Ancient DNA from Faroe Islands
17 ancient people from Faroe Islands have had their genome published, from AD 1050 to AD 1600. Here they are on a map and period by period, with their archaeological cultures and haplogroups.
Main archaeological groups: FaroeIslands EarlyModern (14), FaroeIslands EarlyModern-1 (1), FaroeIslands EarlyModern-2 (1), FaroeIslands Viking (1).
Most frequent Y-DNA lines: R1b (7), R1a (6), I1 (1).
Most frequent mtDNA lines: H3a (8), H5 (2), H17 (1), H1a (1), H2a (1), H49a (1).
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Period by period
After AD 1000 (17 individuals)
| Date | Group | Site | Y-DNA | mtDNA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AD 1050 | FaroeIslands Viking | Hvalba | R1b1a1b1a1a2c1a1a1a1a1 | J1b1a1a |
| AD 1600 | FaroeIslands EarlyModern | Church 2 | R1b1a1b1a1a2e1 | H3a1a |
| AD 1600 | FaroeIslands EarlyModern | Church 2 | H3a1a | |
| AD 1600 | FaroeIslands EarlyModern | Church 2 | R1a1a1 | J2a2c |
| AD 1600 | FaroeIslands EarlyModern | Church 2 | R1a1a1 | H3a1a |
| AD 1600 | FaroeIslands EarlyModern | Church 2 | R1b1a1b | H5 |
| AD 1600 | FaroeIslands EarlyModern | Church 2 | H1ap1 | |
| AD 1600 | FaroeIslands EarlyModern | Church 2 | H17 | |
| AD 1600 | FaroeIslands EarlyModern | Church 2 | R1b1a1b1a1a2c1a1f1a1 | H3a1a |
| AD 1600 | FaroeIslands EarlyModern | Church 2 | R1a1a1 | H2a2a2 |
| AD 1600 | FaroeIslands EarlyModern-1 | Church 2 | R1a1a1b1a3a2b | H3a1 |
| AD 1600 | FaroeIslands EarlyModern | Church 2 | I1 | H49a |
| AD 1600 | FaroeIslands EarlyModern | Church 2 | R1b1a1b1a1a3b1a | H3a1a |
| AD 1600 | FaroeIslands EarlyModern | Church 2 | R1b1a1b1a1a | U5a1g1 |
| AD 1600 | FaroeIslands EarlyModern-2 | Church 2 | R1b1a1b | H3a1a |
| AD 1600 | FaroeIslands EarlyModern | Church 2 | R1a1a1 | H3a1 |
| AD 1600 | FaroeIslands EarlyModern | Church 2 | R1a1a1b1a3a2b1a~ | H5 |
Excavation sites
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.