Ancient DNA from Saint Helena
20 ancient people from Saint Helena have had their genome published, from AD 1890 to AD 1890. Here they are on a map and period by period, with their archaeological cultures and haplogroups.
20ancient individuals
1excavation sites
1published studies
AD 1890oldest individual
Main archaeological groups: SaintHelena (20).
Most frequent Y-DNA lines: E1b (16), B2a (1).
Most frequent mtDNA lines: L2a (5), L3e (5), L0a (2), L1b (2), L2b (2), L1c (1).
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Period by period
After AD 1000 (20 individuals)
| Date | Group | Site | Y-DNA | mtDNA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AD 1890 | SaintHelena | Rupert’s Valley | E1b1a1a1a2a1a3b1d1c | L1c3a |
| AD 1890 | SaintHelena | Rupert’s Valley | E1b1a1a1a1c1a1a3c1a | L0a1b2a |
| AD 1890 | SaintHelena | Rupert’s Valley | E1b1a1a1a2a1a | L0a1e |
| AD 1890 | SaintHelena | Rupert’s Valley | E1b1a1a1a2a1a3b1a19 | L2a1f1 |
| AD 1890 | SaintHelena | Rupert’s Valley | E1b1a1~ | L3 |
| AD 1890 | SaintHelena | Rupert’s Valley | E1b1a1a1a2a1a | L3e1e |
| AD 1890 | SaintHelena | Rupert’s Valley | L1b1a10b | |
| AD 1890 | SaintHelena | Rupert’s Valley | E1b1a1a1a2a1a3a1 | L3e3b2 |
| AD 1890 | SaintHelena | Rupert’s Valley | E1b1a1a1a1c1 | L3e1a3a |
| AD 1890 | SaintHelena | Rupert’s Valley | L2a1f | |
| AD 1890 | SaintHelena | Rupert’s Valley | E1b1a1a1a | L2b1a |
| AD 1890 | SaintHelena | Rupert’s Valley | E1b1a1a1a2a1a3b1a19 | L3f1b1a |
| AD 1890 | SaintHelena | Rupert’s Valley | E1b1a1a1a2a1a3b1d1c | L3d3a1 |
| AD 1890 | SaintHelena | Rupert’s Valley | B2a1a1a1~ | L3e2b1 |
| AD 1890 | SaintHelena | Rupert’s Valley | E1b1a1a1a2 | L2a1f |
| AD 1890 | SaintHelena | Rupert’s Valley | E1b1a1a1a1c1a1a3a1c1 | L3e1d1a |
| AD 1890 | SaintHelena | Rupert’s Valley | E1b1a1a1a2a1a | L1b1a10 |
| AD 1890 | SaintHelena | Rupert’s Valley | E1b1a1a1a1c1a1a3a1c1 | L2a1f1 |
| AD 1890 | SaintHelena | Rupert’s Valley | E1b1a1a1a1c1a1 | L2b1a |
| AD 1890 | SaintHelena | Rupert’s Valley | L2a1a3c |
Excavation sites
- Rupert’s Valley 20, AD 1890
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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