Ancient DNA from Guam
106 ancient people from Guam have had their genome published, from 792 BC to AD 1585. Here they are on a map and period by period, with their archaeological cultures and haplogroups.
106ancient individuals
2excavation sites
1published studies
792 BColdest individual
Main archaeological groups: Guam Latte (74), Guam LateUnai (22), Guam LateLattePeriod (4), Guam PreLattePeriod LateUnai (3), Guam LateUnai PreLatte (1).
Most frequent Y-DNA lines: O2a (40), S (2), F (1), M1a (1), O (1).
Most frequent mtDNA lines: E2a (68), E2 (13), E1a (10), B4a (2), E (1), E1 (1).
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Period by period
1,000 BC to AD 1 (27 individuals)
| Date | Group | Site | Y-DNA | mtDNA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 792 BC | Guam PreLattePeriod LateUnai | Naton Beach Site | ||
| 782 BC | Guam LateUnai | Naton Beach Site | ||
| 778 BC | Guam LateUnai | Naton Beach Site | E2 | |
| 769 BC | Guam LateUnai | Naton Beach Site | O2a2b2a2b | E2a |
| 758 BC | Guam LateUnai | Naton Beach Site | E2 | |
| 753 BC | Guam LateUnai PreLatte | Naton Beach Site | O2a2b | B4a1a1 |
| 743 BC | Guam LateUnai | Naton Beach Site | O2a2b | E2a |
| 724 BC | Guam LateUnai | Naton Beach Site | E2 | |
| 694 BC | Guam LateUnai | Naton Beach Site | B4a1a1 | |
| 682 BC | Guam PreLattePeriod LateUnai | Naton Beach Site | M | |
| 682 BC | Guam LateUnai | Naton Beach Site | ||
| 680 BC | Guam LateUnai | Naton Beach Site | E2 | |
| 678 BC | Guam LateUnai | Naton Beach Site | ||
| 673 BC | Guam LateUnai | Naton Beach Site | O | E2a |
| 643 BC | Guam LateUnai | Naton Beach Site | F | R |
| 600 BC | Guam LateUnai | Naton Beach Site | ||
| 600 BC | Guam LateUnai | Naton Beach Site | ||
| 600 BC | Guam LateUnai | Naton Beach Site | ||
| 600 BC | Guam LateUnai | Naton Beach Site | O2a2b | E2 |
| 600 BC | Guam LateUnai | Naton Beach Site | E1a1b | |
| 600 BC | Guam LateUnai | Naton Beach Site | E2 | |
| 600 BC | Guam PreLattePeriod LateUnai | Naton Beach Site | ||
| 600 BC | Guam LateUnai | Naton Beach Site | E1 | |
| 575 BC | Guam LateUnai | Naton Beach Site | E2 | |
| 568 BC | Guam LateUnai-o | Naton Beach Site | ||
| 568 BC | Guam LateUnai | Naton Beach Site | E | |
| 470 BC | Guam LateUnai | Naton Beach Site | O2a2b2a2b | E2a |
AD 1 to 1000 (1 individual)
| Date | Group | Site | Y-DNA | mtDNA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AD 385 | Guam PreLattePeriod | Naton Beach Site | E2a |
After AD 1000 (78 individuals)
| Date | Group | Site | Y-DNA | mtDNA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AD 1242 | Guam Latte | Naton Beach Site | O2a2b2a2b | E2 |
| AD 1245 | Guam Latte | Naton Beach Site | E1a1b | |
| AD 1246 | Guam Latte | Naton Beach Site | O2a2b2a2b | E2a |
| AD 1250 | Guam Latte | Naton Beach Site | E2a | |
| AD 1250 | Guam Latte | Naton Beach Site | E2a | |
| AD 1250 | Guam Latte | Naton Beach Site | O2a2b2a2b | E2 |
| AD 1294 | Guam Latte | Naton Beach Site | E2a | |
| AD 1294 | Guam Latte | Naton Beach Site | O2a2b2a2b | E1a1b |
| AD 1300 | Guam Latte | Naton Beach Site | E2a | |
| AD 1300 | Guam Latte | Naton Beach Site | E2a | |
| AD 1348 | Guam Latte | Naton Beach Site | E2a | |
| AD 1349 | Guam Latte | Naton Beach Site | E2a | |
| AD 1350 | Guam Latte | Naton Beach Site | E1a1b | |
| AD 1350 | Guam Latte | Naton Beach Site | E2a | |
| AD 1350 | Guam Latte | Naton Beach Site | O2a2b2a2b | E2a |
| AD 1350 | Guam Latte | Naton Beach Site | O2a2b2a2b | E2a |
| AD 1350 | Guam Latte | Naton Beach Site | E2a | |
| AD 1350 | Guam Latte | Naton Beach Site | O2a2b2a2b | E2a |
| AD 1350 | Guam Latte | Naton Beach Site | E2a | |
| AD 1350 | Guam Latte | Naton Beach Site | O2a2b2a2b | E2a |
| AD 1350 | Guam LateLattePeriod | Haputo | E2a | |
| AD 1350 | Guam LateLattePeriod | Haputo | O2a2b | E2a |
| AD 1350 | Guam LateLattePeriod | Haputo | E2a | |
| AD 1350 | Guam LateLattePeriod | Haputo | E2a | |
| AD 1375 | Guam Latte | Naton Beach Site | E2a | |
| AD 1400 | Guam Latte | Naton Beach Site | E2a | |
| AD 1400 | Guam Latte | Naton Beach Site | E2a | |
| AD 1419 | Guam Latte | Naton Beach Site | O2a2b2a2b | E2a |
| AD 1425 | Guam Latte | Naton Beach Site | E2a | |
| AD 1425 | Guam Latte | Naton Beach Site | O2a2b2a2b | E1a1b1 |
| AD 1425 | Guam Latte | Naton Beach Site | E2a | |
| AD 1425 | Guam Latte | Naton Beach Site | O2a2b2a2b | E2 |
| AD 1425 | Guam Latte | Naton Beach Site | O2a2b2a2b | E2a |
| AD 1425 | Guam Latte | Naton Beach Site | O2a2b2a2b | E2a |
| AD 1425 | Guam Latte | Naton Beach Site | O2a2b2a2b | E2a |
| AD 1425 | Guam Latte | Naton Beach Site | E2a | |
| AD 1425 | Guam Latte | Naton Beach Site | S | E2a |
| AD 1425 | Guam Latte | Naton Beach Site | E2a | |
| AD 1425 | Guam Latte | Naton Beach Site | E2 | |
| AD 1425 | Guam Latte | Naton Beach Site | E2a |
Excavation sites
- Naton Beach Site 102, 792 BC to AD 1585
- Haputo 4, AD 1350
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.
Which of these ancient peoples are in your DNA?
Our Lapita (Austronesia & Pacific) report compares your own raw DNA file with the ancient and modern populations of the region, era by era, and explains your result in plain language with your haplogroups.