Encyclopedia of mtDNA Origins
Haplogroup U8b is a branch on the maternal tree of humanity.
People: Places: Eurasia and Levantine
Explore your maternal heritage in the Encyclopedia of mtDNA Origins.
News
In Reply to a Family Tree DNA Administrator Asking for Advanced Access
This morning, I got a bulk email from FTDNA about admin access. Advanced Access is not approximately what project administrators had prior to May 24, 2018. No, I am not granting Advanced access.
Latest Posts
FTDNA Project Member Privacy Settings – Quick Start Guide
This is a quick guide to adjusting your privacy settings for project participation at Family Tree DNA. I, personally, take my privacy extremely seriously, and I hope your own seriously too.
Use the MyHeritage Chromosome Browser
MyHeritage has added a chromosome browser to their autosomal DNA matches tool set. The MyHeritage Chromosome Browser is a simple yet elegant browser that allows you to quickly see the DNA you share with each match.
Whit Athey's predictor
This is a Y-chromosome haplogroup predictor based on Y-STR values.
Single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)
A Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) is a genetic change of exactly one base pair to another value.
Y-DNA Genealogy Tools & Resources
The following is a brief list of tools and resources to help genetic genealogy using Y-chromosome DNA. A copy of this list is also in the files section of the Y-DNA - Applied Genealogy & Paternal Origins group on Facebook.
Project Updates
mtDNA H & HV Project – Weekly Update 10 Oct 2018
Good afternoon, It is a thrilling day to be working with mtDNA for personal ancestry and genealogy. Family Tree DNA has just released their new public mtDNA tree. Project Stats mtDNA 11846 mtDNA Plus 9572 [...]
New England Colonist Weekly Update – 18 Sep 2018
Now that we are past the FTDNA summer sale, I will return to weekly project updates. This weeks' are pretty exciting. Martin Hendrix has joined the project as a co-administrator. He is helping to update Y-DNA and mtDNA chart subgrouping.
Nordic Y-DNA Weekly News – 10 Aug 2018
Hello Everyone, The project continues to grow, and it is wonderful to see geographic discoveries begin to come forward. This weeks find was made by Harald Alvestrand. Below are the counts for each major Y-DNA [...]
Q-M242 Weekly Update – 10 Aug 2018
This week I will finally get to cover a little bit of Native Americas information.
Nordic Y-DNA Weekly News – 3 Aug 2018
I have been asked about where the project is going with the new subgrouping. I will write a little about that this week.
Q-M242 Weekly Update – 10 July 2018
This week's newsletter will cover the project's most recent published paper, the Q-L804 and Q-L527 branches, and new SNP Packs being developed by Family Tree DNA for Q-L804 and Q-L527.
Featured Pages
Anzick-1
Anzick-1, Anzick Boy, is a Paleo-Indian male child. His remains were found at a Clovis Culture site. He was one of two children found in 1968, at the site in south central Montana, USA. His death and remains date to between 12,707 and 12,556 years ago.
Autosomal DNA 3rd Party Sites & Tools
Autosomal DNA is the DNA we get equally from both parents. Most people have autosomal DNA tested at one of the five major testing companies (23andMe, Ancestry, Family Tree DNA, MyHeritage, or Living DNA). The following are 3rd Party sites and tools.
CeCe Moore
CeCe Moore is a genetic genealogist. She works as an advocate for the field, as an unknown parentage researcher, and as a forensic genealogist. She works on the TV programs Finding Your Roots and Genealogy Roadshow.
On Your Knees Cave & Shuká Káa
On Your Knees Cave is the site of Native American artifacts and human bones. It is located on Prince of Wales Island. That is off the coast of southeastern Alaska.
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan – A Place
Today, the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan is home to over 36 million people. It is an orderly society with a strict law system. The country’s capital is Kabul, and as of 1870, the religion of the state is Islam.
The Republic of Albania – A Place
In the classical times, the territory was home to tribes such as the Illyrians and Grecians. In fact, Julius Caesar used an Albanian city as a depot for his troops in the 1st century BC. This is because of its location on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. This position also made it a popular trade route for travelers.
Population genomics of Bronze Age Eurasia
We investigated this by using new, improved methods to sequence low-coverage genomes from 101 ancient humans from across Eurasia.
Diverse origin of mitochondrial lineages in Iron Age Black Sea Scythians
We analyzed ancient mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) from Scythians of the North Pontic Region (NPR) and successfully retrieved 19 whole mtDNA genomes.
AmtDB: a database of ancient human mitochondrial genomes
Here, we present AmtDB, the first database of ancient human mitochondrial genomes.
Archaeological, radiological, and biological evidence offer insight into Inca child sacrifice
Examination of three frozen bodies, a 13-y-old girl and a girl and boy aged 4 to 5 y, separately entombed near the Andean summit of Volcán Llullaillaco, Argentina
Stable isotope and DNA evidence for ritual sequences in Inca child sacrifice
Four recently discovered frozen child mummies from two of the highest peaks in the south central Andes now yield tantalizing evidence of the preparatory stages leading to Inca ritual killing as represented by the unique capacocha rite.
Mitochondrial DNA polymorphisms in Yunnan nationalities in China
ucleotide sequences of the D-loop region of human mitochondrial DNA from four Yunnan nationalities, Dai, Wa, Lahu, and Tibetan, were analyzed.