🏺 Ganj Dareh
Hamadan Province, Tuyserkan · Iran
12 ancient DNA individuals excavated at Ganj Dareh, Iran, dated between 8212 BC and 1561 AD. Y-DNA haplogroups found on site include R2a. Explore each individual's haplogroups, radiocarbon dates and ancestral composition.
12
Individuals
8212 BC
Earliest
1561 AD
Latest
9
Studies
Average ancestral composition (12 individuals, non-zero components only)
CHG/Iran N
87.7%
ANF
25.4%
Steppe
16.5%
Natufian
11.4%
ANE
3.8%
EHG
3.6%
AASI
1.6%
East Asian
1.0%
Native American
0.9%
WHG
0.6%
Individuals excavated at this site (sorted chronologically)
| Sample ID | Label | Date | Sex | Y-DNA | mtDNA | Culture | Study |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I1954 | Iran_N | 8212 BC | M | R2a | R2+13500 | NarasimhanPattersonScience2019; Akbari et al. 2026, Narasimhan et al. 2019; NarasimhanReichScience2019 | |
| I1949 | Iran_N | 8092 BC | M | R2a | R2b | NarasimhanPattersonScience2019 (supplement of LazaridisNature2016); Lazaridis et al. 2016, Narasimhan et al. 2019; LazaridisReichNature2016; NarasimhanReichScience2019 | |
| I1947 | Iran_N | 8042 BC | M | R2a | R2+13500 | NarasimhanPattersonScience2019; Akbari et al. 2026, Allen Ancient Genome Diversity Project, Narasimhan et al. 2019; NarasimhanReichScience2019 | |
| I1946 | Iran_N | 8025 BC | M | R2a | U7 | NarasimhanPattersonScience2019; Narasimhan et al. 2019; NarasimhanReichScience2019 | |
| I1952 | Iran_N | 8002 BC | M | R2a | R | NarasimhanPattersonScience2019; Narasimhan et al. 2019; NarasimhanReichScience2019 | |
| I7527 | Iran_N | 7950 BC | F | U7a | Lazaridis2024, NarasimhanPattersonScience2019 | ||
| I7526 | Iran_GanjDareh_N | 7950 BC | F | NarasimhanReichScience2019; LazaridisReichNature2025 | |||
| I1951 | Iran_N | 7898 BC | F | HV | NarasimhanPattersonScience2019 (supplement of LazaridisNature2016); LazaridisReichNature2016; NarasimhanReichScience2019 | ||
| I1290 | Iran_N | 7856 BC | F | X2 | LazaridisNature2016; LazaridisReichNature2016 | ||
| I1944 | Iran_N | 7850 BC | F | R2+13500 | NarasimhanPattersonScience2019 (supplement of LazaridisNature2016); LazaridisReichNature2016; NarasimhanReichScience2019 | ||
| I1945 | Iran_N | 7850 BC | M | R2a | J1c10 | Lazaridis2024, NarasimhanPattersonScience2019 (supplement of LazaridisNature2016); Lazaridis et al. 2016, Lazaridis et al. 2025, Narasimhan et al. 2019; LazaridisReichNature2016; LazaridisReichNature2025 | |
| I1955 | Iran_MA | 1561 AD | F | U1a1a3 | LazaridisNature2016; LazaridisReichNature2016 |