Ancient DNA from Switzerland

80 ancient people from Switzerland have had their genome published, from 11,748 BC to 82 BC. Here they are on a map and period by period, with their archaeological cultures and haplogroups.

80ancient individuals
13excavation sites
3published studies
11,748 BColdest individual

Main archaeological groups: Switzerland LN (48), Switzerland EBA-2 (17), Switzerland EBA-1 (8), Switzerland BellBeaker (3), Switzerland EBA II-2 (1).
Most frequent Y-DNA lines: G2a (30), I2a (6), R1b (5), CT (1), F (1), J2 (1).
Most frequent mtDNA lines: K1a (17), H1 (9), J1c (6), J2b (5), H3 (4), K2b (4).

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Period by period

Before 10,000 BC (1 individual)

Groups: Switzerland Epipaleolithic (1). Y-DNA: I2a (1). mtDNA: U5b (1).

DateGroupSiteY-DNAmtDNA
11,748 BC Switzerland Epipaleolithic Grotte du Bichon I2a1a1b1b~ U5b1h

5,000 to 3,000 BC (16 individuals)

Groups: Switzerland LN (16). Y-DNA: G2a (10). mtDNA: K1a (6), H1 (2), H4a (2), H3 (1).

DateGroupSiteY-DNAmtDNA
4,405 BC Switzerland LN Niederried Ursisbalm J1c1b
4,388 BC Switzerland LN Niederried Ursisbalm H5
3,215 BC Switzerland LN Oberbipp Horgen G2a2a1a2a1 H1
3,215 BC Switzerland LN Oberbipp Horgen H3ap
3,214 BC Switzerland LN Oberbipp Horgen G2a2a1a2 H4a1a
3,210 BC Switzerland LN Oberbipp Horgen G2a2a1a2a1 K1a+195
3,208 BC Switzerland LN Oberbipp Horgen G2a2a1a2a1 K1a
3,180 BC Switzerland LN Oberbipp Horgen G2a2a K
3,175 BC Switzerland LN Oberbipp Horgen G2a2a1a2a1 K1a+195
3,175 BC Switzerland LN Oberbipp Horgen G2a2a1a2a1 K1b1a
3,172 BC Switzerland LN Oberbipp Horgen K1a4a1a
3,105 BC Switzerland LN Oberbipp Horgen G2a2a1a2a1 K1a+195
3,100 BC Switzerland LN Oberbipp Horgen H4a1
3,042 BC Switzerland LN Oberbipp Horgen G2a2a1a2a1 K1a+195
3,025 BC Switzerland LN Oberbipp Horgen H1
3,020 BC Switzerland LN Aesch G2a2a1a2a1 H3

3,000 to 1,000 BC (62 individuals)

Groups: Switzerland LN (32), Switzerland EBA-2 (16), Switzerland EBA-1 (8), Switzerland BellBeaker (3). Y-DNA: G2a (20), I2a (5), R1b (5), CT (1). mtDNA: K1a (11), H1 (7), J1c (5), J2b (5).

DateGroupSiteY-DNAmtDNA
3,000 BC Switzerland LN Oberbipp Horgen J1c3
3,000 BC Switzerland LN Oberbipp Horgen G2a2a1a2a1 K1a2b
3,000 BC Switzerland LN Oberbipp Horgen G2a2a1a2a1 K1a2b
2,999 BC Switzerland EBA-1 Wartau K1a4a1
2,992 BC Switzerland LN Aesch K1a2
2,989 BC Switzerland LN Aesch G2a2a1a2a1 H1+152
2,969 BC Switzerland LN Aesch H1
2,956 BC Switzerland LN Aesch J1c3
2,952 BC Switzerland LN Aesch G2a2a1a2a1 X2b+226
2,949 BC Switzerland LN Aesch U5a1c1
2,947 BC Switzerland LN Aesch G2a2a1a2a1 U5a1c1
2,935 BC Switzerland LN Aesch K1a3a
2,935 BC Switzerland LN Aesch H1
2,928 BC Switzerland LN Aesch G2a2a1a2a1 H10+(16093)
2,925 BC Switzerland LN Aesch G2a2a1a2a1 U8b1b
2,915 BC Switzerland LN Muttenz G2a2a1a2 H7d
2,914 BC Switzerland LN Aesch G2a2a1a2a1 H1
2,903 BC Switzerland LN Muttenz G2a2a1a2a1 H1+16311
2,901 BC Switzerland LN Aesch J1c3
2,900 BC Switzerland LN Aesch G2a2a1a2a1 H1
2,898 BC Switzerland LN Aesch U5b2b5
2,892 BC Switzerland LN Aesch G2a2a1a2a1 K2b1a
2,889 BC Switzerland LN Aesch G2a2a1a2a1 K2b1a
2,888 BC Switzerland LN Aesch H3
2,883 BC Switzerland LN Aesch K1a+195
2,880 BC Switzerland LN Muttenz H1+16311
2,878 BC Switzerland LN Oberbipp Horgen K1a+195
2,856 BC Switzerland LN Muttenz J2b1a2
2,854 BC Switzerland LN Muttenz G2a2a1a2a1 K1a4a1
2,849 BC Switzerland LN Aesch G2a2a
2,807 BC Switzerland LN-o Oberbipp Horgen G2a2a1a2
2,800 BC Switzerland LN Aesch G2a2a1a2a1
2,790 BC Switzerland LN Aesch G2a2a1a2 J2b1a2
2,772 BC Switzerland LN Aesch G2a2a1a2a1 J2b1a
2,725 BC Switzerland EBA-2 Auvernier CT
2,722 BC Switzerland EBA II-2 Burgäschisee J2
2,685 BC Switzerland LN-oSteppe Aesch R1b1a1b1a1a X2b+226
2,623 BC Switzerland EBA-1 Rapperswil Zürichstrasse U3a1
2,600 BC Switzerland EBA-1 Rapperswil Zürichstrasse U3a1
2,580 BC Switzerland EBA-2 Spreitenbach CWC I2a1a2 U2e2a1d

And 22 more individuals from this period: browse them all in the sample database.

1,000 BC to AD 1 (1 individual)

Groups: Switzerland EBA-2 (1). mtDNA: B4c (1).

DateGroupSiteY-DNAmtDNA
82 BC Switzerland EBA-2 Wartau B4c1b2c2

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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