Haplogroup I (mtDNA)

Together with the sister haplogroup N1a, it comes from haplogroup N1 , a subclade of haplogroup N. ^[1]

Haplogroup I is common in Europe and the Middle East. It is believed that it originated in Eurasia about 30 thousand years ago, and is one of the first haplogroups related to the migration of people to Europe.

Subclade I1 was found in the inhabitant of Aknashen (Aknashen, Armenia), who lived 5925-5717 years BC. e. (6976 ± 29 radiocarbon years to date ). Subclade I5c was found in the inhabitant of Norabak (Armenia), who lived 1159–957 years BC. e. Subclade I4 was found in two samples from the Nerqin Naver necropolis (Nerqin Naver, Armenia) aged 700-500 years BC ^[2] . Subclade I5 was identified by a representative of the Mezhovskaya culture from Kapova cave ^[3] .

I6 was determined from the Eneolithic (4500–3900 / 3800 BC) sample I1178 from the Israeli cave Pekiin (Peqi'in Cave) ^[4] .

Subclade I1c was determined in a sample from the BMAK ( Bactrian-Margian archaeological complex ) ^[5] .

Mitochondrial haplogroup I was found in one of the Vikings from the pagan burial Galgedil on the Danish island of Funen (700–1100 CE) ^[6] .

I1 was determined for a person of West Eurasian origin (sample DA29), who was buried without weapons in one of the 13th-14th century Golden Horde burials in the Ulytau mountains (Kazakhstan) together with members of the army of Khan Dzhuchi ^[7] .

I1a1 was determined for the Danish sample VK290 from the island of Langeland (X century) and the Norwegian sample VK523 from Sør-Trondelag (before the 11th century). I1a1a3 was determined from the Swedish sample VK458 from the island of Gotland (900-1050). I1a1e was determined from the British sample VK172 from Oxford (880-1000) and the Swedish sample VK456 from the island of Gotland (900-1050). I2 was determined in the British sample VK259 from Oxford (X-XI century). I2a1 was determined by a medieval resident of Iceland (VK99, 10–13 centuries, Lake Mivatn ). I3 was determined for the Norwegian specimen VK391 from Telemark (V – VI century) and for the Swedish specimen VK460 from the island of Gotland (900-1050). I4a was determined in the Norwegian sample VK420 from Hedmark (8th – 11th century) and in the Swedish sample VK31 from the commune of Skara (10–12th century). I5a was determined in the Swedish sample VK457 from the island of Gotland (900-1050) ^[8] .

General information

• • Ian Logan's Mitochondrial DNA Site

Haplogroup I

• • Spread of Haplogroup I , from National Geographic
  • Iris