🏺 Raqefet Cave
Haifa District · Israel
6 ancient DNA individuals excavated at Raqefet Cave, Israel, dated between 11343 BC and 10750 BC. Y-DNA haplogroups found on site include E1b1b1b2, E1b1b1, E1b1b1b2a, E1b1b. Explore each individual's haplogroups, radiocarbon dates and ancestral composition.
6
Individuals
11343 BC
Earliest
10750 BC
Latest
5
Studies
Average ancestral composition (6 individuals, non-zero components only)
Natufian
82.5%
ANF
16.6%
CHG/Iran N
4.6%
Iberomaurusian
3.4%
Native American
3.0%
Sub-Saharan
1.9%
East Asian
1.8%
WHG
1.1%
Individuals excavated at this site (sorted chronologically)
| Sample ID | Label | Date | Sex | Y-DNA | mtDNA | Culture | Study |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I1687 | Levant_Natufian | 11343 BC | F | H2a; R0a2'3 | LazaridisAlpaslanRoodenbergScience2022 (higher coverage of previously reported individual from LazaridisNature2016), LazaridisNature2016; LazaridisReichNature2016 | ||
| I0861 | Levant_Natufian | 10750 BC | M | E1b1b1b2 | J2a2 | LazaridisAlpaslanRoodenbergScience2022 (higher coverage of previously reported individual from LazaridisNature2016), LazaridisNature2016; Lazaridis et al. 2016, Lazaridis et al. 2022; LazaridisReichNature2016; LazaridisReichScience2022 | |
| I1069 | Levant_Natufian | 10750 BC | M | E1b1b1 | HV | LazaridisNature2016; Lazaridis et al. 2016; LazaridisReichNature2016 | |
| I1072 | Levant_Natufian | 10750 BC | M | E1b1b1b2a | N1b | LazaridisAlpaslanRoodenbergScience2022 (higher coverage of previously reported individual from LazaridisNature2016), LazaridisNature2016; Lazaridis et al. 2016, Lazaridis et al. 2022; LazaridisReichNature2016; LazaridisReichScience2022 | |
| I1685 | Levant_Natufian | 10750 BC | M | E1b1b1b2 | J2a2 | Lazaridis2024, LazaridisAlpaslanRoodenbergScience2022 (higher coverage of previously reported individual from LazaridisNature2016), LazaridisPattersonAnthonyBioRxiv2024 (higher coverage version of sample previously published in LazaridisAlpaslanRoodenbergScience2022 and LazaridisNature2016); Lazaridis et al. 2016, Lazaridis et al. 2022, Lazaridis et al. 2025; LazaridisReichNature2016; LazaridisReichNature2025 | |
| I1690 | Levant_Natufian | 10750 BC | M | E1b1b | H | Lazaridis2024, LazaridisNature2016; LazaridisReichNature2016 |