Ancient Sub-Saharan Africa
Historical Timeline
Analyzing your genetic similarity to ancient Sub-Saharan African reference samples...
Preparing your genetic-similarity report
Sub-Saharan Africa contains the deepest and most diverse population histories represented in the human story.
8Periods scored
32Dated matches
8,450Years spanned by your matches
Iron AgeStrongest similarity (56/100)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Age | 40,000 BCE to 5,000 BCE | 27/100 | Ancient African forager communities. |
| Pastoral Neolithic | 5,000 BCE to 1,500 BCE | 4/100 | Early herding societies. |
| Bronze Age | 1,500 BCE to 500 BCE | 0/100 | Bronze Age communities. |
| Iron Age | 500 BCE to 500 CE | 56/100 | Iron Age and early farming societies. |
| Swahili Coast | 500 CE to 1,500 CE | 0/100 | Indian Ocean coastal trading societies. |
| Great Kingdoms | 500 CE to 1,500 CE | 0/100 | African kingdoms and urban centers. |
| Protohistoric | 500 CE to 1,500 CE | 0/100 | Late precolonial population histories. |
| Historic | 1,000 CE to 1,900 CE | 0/100 | Historic-period communities. |