Overview
G-Y30211 is an Aegean-Anatolian linkage lineage that emerged from Chalcolithic and Bronze Age populations anchored in western Anatolia and the northeastern Aegean. Its formation likely occurred in the dynamic period marked by early metalworking, intensified maritime contact and the growth of pre-Mycenaean cultural spheres.
The lineage took shape as communities migrated along the coastal fringes of the Aegean and maintained cross-Aegean connections. Its demographic rise aligns with the end of the Bronze Age and the early emergence of classical populations. The structure reflects maritime societies with stable local continuity, rather than large-scale terrestrial movements.
Geographic distribution
Modern carriers appear in western Turkey, the Aegean islands, coastal Greece and Crete. Smaller signals appear in Italy, Cyprus and southern Bulgaria. The lineage’s coastal bias implies maritime diffusion across the Aegean basin.
Ancient DNA
- Late Bronze Age Aegean individuals show upstream SNP combinations compatible with early Y30211 ancestry.
- Homeric-era and classical Greek burials sometimes present M406 derivatives related to this lineage’s root.
- Byzantine individuals from the western Anatolian coast show paternal signatures resembling downstream branches of Y30211.
Phylogeny & subclades
Y30211 divides into an Anatolian coastal cluster and an Aegean island–Greek cluster. A third smaller branch extends toward the Balkans. The phylogeny matches maritime, coastal and island networks active from the Bronze Age through late antiquity. The internal branching is moderate, reflecting regional founder events with long-term stability.
- G-Y30211* western Anatolian coastal clade
- G-Y30211a Aegean island branch
- G-Y30211b Greek mainland cluster
- G-Y30211c minor Balkan microbranch
Notes & context
This lineage is essential for mapping Aegean maritime demographic processes that linked Anatolia and Greece from prehistory into the classical period.
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