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Here is a summary of the samples of ancient DNA from Europe tested so far.
Ancient Greek DNA
mtDNA from Grave Circle B in Mycenae (3,600 years old)
- 1 haplogroup H2
- 1 haplogroup U5a1
- 2 haplogroup UK
Ancient British DNA
Cheddar Man (9,000 years old, England) => mtDNA haplogroup U5a
Medieval Anglo-Saxon DNA
Tracing the Phylogeography of Human Populations in Britain Based on 4th-11th Century mtDNA Genotypes
mtDNA
- 15 haplogroup H
- 1 haplogroup I
- 4 haplogroup J
- 1 haplogroup K
- 4 haplogroup T1
- 5 haplogroup T2
- 1 haplogroup T4
- 1 haplogroup T5
- 4 haplogroup U5a1
- 2 haplogroup U5a1a
- 2 haplogroup U5b
- 2 haplogroup V
- 2 haplogroup W
- 2 haplogroup X
- 2 haplogroup IWX
Ancient Celtic DNA
Ötzi the Iceman (3,000 years old - Austro-Italian border) => mtDNA haplogroup K1
Ancient Basque DNA
Late Antiquity Basque DNA (1,400 years old)
Y-DNA
- 4 haplogroup I2a
- 23 haplogroup R1b
Ancient German DNA
Lichtenstein Cave Bronze-Age Family (3,000 years old, Lower Saxony) :
Y-DNA
- 4 haplogroup I2b*
- 1 haplogroup R1a
- 1 haplogroup R1b
MtDNA
- 17 haplogroup H
- 5 haplogroup J (including 1 J1b1)
- 5 haplogroup T2
- 9 haplogroup U (including 1 U5b)
Eneolithic Corded Ware from Eulau (4,600 years old, Saxony)
Y-DNA
- 3 haplogroup R1a
MtDNA
- 1 haplogroup H
- 1 haplogroup I
- 1 haplogroup K1a2
- 3 haplogroup K1b
- 1 haplogroup U5b
- 2 haplogroup X2
Viking/Norse DNA
Evidence of Authentic DNA from Danish Viking Age Skeletons Untouched by Humans for 1,000 Years
MtDNA
=> 18 Viking-age skeletons from Galgedil & Kongemarken :
- 8 haplogroup H
- 2 haplogroup I
- 1 haplogroup J
- 1 haplogroup K
- 2 haplogroup T2
- 1 haplogroup U5a1a
- 1 haplogroup U7
- 1 haplogroup X2c
=> 21 Iron-Age skeletons from Bøgebjergård & Skovgaarde :
- 7 haplogroup H
- 2 haplogroup I
- 2 haplogroup J
- 2 haplogroup K
- 1 haplogroup R0a
- 1 haplogroup U2e
- 1 haplogroup U3a
- 1 haplogroup U5b1
- 1 haplogroup V
- Sven II Estridsen (c.1020-1074), the last Viking king of Denmark => mtDNA haplogroup H
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Here is a summary of the samples of ancient DNA from Europe tested so far.
Ancient Greek DNA
mtDNA from Grave Circle B in Mycenae (3,600 years old)
- 1 haplogroup H2
- 1 haplogroup U5a1
- 2 haplogroup UK
Ancient British DNA
Cheddar Man (9,000 years old, England) => mtDNA haplogroup U5a
Medieval Anglo-Saxon DNA
Tracing the Phylogeography of Human Populations in Britain Based on 4th-11th Century mtDNA Genotypes
mtDNA
- 15 haplogroup H
- 1 haplogroup I
- 4 haplogroup J
- 1 haplogroup K
- 4 haplogroup T1
- 5 haplogroup T2
- 1 haplogroup T4
- 1 haplogroup T5
- 4 haplogroup U5a1
- 2 haplogroup U5a1a
- 2 haplogroup U5b
- 2 haplogroup V
- 2 haplogroup W
- 2 haplogroup X
- 2 haplogroup IWX
Ancient Celtic DNA
Ötzi the Iceman (3,000 years old - Austro-Italian border) => mtDNA haplogroup K1
Ancient Basque DNA
Late Antiquity Basque DNA (1,400 years old)
Y-DNA
- 4 haplogroup I2a
- 23 haplogroup R1b
Ancient German DNA
Lichtenstein Cave Bronze-Age Family (3,000 years old, Lower Saxony) :
Y-DNA
- 4 haplogroup I2b*
- 1 haplogroup R1a
- 1 haplogroup R1b
MtDNA
- 17 haplogroup H
- 5 haplogroup J (including 1 J1b1)
- 5 haplogroup T2
- 9 haplogroup U (including 1 U5b)
Eneolithic Corded Ware from Eulau (4,600 years old, Saxony)
Y-DNA
- 3 haplogroup R1a
MtDNA
- 1 haplogroup H
- 1 haplogroup I
- 1 haplogroup K1a2
- 3 haplogroup K1b
- 1 haplogroup U5b
- 2 haplogroup X2
Viking/Norse DNA
Evidence of Authentic DNA from Danish Viking Age Skeletons Untouched by Humans for 1,000 Years
MtDNA
=> 18 Viking-age skeletons from Galgedil & Kongemarken :
- 8 haplogroup H
- 2 haplogroup I
- 1 haplogroup J
- 1 haplogroup K
- 2 haplogroup T2
- 1 haplogroup U5a1a
- 1 haplogroup U7
- 1 haplogroup X2c
=> 21 Iron-Age skeletons from Bøgebjergård & Skovgaarde :
- 7 haplogroup H
- 2 haplogroup I
- 2 haplogroup J
- 2 haplogroup K
- 1 haplogroup R0a
- 1 haplogroup U2e
- 1 haplogroup U3a
- 1 haplogroup U5b1
- 1 haplogroup V
- Sven II Estridsen (c.1020-1074), the last Viking king of Denmark => mtDNA haplogroup H
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