Ancient South Asia
Historical Timeline
Analyzing your genetic similarity to ancient South Asian reference samples...
Preparing your genetic-similarity report
South Asia's history reflects deep local roots and long-distance connections across mountains, rivers, and seas.
9Periods scored
219Dated matches
5,290Years spanned by your matches
BMAC / Bactria-MargianaStrongest similarity (62/100)
Periods and individuals through time
Bands show the periods scored in this report, with your similarity score for each. Portraits mark matched ancient individuals at their estimated date; the crown marks your closest match. Select a portrait to see details. The tables below carry the same information as text.
Your matches in chronological order
Period similarity scores
Fit-weighted affinity to each period's reference populations on a 0 to 100 scale. Values are similarity scores and do not add up to your ancestry.
| Period | Dates | Similarity | About this period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mesolithic | 12,000 BCE to 7,000 BCE | 0/100 | Early hunter-gatherer communities. |
| Neolithic | 7,000 BCE to 3,300 BCE | 0/100 | Early agricultural communities. |
| Indus Valley / Harappan | 3,300 BCE to 1,300 BCE | 0/100 | Urban societies of the Indus Valley. |
| Himalayan | 3,000 BCE to 1,500 CE | 9/100 | Highland Himalayan population connections. |
| BMAC / Bactria-Margiana | 2,400 BCE to 1,600 BCE | 62/100 | Bronze Age oasis cultures of Central Asia. |
| Late Bronze Age | 1,600 BCE to 800 BCE | 4/100 | Late Bronze Age transformations. |
| Iron Age / Gandhara | 800 BCE to 200 CE | 0/100 | Iron Age and Gandharan communities. |
| Historical / Kushan | 200 CE to 700 CE | 0/100 | Historical-period South Asian populations. |
| Medieval | 700 CE to 1,500 CE | 9/100 | Medieval South Asian societies. |