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Population Encyclopedia
A profile for every population in the database, 29,688 ancient samples and 5,453 modern references, each with the ancestry that composes it.
Search Every Population
Look up any of the 35,141 entries by name, region, period or culture.
Ancestral Breakdown
Each profile shows the ancestral components that make the population up, not just a label.
Your Distance
Once you have a sample loaded, every profile also shows how far you sit from it.
Site and Period
Where the samples were excavated and when they date from, with the archaeological context.
Closest Neighbours
Cross-references to the populations each entry sits nearest, so you can follow a lineage.
Free with an Account
Browsing the Encyclopedia needs only a free account. You need a plan to analyse your own DNA against it.
What a profile tells you
- The ancestral components that compose the population, as proportions
- The period it belongs to and the dates its samples were recovered from
- The excavation site or region, so you can place it geographically
- The populations it sits closest to genetically
- Your own distance from it, once you have a sample loaded
Free with an account. A plan is only needed to analyse your own DNA against these populations.