Ancient DNA from Papua New Guinea
41 ancient people from Papua New Guinea have had their genome published, from 1,650 BC to AD 1810. Here they are on a map and period by period, with their archaeological cultures and haplogroups.
41ancient individuals
4excavation sites
1published studies
1,650 BColdest individual
Main archaeological groups: PapuaNewGuinea Nebira LateMedieval (16), PapuaNewGuinea Nebira EarlyModern (7), PapuaNewGuinea Eriama EarlyModern (4), PapuaNewGuinea Eriama Modern (4), PapuaNewGuinea Nebira Medieval (2).
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Period by period
3,000 to 1,000 BC (1 individual)
| Date | Group | Site | Y-DNA | mtDNA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,650 BC | PapuaNewGuinea ReberRakival BA | Reber-Rakival |
1,000 BC to AD 1 (1 individual)
| Date | Group | Site | Y-DNA | mtDNA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 450 BC | PapuaNewGuinea ReberRakival IA | Reber-Rakival |
AD 1 to 1000 (1 individual)
| Date | Group | Site | Y-DNA | mtDNA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AD 120 | PapuaNewGuinea ReberRakival IA | Reber-Rakival |
After AD 1000 (38 individuals)
Excavation sites
- Nebira 26, AD 1430 to AD 1740
- Eriama 8, AD 1560 to AD 1810
- Reber-Rakival 5, 1,650 BC to AD 1380
- Tilu 2, AD 1350 to AD 1355
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?
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