26ancient individuals
9excavation sites
3published studies
5,842 BColdest individual

Main archaeological groups: NorthMacedonia IA (15), NorthMacedonia Classical Hellenistic (4), NorthMacedonia BA (2), NorthMacedonia N (2), NorthMacedonia Classical Hellenistic-o (1).
Most frequent Y-DNA lines: R1b (4), G2a (2), J2a (2), C1a (1), E1b (1), J1a (1).
Most frequent mtDNA lines: J1c (5), K1a (3), H (2), H35 (2), T2b (2), H1 (1).

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Period by period

10,000 to 5,000 BC (1 individual)

Groups: NorthMacedonia N (1). Y-DNA: G2a (1). mtDNA: J1c (1).

DateGroupSiteY-DNAmtDNA
5,842 BC NorthMacedonia N Govrlevo-Skopje G2a2b2b J1c1

5,000 to 3,000 BC (1 individual)

Groups: NorthMacedonia N-NotPermittedToPublish (1).

DateGroupSiteY-DNAmtDNA
4,750 BC NorthMacedonia N-NotPermittedToPublish Pista Novo Selo

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

Groups: NorthMacedonia BA (2), NorthMacedonia N (1). Y-DNA: R1b (1). mtDNA: T2b (1).

DateGroupSiteY-DNAmtDNA
1,219 BC NorthMacedonia BA Dimov Grob R1b1a1b1b3a1a T2b
1,200 BC NorthMacedonia N Vodovrati
1,100 BC NorthMacedonia BA East Necropolis

1,000 BC to AD 1 (20 individuals)

Groups: NorthMacedonia IA (15), NorthMacedonia Classical Hellenistic (4), NorthMacedonia Classical Hellenistic-o (1). Y-DNA: R1b (3), J2a (2), C1a (1), E1b (1). mtDNA: J1c (4), K1a (3), H (2), H35 (2).

DateGroupSiteY-DNAmtDNA
850 BC NorthMacedonia IA Vodovrati H35
850 BC NorthMacedonia IA Vodovrati H35
708 BC NorthMacedonia IA Plaosnik-Ohrid J2a1a2b2~ J1c2
664 BC NorthMacedonia IA Marvinci Lisičin Dol R1b1a1b1b3a1a H
657 BC NorthMacedonia IA Marvinci Lisičin Dol U2e1a1
641 BC NorthMacedonia IA Buchinci-Skopje K1a+195
641 BC NorthMacedonia IA Plaosnik-Ohrid H1e
636 BC NorthMacedonia IA Govrlevo-Skopje C1a2 U5a1c
600 BC NorthMacedonia IA Buchinci-Skopje R1b1a1b H
600 BC NorthMacedonia IA Buchinci-Skopje T2b
600 BC NorthMacedonia IA Govrlevo-Skopje K1a4a1
600 BC NorthMacedonia IA Govrlevo-Skopje H1n+146
600 BC NorthMacedonia IA Plaosnik-Ohrid J2a1a2b2~ H8c
600 BC NorthMacedonia IA Plaosnik-Ohrid J1c+16261
600 BC NorthMacedonia IA Plaosnik-Ohrid K1a3a
393 BC NorthMacedonia Classical Hellenistic Marvinci Lisičin Dol G2a2a1a2a1a J1c5d
300 BC NorthMacedonia Classical Hellenistic Marvinci Lisičin Dol E1b1b1a1b1
300 BC NorthMacedonia Classical Hellenistic Marvinci Lisičin Dol J1c
300 BC NorthMacedonia Classical Hellenistic-o Marvinci Lisičin Dol J1a2b2b~ U5b1b
121 BC NorthMacedonia Classical Hellenistic Marvinci Lisičin Dol R1b1a1b1a1

After AD 1000 (1 individual)

Groups: NorthMacedonia Medieval (1). mtDNA: H1 (1).

DateGroupSiteY-DNAmtDNA
AD 1035 NorthMacedonia Medieval Tumba S Opticari H1

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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