Akar NusaAkar Nusa / Family lines / Mother line B6
Mother line B6
A line of Southeast Asia
Age likely 25,000 to 45,000 yearsPassed down mother to childStops 5 on the road
THE ROAD OF THIS LINE. GOLD COUNTRIES ARE WHERE IT IS COMMON. SHAPES ARE SCHEMATIC.
The story
More than 50,000 years ago, a woman walked out of Africa. Her daughters, and their daughters, followed the coasts east, and somewhere in southern East Asia the B6 family grew, a distant cousin of B4 and B5. It is found today mostly in Southeast Asia, on the mainland and on the islands. Every mother since passed it on. You still carry it.
The road, stop by stop
- East AfricaMore than 50,000 years agoHer line, later named N, leaves Africa with some of the first people to settle Asia.
- South AsiaOn the way eastThe line follows the warm southern coasts; branch R grows from N on the way.
- Southern ChinaTens of thousands of years agoBranch B6 likely grows up in southern East Asia, apart from B4 and B5.
- ThailandIn later timesB6 is found in small numbers across mainland and island Southeast Asia.
- MalaysiaTodayYou. Your result on atgc.asia shows how common this line is among the Malaysians we have tested.
Where it is found today
Found in small numbers across Southeast Asia, most often in Thailand and Myanmar, and in southern China.
Most often found in: Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam.
