🏺 Kartal
Lower Danube, Odesa · Ukraine
14 ancient DNA individuals excavated at Kartal, Ukraine, dated between 4017 BC and 587 BC. associated with the Babadag culture – early Getae (Daco-Moeasian) archaeological culture. Y-DNA haplogroups found on site include I2a1b1a2a2a2, R1b1a2, I2a1b1a2a2a, C1a2b1b. Explore each individual's haplogroups, radiocarbon dates and ancestral composition.
14
Individuals
4017 BC
Earliest
587 BC
Latest
4
Studies
Average ancestral composition (14 individuals, non-zero components only)
ANF
47.1%
Steppe
32.1%
CHG/Iran N
9.6%
WHG
5.8%
EHG
2.3%
ANE
2.0%
Sub-Saharan
1.4%
Natufian
1.3%
Native American
1.1%
East Asian
0.8%
AASI
0.6%
Individuals excavated at this site (sorted chronologically)
| Sample ID | Label | Date | Sex | Y-DNA | mtDNA | Culture | Study |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KTL006 | Steppe_CernavodaA | 4017 BC | M | I2a1b1a2a2a | U5a1a | PenskeHaakNature2023; Penske et al. 2023 | |
| KTL007 | Steppe_CernavodaA | 3878 BC | F | U4 | PenskeHaakNature2023 | ||
| KTL004 | Steppe_CernavodaB | 3869 BC | F | T2b | PenskeHaakNature2023 | ||
| KTL005 | Steppe_CernavodaB | 3682 BC | M | R1b1a2 | U3b3 | PenskeHaakNature2023; Penske et al. 2023 | |
| KTL008 | Steppe_CernavodaA | 3675 BC | F | U2e1b2 | PenskeHaakNature2023 | ||
| KTL003 | Steppe_CernavodaA | 3602 BC | F | T2c1c1 | PenskeHaakNature2023 | ||
| KTL002 | Steppe_CernavodaB | 3577 BC | F | J1c5 | PenskeHaakNature2023 | ||
| KTL001 | Steppe_CernavodaA | 3426 BC | M | I2a1b1a2a2a2 | H2a1 | PenskeHaakNature2023; Penske et al. 2023 | |
| saag_UKR007 | Balkan_East_IA_Hallstatt | 906 BC | M | E1b1b1a1b1a | T1a1 | Babadag culture – early Getae (Daco-Moeasian) | saag2024; Saag et al. 2025; SaagThomasSciAdv2025 |
| saag_UKR000 | Balkan_East_IA_oBaltoSlavic | 839 BC | M | U4a2a | saag2024; SaagThomasSciAdv2025 | ||
| saag_UKR001 | Balkan_East_IA_Hallstatt | 800 BC | F | K1a | Babadag culture – early Getae (Daco-Moeasian) | saag2024; SaagThomasSciAdv2025 | |
| saag_UKR002 | Balkan_East_IA_Hallstatt | 800 BC | F | C1a2b1b | U5b1a | Babadag culture – early Getae (Daco-Moeasian) | saag2024; Saag et al. 2025; SaagThomasSciAdv2025 |
| saag_UKR005 | Balkan_East_IA_Hallstatt | 587 BC | F | G2a2a1a2a1 | T2 | saag2024; SaagThomasSciAdv2025 | |
| saag_UKR006 | Balkan_East_IA_Hallstatt | 587 BC | F | U5a1h | saag2024; SaagThomasSciAdv2025 |