🏺 Esperstedt
Saxony-Anhalt, Saalekreis · Germany
37 ancient DNA individuals excavated at Esperstedt, Germany, dated between 4628 BC and 873 BC. Y-DNA haplogroups found on site include R1a1a1, I2a1b2a, I2a1b2a1, I2a2a2. Explore each individual's haplogroups, radiocarbon dates and ancestral composition.
37
Individuals
4628 BC
Earliest
873 BC
Latest
11
Studies
Average ancestral composition (37 individuals, non-zero components only)
Steppe
55.0%
ANF
30.2%
WHG
10.0%
EHG
3.8%
ANE
2.5%
CHG/Iran N
2.4%
Natufian
2.2%
Iberomaurusian
1.1%
East Asian
1.0%
Sub-Saharan
0.5%
Native American
0.4%
AASI
0.4%
Individuals excavated at this site (sorted chronologically)
| Sample ID | Label | Date | Sex | Y-DNA | mtDNA | Culture | Study |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESP 13 | EEF_CEuro | 4628 BC | T2e | BrandtScience2013 | |||
| I0807 | EEF_CEuro_LN/C | 3849 BC | M | I2a | H1e1a | MathiesonNature2015 (1240k of same same sample with 390k in HaakLazaridis2015); MathiesonNature2015 (1240k of same same sample with 390k in HaakLazaridisNature2015); MathiesonReichNature2015 | |
| I0172 | EEF_CEuro_LN/C | 3205 BC | M | I2a1a2a1a1 | T2b | MathiesonNature2015 (1240k of same same sample with 390k in HaakLazaridis2015); MathiesonNature2015 (1240k of same same sample with 390k in HaakLazaridisNature2015); Akbari et al. 2026, Haak et al. 2015, Mathieson et al. 2015; MathiesonReichNature2015 | |
| I0103 | CEuro_CWC | 2522 BC | F | W6a | MathiesonNature2015 (1240k of same same sample with 390k in HaakLazaridis2015); MathiesonNature2015 (1240k of same same sample with 390k in HaakLazaridisNature2015); MathiesonReichNature2015 | ||
| I1539 | CEuro_CWC | 2470 BC | F | J1c1b1a | MathiesonNature2015; MathiesonReichNature2015 | ||
| ESP 19 | CEuro_CWC | 2462 BC | U5a | BrandtScience2013 | |||
| ESP 34 | CEuro_CWC | 2462 BC | BrandtScience2013 | ||||
| ESP 5 | CEuro_CWC | 2462 BC | U5a | BrandtScience2013 | |||
| ESP 15 | CEuro_CWC | 2430 BC | H6a1a | BrothertonNatCommun2013 | |||
| I0050 | CEuro_CWC | 2425 BC | U5a2d | HaakLazaridisNature2015 | |||
| I0104 | CEuro_CWC | 2408 BC | M | R1a1a1 | U4b1a1a1 | MathiesonNature2015 (1240k of same same sample with 390k in HaakLazaridis2015); MathiesonNature2015 (1240k of same same sample with 390k in HaakLazaridisNature2015); MathiesonReichNature2015 | |
| I1540 | CEuro_CWC_oHG | 2400 BC | M | R1a1a1 | J1c5f | MathiesonNature2015; MathiesonReichNature2015 | |
| I1541 | CEuro_CWC | 2400 BC | M | R1a1a1 | U2e1a1 | MathiesonNature2015; MathesonPLoSONE2009; MathiesonReichNature2015 | |
| I0106 | CEuro_CWC | 2347 BC | F | T2a1b1 | MathiesonNature2015 (1240k of same same sample with 390k in HaakLazaridis2015); MathiesonNature2015 (1240k of same same sample with 390k in HaakLazaridisNature2015); MathiesonReichNature2015 | ||
