Third Dynasty Egyptian Nuwayrat Rock Tomb Elite Necropolis (NUE001)
Your DNA matches many ancient individuals from history. This chart represents your overall Ancient DNA breakdown by civilization. This is based on your top matching civilizations and the classification of all your matching samples.
Canaanites and Semites
Canaan was the key Semitic-speaking region in the Ancient Near East around 2000 BC corresponding to the Levant in the Bible. This includes the area of Phoenicia, Israel, Philistine and other nations. All people in this region shared the similar languages, culture and ethnic background - this included the Israëliets, Moabites, Phoenicians and Ammonites. Archaeological and linguistic evidence shows the Kingdom of Israel and Kingdom of Judah represented a subset of Canaanite culture.
In the Bronze Age, cities like Jerusalem were large and important walled settlements. The Egyptian Pharaoh Rameses II had to campaign vigorously in Canaan to maintain Egyptian power. Egyptians setup permanent fortress garrisons in Moab and Ammon.
During the Iron Age, southern Canaan was dominated by the kingdoms of Israel and Judah, as well as the Philistine city-states on the Mediterranean coast. Northern Canaan was divided into Syro-Hittite states and Phoenician city-states. The entire region was conquered by the Assyrian Empire from
Ancient Egyptians
In 332 BC, Alexander the Great conquered Egypt with little resistance from the Persians and was welcomed by the Egyptians as a In 332 BC, Alexander the Great conquered Egypt with little resistance from the Persians and was welcomed by the Egyptians as a deliverer. The administration established by Alexander's successors, the Macedonian Ptolemaic Kingdom, was based on an Egyptian model and based in the new capital city of Alexandria. The city showcased the power and prestige of Hellenistic rule, and became a seat of learning and culture, centered at the famous Library of Alexandria. The Lighthouse of Alexandria lit the way for the many ships that kept trade flowing through the city as the Ptolemies built revenue generating enterprises, such as papyrus manufacturing, their top priority. Hellenistic culture did not supplant native Egyptian culture, as the Ptolemies supported time-honored traditions in an effort to secure the loyalty of the populace. They built new temples in Egyptian style, supported traditional cults, and portrayed themselves as pharaohs. Some traditions merged, as Greek and Egyptian gods were syncretized into composite deities, such as Serapis, and classical Greek forms of sculpture influenced traditional Egyptian motifs. Despite their efforts to appease the Egyptians, the
Phoenicians
Phoenicia was a thalassocratic, ancient Semitic-speaking Mediterranean civilization that originated in the Levant, specifically Lebanon, in the west of the Fertile Crescent. Scholars generally agree that it was centered on the coastal areas of Lebanon and included northern Israel, and southern Syria reaching as far north as Arwad, but there is some dispute as to how far south it went, the furthest suggested area being Ashkelon. Its colonies later reached the Western Mediterranean, such as Cadiz in Spain and most notably Carthage in North Africa, and even the Atlantic Ocean. The civilization spread across the Mediterranean between 1500 BC and 300 BC. The Phoenician alphabet became one of the most widely used writing systems, spread by Phoenician merchants where it evolved and was assimiliated by many other cultures including the Roman alphabet used by Western civilization today.
Makurian
Makuria was one of several Nubian kingdoms which emerged after the fall of the Kushite Kingdom - and was in fact a Christian Kingdom. As its neighbor Egypt had been conquered by Islamic armies, an Arab army invaded but was repulsed in 651 AD. Makuria seized the moment and expanded creating a powerful regional kingdom which reached its peak of prosperity during the 8th and 9th centuries. The main economy was agriculture and pottery. Makurian trade was mostly by barter so a currency was never officially adopted. In the 12th century the famous Saladin defeated the Crusaders in the Holy Land. King Moses Georgious of Makuria sent an army to pillage Aswan in Egypt prompting Saladin to dispatch his brother Turan-Shah who sent an emissary to the Nubian king. King Georgious responded by stamping a hit iron cross on the emissarys hand. Saladin left a detachment of Kurdish troops to raid Lower Nubia for the next 2 years - their commander drowned crossing the Nile resulting in the retreat of Saladins troops out of Nubia and bringing peace for another 100 years.
Your closest Ancient populations...
Makuria was one of several Nubian kingdoms which emerged after the fall of the Kushite Kingdom - and was in fact a Christian Kingdom. As its neighbor Egypt had been conquered by Islamic armies, an Arab army invaded but was repulsed in 651 AD. Makuria seized the moment and expanded creating a powerful regional kingdom which reached its peak of prosperity during the 8th and 9th centuries. The main economy was agriculture and pottery. Makurian trade was mostly by barter so a currency was never officially adopted. In the 12th century the famous Saladin defeated the Crusaders in the Holy Land. King Moses Georgious of Makuria sent an army to pillage Aswan in Egypt prompting Saladin to dispatch his brother Turan-Shah who sent an emissary to the Nubian king. King Georgious responded by stamping a hit iron cross on the emissarys hand. Saladin left a detachment of Kurdish troops to raid Lower Nubia for the next 2 years - their commander drowned crossing the Nile resulting in the retreat of Saladins troops out of Nubia and bringing peace for another 100 years.
Genetic distance measures how close you are to a given sample.
