🏺 Oakhurst Rockshelter
Western Cape, Garden Route District Municipality, George Local Municipality · South Africa
12 ancient DNA individuals excavated at Oakhurst Rockshelter, South Africa, dated between 8335 BC and 1338 AD. Y-DNA haplogroups found on site include A1b1b2a, A1b1b. Explore each individual's haplogroups, radiocarbon dates and ancestral composition.
12
Individuals
8335 BC
Earliest
1338 AD
Latest
2
Studies
Average ancestral composition (12 individuals, non-zero components only)
Sub-Saharan
96.0%
WHG
2.4%
Iberomaurusian
1.8%
CHG/Iran N
1.3%
Natufian
0.9%
East Asian
0.9%
Native American
0.4%
AASI
0.3%
ANE
0.2%
ANF
0.1%
Individuals excavated at this site (sorted chronologically)
| Sample ID | Label | Date | Sex | Y-DNA | mtDNA | Culture | Study |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK006 | SouthAfrica_LateHolocene | 8335 BC | F | GretzingerSchiffelsNatEcolEvol2024 | |||
| OAK015 | SouthAfrica_OakhurstRockshelter_LateHolocene | 8306 BC | U | GretzingerSchiffelsNatEcolEvol2024 | |||
| OAK004 | SouthAfrica_OakhurstRockshelter_LateHolocene | 4842 BC | U | GretzingerSchiffelsNatEcolEvol2024 | |||
| OAK003 | Africa | 4279 BC | M | A1b1b2a | GretzingerSchiffelsNatEcolEvol2024 | ||
| OAK014 | Africa | 4213 BC | M | A1b1b2a | L0d2c1 | Gretzinger et al. 2024 (Nat. Ecol. Evol.); GretzingerSchiffelsNatEcolEvol2024 | |
| OAK013 | Africa | 3802 BC | M | A1b1b2a | L0d1c2 | Gretzinger et al. 2024 (Nat. Ecol. Evol.); GretzingerSchiffelsNatEcolEvol2024 | |
| OAK012 | Africa | 3731 BC | M | A1b1b | L0d3b1 | Gretzinger et al. 2024 (Nat. Ecol. Evol.); GretzingerSchiffelsNatEcolEvol2024 | |
| OAK011 | SouthAfrica_OakhurstRockshelter_LateHolocene | 3615 BC | U | GretzingerSchiffelsNatEcolEvol2024 | |||
| OAK010 | Africa | 3223 BC | F | GretzingerSchiffelsNatEcolEvol2024 | |||
| OAK008 | Africa | 2685 BC | F | GretzingerSchiffelsNatEcolEvol2024 | |||
| OAK007 | Africa | 571 AD | F | GretzingerSchiffelsNatEcolEvol2024 | |||
| OAK009 | SouthAfrica_OakhurstRockshelter_LateHolocene | 1338 AD | U | GretzingerSchiffelsNatEcolEvol2024 |