| I0049 | CEuro_CWC | 2345 BC | F | X2b4 | MathiesonNature2015 (1240k of same same sample with 390k in HaakLazaridis2015); MathiesonNature2015 (1240k of same same sample with 390k in HaakLazaridisNature2015); MathiesonReichNature2015 | ||
| I1532 | CEuro_CWC | 2275 BC | M | R1a1a1 | J1c2e | MathiesonNature2015; MathiesonReichNature2015 | |
| I1534 | CEuro_CWC | 2275 BC | F | R1a1a | K1a1b2a | MathiesonNature2015 | |
| I1536 | CEuro_CWC | 2275 BC | M | R1a1a1 | U5a1g2 | MathiesonNature2015; MathiesonReichNature2015 | |
| I1538 | CEuro_CWC | 2275 BC | M | R1a1a1 | J1c5 | MathiesonNature2015; MathiesonReichNature2015 | |
| I1542 | CEuro_CWC | 2275 BC | M | R1a1a1 | J2a2a | MathiesonNature2015; MathiesonReichNature2015 | |
| I1544 | CEuro_CWC | 2275 BC | M | R1a1a1b1a3a4a | K2b2 | MathiesonNature2015; MathiesonReichNature2015 | |
| I0117 | WCEuro_Unetice | 2142 BC | F | I3a | MathiesonNature2015 (1240k of same same sample with 390k in HaakLazaridis2015); MathiesonNature2015 (1240k of same same sample with 390k in HaakLazaridisNature2015); MathiesonReichNature2015 | ||
| ESP 27 | WCEuro_Unetice | 2094 BC | T2c | BrandtScience2013 | |||
| I0114 | WCEuro_Unetice | 2052 BC | M | I2a1b2a1 | I3a | MathiesonNature2015 (1240k of same same sample with 390k in HaakLazaridis2015); HaakLazaridisNature2015; Haak et al. 2015, Mathieson et al. 2015; MathiesonReichNature2015 | |
| I0116 | WCEuro_Unetice | 2028 BC | M | I2a2a2 | W3a1 | MathiesonNature2015 (1240k of same same sample with 390k in HaakLazaridis2015); MathiesonNature2015 (1240k of same same sample with 390k in HaakLazaridisNature2015); Akbari et al. 2026, Haak et al. 2015, Mathieson et al. 2015; MathiesonReichNature2015; AkbariReichNature2026 | |
| ESP 9 | WCEuro_Unetice | 1929 BC | U5b1a'b | BrandtScience2013 | |||
| ESP 12 | WCEuro_Unetice | 1875 BC | X | BrandtScience2013 | |||
| ESP 23 | WCEuro_Unetice | 1875 BC | U5a2a | BrandtScience2013 | |||
| ESP 31 | WCEuro_Unetice | 1875 BC | X | BrandtScience2013 | |||
| ESP 35 | WCEuro_Unetice | 1875 BC | BrandtScience2013 | ||||
| I0115 | WCEuro_Unetice | 1865 BC | F | U5a1i | MathiesonNature2015 (1240k of same same sample with 390k in HaakLazaridis2015); MathiesonNature2015 (1240k of same same sample with 390k in HaakLazaridisNature2015); MathiesonReichNature2015 | ||
| ESP 18 | WCEuro_Unetice | 1720 BC | T2b | BrandtScience2013 | |||
| ESP039 | WCEuro_MBA | 1318 BC | M | I2a1b2a | Orfanou et al. 2026 | ||
| ESP042 | WCEuro_MBA | 1196 BC | M | I2a1b2a2 | H3b | Orfanou et al. 2026 | |
| ESP043 | WCEuro_MBA | 1161 BC | M | I2a1b2a | K1a1b2b | Orfanou et al. 2026 | |
| ESP036 | WCEuro_MBA | 923 BC | M | I2a1b2a | H16c | Orfanou et al. 2026 | |
| ESP041 | WCEuro_MBA | 873 BC | M | I2a1b2a | T2b6 | Orfanou et al. 2026 |