🏺 Covesea Caves
Scotland, Moray, Covesea · United Kingdom
5 ancient DNA individuals excavated at Covesea Caves, United Kingdom, dated between 1977 BC and 860 BC. Y-DNA haplogroups found on site include R1b1a1b1a1a2c1a3, R1b1a1b1a1a2a, R1b1a1b1a1a2c1a5c. Explore each individual's haplogroups, radiocarbon dates and ancestral composition.
5
Individuals
1977 BC
Earliest
860 BC
Latest
3
Studies
Average ancestral composition (5 individuals, non-zero components only)
Steppe
49.4%
ANF
34.7%
WHG
11.8%
EHG
2.8%
Natufian
1.8%
Native American
1.4%
East Asian
0.8%
CHG/Iran N
0.5%
Individuals excavated at this site (sorted chronologically)
| Sample ID | Label | Date | Sex | Y-DNA | mtDNA | Culture | Study |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I3132 | Britain_BBC/EBA | 1977 BC | M | R1b1a1b1a1a2c1a5c | T2a1b1a | OlaldeNature2018; OlaldeReichNature2018; AkbariReichNature2026 | |
| I3130 | Britain_BA | 894 BC | F | U5a1c | OlaldeNature2018; OlaldeReichNature2018 | ||
| I2861 | Britain_BA | 893 BC | F | I2a1 | OlaldeNature2018, RohlandMallickGenomeResearch2022 (deep shotgun version of individual originally reported in OlaldeNature2018); OlaldeReichNature2018 | ||
| I2860 | Britain_BA | 874 BC | M | R1b1a1b1a1a2a | H5a1 | OlaldeNature2018; OlaldeReichNature2018 | |
| I2859 | Britain_BA | 860 BC | M | R1b1a1b1a1a2c1a3 | K1a2c | OlaldeNature2018; OlaldeReichNature2018 |