Ancient East Asia
Historical Timeline
Analyzing your genetic similarity to ancient East Asian reference samples...
Preparing your genetic-similarity report
East Asia's population history connects ancient foragers, early farmers, maritime communities, and imperial societies.
8Periods scored
435Dated matches
40,224Years spanned by your matches
NeolithicStrongest similarity (61/100)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paleolithic | 40,000 BCE to 12,000 BCE | 16/100 | Paleolithic populations of East Asia. |
| Jomon | 14,000 BCE to 300 BCE | 2/100 | Jomon hunter-fisher communities of Japan. |
| Neolithic | 8,000 BCE to 2,000 BCE | 61/100 | Early farming communities. |
| Steppe | 3,000 BCE to 1,500 CE | 0/100 | Northeast Asian and Steppe connections. |
| Bronze Age | 2,000 BCE to 500 BCE | 0/100 | Bronze Age societies. |
| Iron Age | 500 BCE to 200 CE | 4/100 | Iron Age communities and state formation. |
| Imperial | 200 CE to 900 CE | 14/100 | Imperial-period East Asian populations. |
| Medieval | 900 CE to 1,500 CE | 0/100 | Medieval East Asian communities. |