Ancient Near East & North Africa
Haplogroup Explorer
Analyzing your genetic similarity to ancient Near Eastern reference samples...
Preparing your genetic-similarity report
Haplogroup Explorer
Your maternal (mtDNA) and paternal (Y-DNA) lineages compared with ancient individuals. A shared haplogroup means a shared lineage branch, not a specific common ancestor.
The Near East has been a crossroads of early farming, cities, empires, and long-distance exchange.
Haplogroup distribution
Counts are ancient individuals in this report whose haplogroup falls on each branch. Select a row to learn about the lineage.
Associated individuals
Ancient individuals in this report on the selected lineage branch.
Shared lineage branches
Ancient individuals whose haplogroup sits on the same branch of the lineage tree as yours, closest branches first.
mtDNA branch matches
Haplogroups through time
The most common haplogroups among ancient individuals of each period in this region. The type filter above applies here too.