Ancient DNA from Crimea
12 ancient people from Crimea have had their genome published, from 34,841 BC to AD 630. Here they are on a map and period by period, with their archaeological cultures and haplogroups.
Main archaeological groups: Crimea Chersonesus City IA (6), Crimea BuranKayaIII EarlyUP (2), Crimea SuvluKhaye MigrationPeriod Goth (2), Crimea MithridatesHill (1), Crimea SuvluKhaye MigrationPeriod Sarmatian (1).
Most frequent Y-DNA lines: E1b (2), C (1), F (1), G2a (1), J2a (1), L (1).
Most frequent mtDNA lines: HV9a (1), N1 (1).
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Period by period
Before 10,000 BC (2 individuals)
| Date | Group | Site | Y-DNA | mtDNA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34,841 BC | Crimea BuranKayaIII EarlyUP | Buran-Kaya III | F | |
| 34,307 BC | Crimea BuranKayaIII EarlyUP | Buran-Kaya III | C | N1 |
1,000 BC to AD 1 (6 individuals)
| Date | Group | Site | Y-DNA | mtDNA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 470 BC | Crimea Chersonesus City IA | Chersonesus_City | E1b1b1a1b1 | |
| 470 BC | Crimea Chersonesus City IA | Chersonesus_City | ||
| 470 BC | Crimea Chersonesus City IA | Chersonesus_City | E1b1b1a1b1a16~ | |
| 470 BC | Crimea Chersonesus City IA | Chersonesus_City | ||
| 276 BC | Crimea Chersonesus City IA | Chersonesus_City | ||
| 264 BC | Crimea Chersonesus City IA | Chersonesus_City | L |
AD 1 to 1000 (4 individuals)
| Date | Group | Site | Y-DNA | mtDNA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AD 346 | Crimea MithridatesHill | Mithridates Hill | J2a1a1a2b2a1b1~ | HV9a |
| AD 446 | Crimea SuvluKhaye MigrationPeriod Goth | Suvlu-Khaye | ||
| AD 630 | Crimea SuvluKhaye MigrationPeriod Sarmatian | Suvlu-Khaye | R1a1a1 | |
| AD 630 | Crimea SuvluKhaye MigrationPeriod Goth | Suvlu-Khaye | G2a2a1a2a1a1b2~ |
Excavation sites
- Chersonesus_City 6, 470 BC to 264 BC
- Suvlu-Khaye 3, AD 446 to AD 630
- Buran-Kaya III 2, 34,841 BC to 34,307 BC
- Mithridates Hill 1, AD 346
Source: Allen Ancient DNA Resource v66 (Mallick et al. 2024), individuals with a date and coordinates; samples the AADR flags as misdated are left out. Group names are those of the original studies. Haplogroups are shown when they could be read from the ancient DNA.