🏺 Isbister
Scotland, Orkney Islands, South Ronaldsay, Liddle · United Kingdom
10 ancient DNA individuals excavated at Isbister, United Kingdom, dated between 3199 BC and 2483 BC. Y-DNA haplogroups found on site include I2a1a2a1a2a, I2a1a2a, I2a1b1a1a1b1, I2a1a2a1a2a1. Explore each individual's haplogroups, radiocarbon dates and ancestral composition.
10
Individuals
3199 BC
Earliest
2483 BC
Latest
4
Studies
Average ancestral composition (10 individuals, non-zero components only)
ANF
78.1%
WHG
19.3%
Steppe
3.4%
EHG
1.1%
East Asian
0.6%
Sub-Saharan
0.6%
AASI
0.2%
Individuals excavated at this site (sorted chronologically)
| Sample ID | Label | Date | Sex | Y-DNA | mtDNA | Culture | Study |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I3085 | EEF_Britain | 3199 BC | F | K1a+195 | OlaldeNature2018; OlaldeReichNature2018 | ||
| I2978 | EEF_Britain | 3190 BC | M | I2a1a2a1a2a | K1b1a1 | OlaldeNature2018; Akbari et al. 2026, Allen Ancient Genome Diversity Project, Olalde et al. 2018; OlaldeReichNature2018 | |
| I2934 | EEF_Britain | 3188 BC | F | U5a2c3 | OlaldeNature2018; OlaldeReichNature2018 | ||
| I2935 | EEF_Britain | 3165 BC | M | I2a1a2a1a2a1 | U8b1b | OlaldeNature2018; Akbari et al. 2026, Allen Ancient Genome Diversity Project, Olalde et al. 2018; OlaldeReichNature2018 | |
| I2979 | EEF_Britain | 3154 BC | M | I2a1a2a1a2 | K1a+195 | OlaldeNature2018; Olalde et al. 2018; OlaldeReichNature2018 | |
| I2933 | EEF_Britain | 2927 BC | M | I2a1b1a1a1b1 | J1c2 | OlaldeNature2018; Olalde et al. 2018; OlaldeReichNature2018 | |
| I2977 | EEF_Britain | 2893 BC | M | I2a1b2 | H1 | OlaldeNature2018; Olalde et al. 2018; OlaldeReichNature2018 | |
| I2629 | EEF_Britain | 2850 BC | M | I2a1a2a | J1c1b | OlaldeNature2018, PattersonNature2021 (higher coverage of previously published individual in OlaldeNature2018); OlaldeReichNature2018; PattersonReichNature2021 | |
| I2630 | EEF_Britain | 2521 BC | M | I2a1a2a1a2a | K1a4 | OlaldeNature2018; Olalde et al. 2018; OlaldeReichNature2018 | |
| I2932 | EEF_Britain | 2483 BC | M | I2a1a2a1a2a | H5 | OlaldeNature2018; Akbari et al. 2026, Allen Ancient Genome Diversity Project, Olalde et al. 2018; OlaldeReichNature2018 |