MDLP K11d

MDLP K11d is a modern-ancient admixture calculator that estimates the proportional ancestry of individuals against 11 carefully chosen reference components. It blends modern and ancient population signals to reveal both recent regional ancestries and deeper prehistoric contributions. The model's reference populations include continental and deep-time groups: African, North African, Papuan, East Asian (EA), Northeast Asian (NEA), Southeast Asian (SEA), Siberian, ASI (Ancestral South Indian), CHG (Caucasus Hunter-Gatherer), WHG (Western Hunter-Gatherer) and Southeuropean. Together they capture major Eurasian clines, South Asian roots, Oceanian and African affinities.

Designed for a global audience — hobbyist genealogists, informed consumers of direct-to-consumer DNA, population geneticists, historians, and archaeogenetic researchers — MDLP K11d gives accessible, interpretable breakdowns of individual genomes against broad ancestral axes. Users gain: percentage estimates of ancestry components, insight into likely deep ancestry (e.g., CHG/WHG signals tied to Neolithic and Mesolithic Europe), detection of South Asian-specific ASI contributions, and recognition of non-Eurasian inputs such as Papuan or African admixture.

This calculator is valuable because it situates personal genetic results within a framework informed by both modern populations and ancient hunter-gatherers/farming groups. That dual perspective helps disentangle recent admixture from older migrations: for example, distinguishing Southeuropean and WHG influences in people with Mediterranean roots or separating ASI and CHG-derived signals in South Asian contexts. MDLP K11d uses a K=11 clustering approach to provide stable, interpretable components while remaining broad enough for worldwide application.

Interpretation notes: outputs are statistical estimates, not definitive proofs of specific historical events; results are most informative when combined with genealogical records, regional history, and ot