🏺 Malakula
Malampa Province · Vanuatu
6 ancient DNA individuals excavated at Malakula, Vanuatu, dated between 715 BC and 88 BC. Y-DNA haplogroups found on site include M1a1a2a. Explore each individual's haplogroups, radiocarbon dates and ancestral composition.
6
Individuals
715 BC
Earliest
88 BC
Latest
2
Studies
Average ancestral composition (6 individuals, non-zero components only)
East Asian
93.2%
Steppe
5.6%
Native American
3.8%
Sub-Saharan
3.1%
Iberomaurusian
2.0%
AASI
1.6%
Natufian
1.2%
WHG
1.1%
ANF
1.0%
ANE
0.4%
CHG/Iran N
0.2%
EHG
0.1%
Individuals excavated at this site (sorted chronologically)
| Sample ID | Label | Date | Sex | Y-DNA | mtDNA | Culture | Study |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAL006 | AsianEast | 715 BC | F | B4a1a1a11 | PosthNatureEcologyEvolution2018; PosthNatEcol2018; PosthPowellNatEcolEvol2018 | ||
| MAL004 | AsianEast | 617 BC | M | M1a1a2a | B4a1a1a | PosthNatureEcologyEvolution2018; PosthNatEcol2018; Posth et al. 2018 (Nat. Ecol. Evol); PosthPowellNatEcolEvol2018 | |
| MAL002 | AsianEast | 575 BC | F | B4a1a1a | PosthNatureEcologyEvolution2018; PosthNatEcol2018; PosthPowellNatEcolEvol2018 | ||
| MAL001 | AsianEast | 290 BC | F | B4a1a1 | PosthNatureEcologyEvolution2018; PosthNatEcol2018; PosthPowellNatEcolEvol2018 | ||
| MAL008 | AsianEast | 288 BC | F | B4a1a1a | PosthNatureEcologyEvolution2018; PosthNatEcol2018; PosthPowellNatEcolEvol2018 | ||
| MAL007 | AsianEast | 88 BC | F | B4a1a1a | PosthNatureEcologyEvolution2018; PosthNatEcol2018; PosthPowellNatEcolEvol2018 |