Ancient DNA from Germany

Main archaeological groups: Germany Leubingen1 EBA Unetice (41), Germany Niedertiefenbach LN Wartberg (41), Germany DerenburgMeerenstieg2 N LBK (34), Germany KleinaitingenGewerbegebietNord EBA (32), Germany HalberstadtSonntagsfeld EN LBK (26).
Most frequent Y-DNA lines: R1b (152), I2a (61), G2a (37), R1a (25), H (18), CT (12).
Most frequent mtDNA lines: K1a (64), U5b (48), J1c (47), T2b (41), U5a (35), H2a (27).

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Period by period

Excavation sites

• Erfurt 44, AD 1291 to AD 1347
• Leubingen-1 41, 2,155 BC to 1,829 BC
• Niedertiefenbach 41, 3,280 BC to 3,045 BC
• Halberstadt-Sonntagsfeld 36, 5,175 BC to 1,074 BC
• Derenburg-Meerenstieg-2 34, 5,222 BC to 4,900 BC
• Kleinaitingen-Gewerbegebiet-Nord 32, 1,978 BC to 1,597 BC
• Königsbrunn-Obere-Kreuzstraße 26, 2,062 BC to 1,913 BC
• Esperstedt 22, 3,849 BC to 1,865 BC
• Oberottmarshausen-Kiesgrube-Lauter 20, 1,759 BC to 1,333 BC
• Tollense-battlefield 19, 3,100 BC to 1,250 BC
• Augsburg-Hugo-Eckener-Straße 18, 2,435 BC to 2,139 BC
• Haunstetten-Postillionstraße 18, 2,095 BC to 1,923 BC
• Stuttgart-Mühlhausen-1 18, 5,226 BC to 4,850 BC
• Alt-Inden 17, AD 600
• Drantum 17, AD 750
• Irlbach-LKR 17, 2,270 BC to 2,236 BC
• Singen 17, 2,101 BC to 619 BC
• Straubing 17, AD 453 to AD 586
• Magdalenenberg 16, 575 BC
• Schleswig 15, AD 1100 to AD 1175
• Anderten 14, AD 800
• Stkr -Straubing 13, 2,310 BC to 2,225 BC
• Dunum 12, AD 900
• Niederstotzingen 12, AD 600
• Wehringen-Hochfeld 12, 2,243 BC to 1,835 BC
• Altenerding-Klettham 10, AD 425 to AD 525
• Schwetzingen 10, 5,141 BC to 5,095 BC
• Haunstetten-Unterer-Talweg-58-62 9, 2,397 BC to 1,889 BC
• Ranis 9, 43,925 BC
• Stuttgart-Mühlhausen-2 9, 5,249 BC to 5,110 BC
• Gross Fredenwalde 7, 6,426 BC to 5,096 BC
• Hassleben 7, AD 450
• Blätterhöhle Cave 6, 3,724 BC to 3,190 BC
• Osterhofen-Altenmarkt 6, 2,461 BC to 2,250 BC
• Leubingen-2 5, 1,961 BC to 1,946 BC
• Rothenschirmbach 5, 2,449 BC to 2,264 BC
• Viesenhaeuser Hof 5, 5,218 BC to 5,175 BC
• Althausen 4, 2,513 BC to 2,475 BC
• Altheim 4, AD 421 to AD 473
• Benzingerode-Heimburg 4, 2,275 BC to 2,168 BC
• DGF-Lan 4, 2,300 BC
• Eberdingen-Hochdorf "Biegel" 4, 525 BC
• Hiddestorf 4, AD 400
• Liebenau 4, AD 400
• Schortens 4, AD 800
• Weichering 4, 2,300 BC
• Asperg "Grafenbuehl" 3, 475 BC
• Hohle-Fels-Ach-Valley 3, 13,659 BC to 12,729 BC
• Karsdorf 3, 5,175 BC to 2,519 BC
• Kunzing-Bruck 3, 2,250 BC
• Ostorf 3, 3,447 BC to 3,222 BC
• Quedlinburg-12 3, 2,274 BC to 2,196 BC
• Salzmünde-Schiepzig 3, 3,214 BC to 3,200 BC
• Tiefbrunn 3, 2,753 BC to 2,677 BC
• Alberstedt 2, 2,375 BC
• Barbing-Irlmauth 2, AD 475 to AD 600
• Bonn 2, AD 1827
• Bottendorf 2, 5,600 BC to 5,598 BC
• Brillenhöhle-Ach-Valley 2, 12,867 BC
• Burgweinting-Nord-West-2 2, AD 468 to AD 483
• Dingolfing-Landau 2, 2,317 BC
• Eulau 2, 2,060 BC to 2,027 BC
• Falkenstein-Höhle 2, 7,211 BC
• Haunstetten-Unterer-Talweg-85-1 2, 2,384 BC to 2,258 BC
• Herxheim 2, 5,128 BC to 3,102 BC
• Heuneburg 2, 525 BC to 475 BC
• Issendorf 2, AD 400
• Königsbrunn-Ampack 2, 2,406 BC
• Ludwigsburg "Römerhügel" 2, 525 BC to 475 BC
• Manching-Oberstimm 2, 2,300 BC to 2,250 BC
• Oberkassel 2, 12,008 BC to 11,483 BC
• Quedlinburg-7 2, 2,302 BC to 2,267 BC
• Quedlinburg-8 2, 1,956 BC
• Quedlinburg-9 2, 3,580 BC to 3,521 BC
• Rubenheim 2, 725 BC to 663 BC
• Tangermünde 2, 3,258 BC to 3,157 BC
• Unterwiederstedt 2, 5,124 BC
• Westerheim 2, 12,670 BC
• Weyhe-Dreye 2, 3,839 BC
• Zetel 2, AD 750
• Alteglofsheim 1, AD 447
• Anselfingen 1, 2,296 BC
• Bad-Dürrenberg 1, 6,650 BC
• Baltrum 1, 3,685 BC
• Bergrheinfeld 1, 2,536 BC
• Bockstein 1, 6,441 BC
• Criewen 1, 4,762 BC
• Dillingen-Steinheim 1, 5,135 BC
• Ditzingen-Schöckingen 1, 475 BC
• Drigge 1, 5,194 BC
• Erwitte-Schmerlecke 1, 3,400 BC
• Essenbach-Ammerbreite 1, 5,025 BC
• Freiham-Nord-cemetery 1, AD 300
• Haunstetten-Unterer-Talweg-121 1, 2,845 BC
• Haunstetten-Unterer-Talweg-85 1, 1,960 BC
• Haunstetten-Unterer-Talweg-89 1, 2,754 BC
• Langenenslingen "Alte Burg" 1, 300 BC
• Ofnet 1, 6,327 BC
• Spiekeroog 1, 5,459 BC
• Untermeitingen 1, 1,593 BC
• Urdhöhle 1, 7,533 BC
• Worms-Herrnsheim 1, 2,300 BC

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.