | Lazaridis et al. 2022 |
| Bezdanjača 18729 I18729 | Bezdanjača Cave, Vrhovine | Croatia | 1,150 BCE | R-P312 ? | Lazaridis et al. 2022 |
| Velika Gruda 13167 I13167 | Velika Gruda, Radanovići, Kotor | Montenegro | 1,140 BCE | J-CTS5789 ? | Lazaridis et al. 2022 |
| Sveti Petar 5729 I5729 | Sveti Petar, Ludbreski | Croatia | 970 BCE | G-S16691 | Akbari et al. 2026; Lazaridis et al. 2022 |
| Velim-Kosa 24345 I24345 | Velim-Kosa, Stankovci | Croatia | 950 BCE | J-L283 ? | Patterson et al. 2022 |
| Ciumai 11926 I7852 | Grave, Ciumai | Moldova | 550 BCE | N-FT353531 | Akbari et al. 2026; Harney et al. 2021 |
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