34ancient individuals
16excavation sites
6published studies
6,423 BColdest individual

Main archaeological groups: Lithuania EMN Narva (6), Lithuania LBA (5), Lithuania MigrationPeriod (5), Lithuania LN (4), Lithuania Mesolithic (2).
Most frequent Y-DNA lines: N1a (6), R1a (3), BT (2), CT (1), G2a (1), I (1).
Most frequent mtDNA lines: U5b (4), U5a (3), H2a (2), H4a (1), H5 (1), I2 (1).

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Period by period

10,000 to 5,000 BC (4 individuals)

Groups: Lithuania Mesolithic (2), Lithuania EMN Narva (1), Lithuania MiddleMesolithic (1). Y-DNA: I (1), K2 (1), R1b (1). mtDNA: U5a (2), U4a (1), U5b (1).

DateGroupSiteY-DNAmtDNA
6,423 BC Lithuania Mesolithic Donkalnis K2 U5a2d
6,326 BC Lithuania MiddleMesolithic Spiginas U4a2
5,873 BC Lithuania Mesolithic Donkalnis I U5b2c1
5,160 BC Lithuania EMN Narva Donkalnis R1b1a1a U5a2d1

5,000 to 3,000 BC (8 individuals)

Groups: Lithuania EMN Narva (5), Lithuania EMN (1), Lithuania EMN Narva-o (1), Lithuania Narva (1). Y-DNA: BT (1), I2a (1). mtDNA: U5b (3).

DateGroupSiteY-DNAmtDNA
4,678 BC Lithuania Narva Donkalnis BT U5b2c1
4,619 BC Lithuania EMN Narva Donkalnis
4,400 BC Lithuania EMN Narva Kretuonas 1B I2a1a2
4,400 BC Lithuania EMN Narva Kretuonas 1B
4,400 BC Lithuania EMN Narva Kretuonas 1B
4,313 BC Lithuania EMN Spiginas
4,200 BC Lithuania EMN Narva-o Donkalnis U5b1
4,173 BC Lithuania EMN Narva Kretuonas 1B U5b1

3,000 to 1,000 BC (6 individuals)

Groups: Lithuania LN (4), Lithuania LBA (2). Y-DNA: CT (1). mtDNA: H5 (1), I2 (1), U5a (1).

DateGroupSiteY-DNAmtDNA
2,892 BC Lithuania LN Plinkaigalis
2,578 BC Lithuania LN Plinkaigalis I2
2,545 BC Lithuania LN Gyvakarai
1,930 BC Lithuania LN Spiginas
1,350 BC Lithuania LBA Turlojiškė CT H5
1,086 BC Lithuania LBA Turlojiškė U5a2a1

1,000 BC to AD 1 (3 individuals)

Groups: Lithuania LBA (3). Y-DNA: R1a (2), BT (1). mtDNA: H2a (1), H4a (1), T2b (1).

DateGroupSiteY-DNAmtDNA
896 BC Lithuania LBA Turlojiškė R1a1a1 H4a1a1a3
869 BC Lithuania LBA Turlojiškė R1a1a1 T2b
703 BC Lithuania LBA Turlojiškė BT H2a2

AD 1 to 1000 (12 individuals)

Groups: Lithuania MigrationPeriod (5), Lithuania Berciunai IA barrows (1), Lithuania Kaireneliai IA FlatGraves (1), Lithuania Kalneliai IA barrows (1). Y-DNA: N1a (6), G2a (1), R1a (1). mtDNA: H2a (1).

DateGroupSiteY-DNAmtDNA
AD 163 Lithuania Kalneliai IA barrows Kalneliai
AD 243 Lithuania Marvele IA FlatGraves Marvele G2a1a1a1a1a1a1a2a1
AD 350 Lithuania MigrationPeriod unknown, Panevėžio N1a1a1a1a1a1a H2a1
AD 369 Lithuania MigrationPeriod BalticBarrows Bailuliai R1a1a1
AD 438 Lithuania MigrationPeriod Marvelė Necropolis
AD 444 Lithuania Kalniskiai IA FlatGraves Kalniskiai
AD 475 Lithuania MigrationPeriod Marvelė Necropolis
AD 475 Lithuania MigrationPeriod Marvelė Necropolis N1a1a1a1a1a1a1b2~
AD 475 Lithuania MigrationPeriod Marvelė Necropolis N1a1a1a1a1
AD 584 Lithuania Kaireneliai IA FlatGraves Kaireneliai N1a1a1a1a1a1a
AD 592 Lithuania Berciunai IA barrows Berciunai N1a1a1a1a1a1a
AD 834 Lithuania Maudziorai IA barrows Maudziorai N1a1a1a1a1a1a

After AD 1000 (1 individual)

Groups: Lithuania Vaineikiai Modern barrows (1).

DateGroupSiteY-DNAmtDNA
AD 1521 Lithuania Vaineikiai Modern barrows Vaineikiai

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.

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