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Mother line L
Africa's own mother lines
Age the oldest of all mother lines: from about 70,000 to well over 100,000 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
Every mother line on Earth began in Africa. More than 50,000 years ago, a few mothers left and their daughters settled the rest of the world. The mothers of your line stayed, and their families, named L, grew across Africa. Much later, some daughters crossed the Indian Ocean to Arabia and Asia. Every mother since passed it on. You still carry it.
The road, stop by stop
- East AfricaMore than 100,000 years agoThe oldest mother lines of all people grow up in Africa.
- Great Lakes of AfricaTens of thousands of years agoThe L families spread and grow across the whole of Africa.
- East African coastIn later timesL families are common all along Africa's Indian Ocean coast.
- ArabiaMuch laterSome daughters cross the sea to Arabia and on to Asia.
- MalaysiaTodayYou. Your result on atgc.asia shows how common this line is among the Malaysians we have tested.
Where it is found today
The most common mother lines across Africa south of the Sahara; found in small numbers in Arabia and around the Indian Ocean.
Most often found in: Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia.
