Admixture Calculator

Basic Bronze Age Civilizations K50

Basic Bronze Age Civilizations K50 compares your DNA to 49 Bronze Age and prehistoric reference groups across Europe, the Near East, Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas. Using a 50-component model, it provides percentage ancestry breakdowns, ranked ancient matches, and migration/continuity insights—ideal for researchers, genealogists, students, and anyone exploring deep ancestral connections to Bronze Age populations.

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Chapter I

Calculator Details

Comprehensive information about this admixture calculator

Author Levantine Viking

Era Ancient

Components 50 Populations

Target Region World

Created August 2023

Levantine Viking

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About This Calculator

Basic Bronze Age Civilizations K50 is an ancient-era admixture calculator that compares a tested genome against 49 Bronze Age and prehistoric reference populations spanning Europe, the Near East, Africa, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas. Built around a K=50 resolution, it teases apart fine-grained ancestry components derived from key Bronze Age cultures — for example Minoan, Mycenaean, Anatolian, Unetice, Tollense, Indus Valley, Egyptian and Levantine groups — alongside diverse hunter-gatherer and pastoralist sources. The calculator is designed for scholars, genetic genealogy enthusiasts, students of archaeology, and curious individuals worldwide who want to place their DNA in an ancient, cross-continental context. What it analyzes: proportional genetic affinity to ancient reference clusters, highlighting mixtures, probable nearest ancient populations, and signals of migration or continuity tied to the Bronze Age transition. Users receive a percentage breakdown of ancestral components, visualized as compositional profiles and ranked ancient matches, enabling comparisons across regional and temporal axes. Insights you can gain: whether your ancestry shows continuity with regional Bronze Age inhabitants, traces of steppe or Near Eastern gene flow, influence from maritime civilizations of the Mediterranean, or connections to ancient South, East, or African populations. The calculator also helps identify complex admixture patterns that reflect trade, conquest, and population movement during the Bronze Age. Historical/genetic context: the Bronze Age was a period of rapid demographic change: long-distance trade, urbanization, and large-scale migrations reshaped genetic landscapes. By anchoring results to temporally appropriate ancient samples, the tool provides historically meaningful interpretation beyond modern reference-only tests. Why it’s valuable: Basic Bronze Age Civilizations K50 gives a rigorous, accessible window into deep ancestry using a broad, curated set

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Chapter II

Reference Populations

The populations used as genetic references in this calculator

50 Reference Populations

Europe

Adriatic Bronze Age: Illyrians, Liburnians, Veneti
Baltic Bronze Age: Prussians, Latgalians, Semigallians
Caucasus: Colchians, Urartians, Alans
Iberian: Iberians, Celtiberians, Tartessians
Knighton Culture: Knighton Long Barrow people
Minoan: Minoans of Crete, Cycladic culture, Mycenaeans
Mycenaean: Mycenaeans, Minoans, Cycladic culture
Nuragic: Nuragic people of Sardinia
Old Italy: Etruscans, Latins, Umbrians
Sicily Bronze Age: Sicani, Sicels, Elymians
Unetice: Unetice culture (Central Europe)
Tollense Valley: Bronze Age cultures around the Tollense River

Middle East

Amorite: Babylonians, Mari people, Eshnunna
Anatolian: Hittites, Luwians, Lycians
Assyrian Late Bronze Age: Assyrians, Mitanni, Kassites
Canaanite: Amorites, Phoenicians, Israelites
East Levant & North Arabia: Ammonites, Moabites, Edomites
Ebla: Eblaites, Mariote, Kish
Nomadic Zagrosian: Kassites, Guti, Elamites
Northwestern Mesopotamia: Mitanni, Hurrians, Kassites
Southern Arabia: Sabaeans, Himyarites, Qatabanians

Africa

Central African Hunter-Gatherers: Baka, Mbuti, Aka
Cushitic: Aksumites, Oromo, Somali
Egyptian: Ancient Egyptians, Nubians, Hyksos
Egyptian Nubian: Nubian kingdoms (Kush, Meroe), Noba
Nilotic: Nubians, Nubian kingdoms, Dinka
South African Hunter-Gatherers: San (Bushmen), Khoikhoi (Hottentots), !Kung
West African: Ashanti, Yoruba, Songhai

Asia

Amur River: Evenks, Ulchi, Nanai
Ancient Japan: Jomon people, Yayoi culture, Ainu
Ancient South Central Asia: Bactrians, Sogdians, Indo-Aryans
Ancient Tibet: Zhangzhung, Bon culture, Zhangzhung Empire
Eastern Steppe: Scythians, Sarmatians, Xiongnu
Indus Valley Civilization: Harappans, Mohenjo-daro, Lothal
Liao River: Liao dynasty, Balhae, Jurchens
Siberia: Yakuts, Evenks, Buryats
Southeast Asia: Khmer, Cham, Srivijaya
Yellow River: Xia, Shang, Zhou

Americas

Australian Aboriginal: Noongar, Yolngu, Arrernte
Guanche North African: Guanches (indigenous Canary Islanders)
Hawaiian: Native Hawaiians, Māori, Tahitians
Native Amazonian: Tupi, Guarani, Yanomami
Native Andean: Inca, Moche, Nazca
Native Caribbean: Taino, Caribs, Arawaks
Native Central American: Maya, Aztec, Olmec
Native Patagonian: Mapuche, Selk'nam, Yaghan
Native Southwest USA & Mexico: Ancestral Puebloans, Hohokam, Zapotec
North Amerindian: Hopi, Lakota, Iroquois

Oceania

Papuan: Asmat, Dani, Huli

Chapter III

Understanding Admixture Analysis

Learn how admixture calculators work and how to interpret your results

What is Admixture Analysis?

Admixture analysis is a method used to estimate your genetic ancestry by comparing your DNA to reference populations from around the world. Think of it as creating a recipe of your genetic makeup, where the ingredients are different ancestral populations.

This calculator uses 50 carefully selected ancient populations as references, allowing for a detailed breakdown of your genetic heritage.

How It Works

Your DNA is compared to 50 reference populations
Ancient populations are used as genetic references
Results show your genetic similarity to these populations
More accurate with a diverse reference panel

Understanding Your Results

Your results will show percentages of genetic similarity to these reference populations. Remember these important points:

Results reflect genetic similarity, not direct ancestry
Ancient populations are used as references
Percentages indicate relative genetic contribution
Results are estimates based on available reference data