🏺 Buffa
Sicily, Palermo · Italy
7 ancient DNA individuals excavated at Buffa, Italy, dated between 2171 BC and 1540 BC. Y-DNA haplogroups found on site include R1b1a1b1a1a2b, R1b1a1b1a1a2, R1b1a1b1a1a2a1b, R1b1a1b1a1a2a. Explore each individual's haplogroups, radiocarbon dates and ancestral composition.
7
Individuals
2171 BC
Earliest
1540 BC
Latest
3
Studies
Average ancestral composition (7 individuals, non-zero components only)
ANF
75.7%
Steppe
9.3%
WHG
7.6%
CHG/Iran N
5.8%
Natufian
1.3%
EHG
0.9%
East Asian
0.9%
AASI
0.6%
Iberomaurusian
0.4%
ANE
0.3%
Individuals excavated at this site (sorted chronologically)
| Sample ID | Label | Date | Sex | Y-DNA | mtDNA | Culture | Study |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I3123 | Italy_Sicily_BA | 2171 BC | M | R1b1a1b1a1a2a1b | U8b1b1 | FernandesNatureEcologyEvolution2020; FernandesNatEcolEvol2020; FernandesReichNatEcolEvol2020 | |
| I11442 | Italy_Sicily_BA | 2170 BC | M | R1b1a1b1a1a2b | K1a3a | FernandesNatureEcologyEvolution2020; FernandesNatEcolEvol2020; FernandesReichNatEcolEvol2020 | |
| I11443 | Italy_Sicily_EBA_BBC | 2140 BC | M | R1b1a1b1a1a2 | U5b2c | FernandesNatureEcologyEvolution2020; FernandesNatEcolEvol2020; FernandesReichNatEcolEvol2020 | |
| I3122 | Italy_Sicily_BA | 2123 BC | F | T2b | FernandesNatureEcologyEvolution2020; FernandesNatEcolEvol2020; FernandesReichNatEcolEvol2020 | ||
| I3124 | Italy_Sicily_BA | 1874 BC | M | R1b1a1b1a1a2a | H1+16189! | FernandesNatureEcologyEvolution2020; FernandesNatEcolEvol2020; FernandesReichNatEcolEvol2020; AkbariReichNature2026 | |
| I4109 | Italy_Sicily_BA | 1566 BC | F | K2b1 | FernandesNatureEcologyEvolution2020; FernandesNatEcolEvol2020; FernandesReichNatEcolEvol2020 | ||
| I3125 | Italy_Sicily_BA | 1540 BC | M | G2a2b2a1a1c1a1 | K1a3a | FernandesNatureEcologyEvolution2020; FernandesNatEcolEvol2020; Akbari et al. 2026, Allen Ancient Genome Diversity Project, Fernandes et al. 2020 (Nat. Ecol. Evol); FernandesReichNatEcolEvol2020; AkbariReichNature2026 |