Chapter I

The Story

The journey of mtDNA haplogroup C4A3

mtDNA haplogroup C4A3 is a maternal lineage from the Phylotree reference tree. This record was auto-created to restore missing intermediate structure between existing clades. It is a subclade of C4A.

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Key Points

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Chapter II

Tree & Relationships

Phylogenetic context and subclades

Evolution Path

This haplogroup's evolutionary journey from its earliest ancestor to the present.

Steps	Haplogroup	Age Estimate	Archaeology Era	Time Passed	Immediate Descendants	Tested Modern Descendants	Ancient Connections
1	C4A3 Current	—	—	—	1	2	0
2	C4A	~15,000 years ago	🏹 Mesolithic	15,000 years	3	20	18
3	C4	~20,000 years ago	🏹 Mesolithic	20,000 years	4	38	48
4	C	~35,000 years ago	🦴 Paleolithic	35,000 years	5	667	75
5	CZ	~40,000 years ago	🦴 Paleolithic	40,000 years	2	709	4
6	M8	~42,000 years ago	🦴 Paleolithic	42,000 years	2	722	5
7	M	~60,000 years ago	🦴 Paleolithic	60,000 years	42	2,162	41
8	L3	~70,000 years ago	🦴 Paleolithic	70,000 years	7	23,542	6
9	L3'4	—	—	—	2	23,581	0
10	L3'4'6	—	—	—	2	23,584	0
11	L2'3'4'6	—	—	—	2	24,475	0
12	L2'3'4'5'6'7	—	—	—	2	24,488	0
13	L1'2'3'4'5'6'7	—	—	—	2	24,903	0
14	L	~160,000 years ago	🦴 Paleolithic	160,000 years	2	25,205	5

Subclades (1)

C4D

~12,000 years ago 5

Central and Northern Asia (Siberia)

Siblings (2)

Other branches from the same parent haplogroup

C4A2 C4E 1

Chapter III

Where in the World

Geographic distribution and modern presence

Place of Origin

To be determined

Modern Distribution

The populations where mtDNA haplogroup C4A3 is found require further characterization through genetic studies.

CHAPTER IV

When in Time

Your haplogroup in the context of human history

~10k years ago

Neolithic Revolution

Agriculture begins, settled communities form

~5k years ago

Bronze Age

Metalworking, writing, and early civilizations

~3k years ago

Iron Age

Iron tools, expanded trade networks

~2k years ago

Classical Antiquity

Greek and Roman civilizations flourish

Present

Present Day

Modern era

Present

Haplogroup C4A3

Your mtDNA haplogroup emerged in To be determined

To be determined

Your Haplogroup

Historical Era

Chapter IV-B

Linked Cultures

Ancient cultures associated with mtDNA haplogroup C4A3

Cultural Heritage

These ancient cultures have been linked to haplogroup C4A3 based on matching ancient DNA samples from archaeological excavations. The presence of this haplogroup in these cultures provides insights into the migrations and population movements of populations carrying this haplogroup.

Early Buryat Kitoi Culture Saidu Sharif Culture Shamanka Culture Siberian Paleolithic Taldysay Culture Ust-Belaya Culture

Culture assignments are based on archaeological context of ancient DNA samples and may represent regional associations during specific time periods.

Chapter V

Sample Catalog

1 subclade carrier of haplogroup C4A3 (no exact C4A3 samples sequenced yet)

1 / 1 samples

Portrait	Sample	Country	Era	Date	Culture	mtDNA	Match
	KSH004	Kazakhstan	Early Iron Age Tasmola Culture, Kazakhstan	700 BCE - 500 BCE	Tasmola Culture	`C4-a3a`	Downstream

Chapter VI

Carrier Distribution Map

Geographic distribution of 1 ancient DNA sample (direct and subclade carriers of C4A3)

Subclade carrier

All Time Periods

Showing all samples

Chapter VII

Temporal Distribution

Distribution of carriers across archaeological periods

Chapter VIII

Geographic Distribution

Distribution by country of origin (direct and subclade carriers shown by default)

Chapter IX

Country × Era Distribution

Cross-tabulation of carrier countries and archaeological periods (direct and subclade carriers shown by default)

Data

Data & Provenance

Source information and data quality

Last Updated 2026-06-14

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Coverage Low

Data Source

We use the latest phylotree for MTDNA haplogroup classification and data.