10 means this is your ancient ancestry
20 means this is part of your ancestral link
30 means possibly related to your ancestry
Ancient Egyptian (7.669)
Ancient Egyptian + Phoenician (8.707)
Phoenician (10.99)
20 means this is part of your ancestral link
30 means possibly related to your ancestry
Ancient Egyptian (7.669)
Ancient Egyptian + Phoenician (8.707)
Phoenician (10.99)
What is my Deep Dive Breakdown?Your share DNA segments with your Deep Dive matches. This chart represents a union of all your deep dive matches weighted per total SNPs you share and their own individual classification. The displayed result is your personalized Deep Dive breakdown.
mtDNA: H1bo
Shared DNA: (Sample Quality: 18)
277 SNP chains (min. 60 SNPs) / 1093.46 cM
Largest chain: 1506 SNPs / 17.96 cM
Your raw DNA is 72 % closer than other matching users
Phoenician Achzib Coastal Israel Acre 650 BC I11788
mtDNA: U7bY-DNA: E1b1b1a1a1 (V12/Z1216)
Shared DNA: (Sample Quality: 5)
124 SNP chains (min. 60 SNPs) / 1209.03 cM
Largest chain: 1345 SNPs / 65.08 cM
Your raw DNA is 33 % closer than other matching users
Carthaginian Sardinia Tharros 200 BC I22088
mtDNA: H11
Shared DNA: (Sample Quality: 7)
164 SNP chains (min. 60 SNPs) / 1266.37 cM
Largest chain: 1265 SNPs / 48.98 cM
Your raw DNA is 38 % closer than other matching users
Your closest genetic modern populations...
1. Egyptian (8.956)
2. Bedouin (11.45)
3. Yemen (14.78)
4. Mozabite (15.90)
5. Saudi (16.18)
6. Yemenite_Jewish (16.24)
7. Moroccan (16.27)
8. Palestinian (17.38)
Your closest Archaeogenetic matches...
(Smaller numbers mean closer matches to you)
825 AD - Genetic Distance: 7.443 - I18538
Top 95 % match vs all users
mtDNA: L2a1d1
2. Nekht-Ankh Ancient Egypt
1800 BC - Genetic Distance: 7.669 - Nekht-Ankh
Top 99 % match vs all users
4. Medieval Syria Tell Qarassa Umayyad Caliphate
700 AD - Genetic Distance: 8.202 - Syr005c
Top 99 % match vs all users
5. Royal Tombs of Aigai Macedonia Elite Tomb I
400 BC - Genetic Distance: 8.266 - DEM3245
Top 87 % match vs all users
1800 BC - Genetic Distance: 7.669 - Nekht-Ankh
Top 99 % match vs all users
mtDNA: M1a1
Y-DNA: ?
3. Roman Era Sardinia Tharros
297 BC - Genetic Distance: 8.184 - I22093
Top 78 % match vs all users
mtDNA: R0a2a
Y-DNA: ?
297 BC - Genetic Distance: 8.184 - I22093
Top 78 % match vs all users
mtDNA: R0a2a
Y-DNA: G2a (P15/PF3112) ISOGG 2020
Royal haplogroup: G2-
MATCH! Subclade distance: 1
English Royalty
Richard III (1452-1485)
research link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-08913-3
Royal haplogroup: G2-
MATCH! Subclade distance: 1
English Royalty
Richard III (1452-1485)
- Article
- Published:
Punic people were genetically diverse with almost no Levantine ancestors
Abstract
The maritime Phoenician civilization from the Levant transformed the entire Mediterranean during the first millennium bce1,2,3. However, the extent of human movement between the Levantine Phoenician homeland and Phoenician–Punic settlements in the central and western Mediterranean has been unclear in the absence of comprehensive ancient DNA studies. Here, we generated genome-wide data for 210 individuals, including 196 from 14 sites traditionally identified as Phoenician and Punic in the Levant, North Africa, Iberia, Sicily, Sardinia and Ibiza, and an early Iron Age individual from Algeria. Levantine Phoenicians made little genetic contribution to Punic settlements in the central and western Mediterranean between the sixth and second centuries bce, despite abundant archaeological evidence of cultural, historical, linguistic and religious links4. Instead, these inheritors of Levantine Phoenician culture derived most of their ancestry from a genetic profile similar to that of Sicily and the Aegean. Much of the remaining ancestry originated from North Africa, reflecting the growing influence of Carthage5. However, this was a minority contributor of ancestry in all of the sampled sites, including in Carthage itself. Different Punic sites across the central and western Mediterranean show similar patterns of high genetic diversity. We also detect genetic relationships across the Mediterranean, reflecting shared demographic processes that shaped the Punic world.
4. Medieval Syria Tell Qarassa Umayyad Caliphate
700 AD - Genetic Distance: 8.202 - Syr005c
Top 99 % match vs all users
400 BC - Genetic Distance: 8.266 - DEM3245
Top 87 % match vs all users
1. Mozabite (18.98)
2. Moroccan (22.15)
3. Algerian (22.79)
4. Egyptian (22.90)
5. Mozabite_Berber (24.26)
6. Libyan_Jewish (25.34)
7. Tunisian (25.58)
8. Bedouin (25.85)
Closest ancient populations
1. Mozabite (18.98)
2. Moroccan (22.15)
3. Algerian (22.79)
4. Egyptian (22.90)
5. Mozabite_Berber (24.26)
6. Libyan_Jewish (25.34)
7. Tunisian (25.58)
8. Bedouin (25.85)
