Group of cultures

Scythians (all)

Y-DNA

samples

108

mtDNA

samples

675 BCE – 100 CE

Period

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All samples of the cultures of this group together: the phases, variants and subgroups of one people or tradition. Cultures in the group: 5. All archaeological cultures

Cultures of the group #

Cultures of the group
Culture	Y-DNA	mtDNA	Period
Scythians	60	88	675 BCE – 150 BCE
Early Scythian	—	1	643 BCE
Scythians, late period	4	12	229 BCE – 30 BCE
Western Scythian	6	5	618 BCE – 263 BCE
Scythian Elite	2	2	337 BCE – 271 BCE

Samples on a time scale #

A dot is a sample, a line is the range it is dated to, the colour is its culture within the group. A hollow dot: its placement on the tree is uncertain.

Years ago. The scale tightens towards the past: the further back, the closer the centuries.

ScythiansWestern ScythianScythians, late periodScythian Eliteplacement on the tree is uncertain

Y-DNA

Branches · Y-DNA #

Tree of the ancient samples' branches. Each branch counts every sample in it and in its sub-branches; sub-branches are indented. Branches of at least 1% of the samples, and of at least 3 samples, are shown; pass-through branches with no side branches are skipped. Age is how many years ago the branch's common ancestor lived (TMRCA), from FTDNA.

Each colour is one of the eight most common macro-haplogroups worldwide (the first letter of the haplogroup, such as R or J). Everything else is grey.RIJENGQTother

R R-M207

46 · 64% 28k years

R1a-M198 R-M198

32 · 44% 8,500 years

Z93 R-Z93

17 · 24% 4,700 years

Z2124 R-Z2124

14 · 19% 4,500 years

Z2125 R-Z2125

3 of 72 4,400 years

Z280 R-Z280

4 of 72 4,700 years

R1b-L23 R-L23

9 · 13% 6,400 years

Z2106 R-Z2106

5 · 7% 5,500 years

L51 R-L51

3 of 72 6,100 years

E-M78

5 · 7% 15k years

J2a J-M410

4 of 72 20k years

G2a-P303 G-P303

3 of 72 12k years

I2 I-P215

3 of 72 25k years

N N-M231

3 of 72 23k years

Q-L54

3 of 72 17k years

mtDNA

Branches · mtDNA #

Tree of the ancient samples' mt branches, grouped by letter. Each branch counts every sample in it and in its sub-branches; sub-branches are indented. Branches of at least 1% of the samples, and of at least 3 samples, are shown; pass-through branches with no side branches are skipped. Age is how many years ago the branch's common foremother lived (TMRCA), from FTDNA.

Each colour is one of the eight most common macro-haplogroups worldwide (the first letter of the haplogroup, such as R or J). Everything else is grey.HUTJKVLIother