🏺 Gishimangeda Cave
Karatu District, Eyasi Basin · Tanzania
11 ancient DNA individuals excavated at Gishimangeda Cave, Tanzania, dated between 637 BC and 303 AD. Y-DNA haplogroups found on site include E1b1b1b2b2a1, E1b1b1b2b2a1a1c, E1b1b1a1b2, B2b1a. Explore each individual's haplogroups, radiocarbon dates and ancestral composition.
11
Individuals
637 BC
Earliest
303 AD
Latest
5
Studies
Average ancestral composition (11 individuals, non-zero components only)
Sub-Saharan
90.7%
Natufian
4.3%
Iberomaurusian
4.0%
East Asian
3.1%
Steppe
2.7%
ANE
2.6%
EHG
1.9%
WHG
1.7%
CHG/Iran N
1.3%
ANF
1.2%
AASI
1.1%
Individuals excavated at this site (sorted chronologically)
| Sample ID | Label | Date | Sex | Y-DNA | mtDNA | Culture | Study |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I13980 | Africa | 637 BC | M | E1b1b1a1b2 | HV1b1 | PrendergastLipsonSawchukScience2019; PrendergastScience2019; Prendergast et al. 2019; PrendergastReichScience2019 | |
| I13981 | Africa | 616 BC | F | L0a | PrendergastLipsonSawchukScience2019; PrendergastScience2019; PrendergastReichScience2019 | ||
| I13979 | Africa | 459 BC | F | L3x1 | PrendergastLipsonSawchukScience2019; PrendergastScience2019; PrendergastReichScience2019 | ||
| I13978 | Africa | 323 BC | F | L4b2a1 | PrendergastLipsonSawchukScience2019; PrendergastScience2019; PrendergastReichScience2019 | ||
| I13982 | Africa | 200 BC | F | L4b2a2 | LipsonSawchukNature2022 (higher coverage of individual first published in PrendergastLipsonSawchukScience2019); PrendergastScience2019; PrendergastReichScience2019; LipsonPrendergastNature2022 | ||
| I13983 | Africa | 200 BC | M | B2b1a | L4b2a2b | LipsonSawchukNature2022 (higher coverage of individual first published in PrendergastLipsonSawchukScience2019); PrendergastScience2019; Lipson et al. 2022, Prendergast et al. 2019; PrendergastReichScience2019; LipsonPrendergastNature2022 | |
| I13762 | Africa | 114 BC | M | E1b1b1b2b2a1a1c | L3i2 | PrendergastLipsonSawchukScience2019; PrendergastScience2019; Prendergast et al. 2019; PrendergastReichScience2019 | |
| I13970 | Africa | 0 AD | F | L3h1a2a1 | PrendergastLipsonSawchukScience2019; PrendergastScience2019; PrendergastReichScience2019 | ||
| I13763 | Africa | 20 AD | F | L3 | LipsonSawchukNature2022, PrendergastLipsonSawchukScience2019; PrendergastScience2019; PrendergastReichScience2019; LipsonPrendergastNature2022 | ||
| I13977 | Africa | 26 AD | M | E1b1b1b2b2a1 | L0f2a1 | PrendergastLipsonSawchukScience2019; PrendergastScience2019; Prendergast et al. 2019; PrendergastReichScience2019 | |
| I13972 | Africa | 303 AD | M | E1b1b1b2b2a1 | T2+150 | PrendergastLipsonSawchukScience2019; PrendergastScience2019; Prendergast et al. 2019; PrendergastReichScience2019 |