Mitochondrial DNA Concordance
Cambridge Reference Sequences


Below is the mtDNA Migrations Map ~ Courtesy of Family Tree DNA:

The Seven European Daughters of Eve Matriarchal Groups
were given their names by Prof. Bryan Sykes:

1) Helena: This clan lived in the ice-capped Pyrenees. As the climate warmed, Helena’s descendants trekked northward to what is now England, some 12,000 years ago. Members of this group are now present in all European countries.

2) Jasmine: Her people had a relatively happy life in Syria, where they farmed wheat and raised domestic animals. Jasmine’s descendants traveled throughout Europe, spreading their agricultural innovations with them.

3) Katrine: Members of this group lived in Venice 10,000 years ago. Today most of Katrine’s clan lives in the Alps.

4) Tara: Sykes’ maternal ancestry goes back to this group, which settled in Tuscany 17,000 years ago. Descendants ventured across northern Europe and eventually crossed the English Channel.

5) Ursula: Users of stone tools, Ursula’s clan members drifted across all of Europe.

6) Valda: Originally from Spain, Valda and her immediate descendants lived 17,000 years ago. Later relatives moved into northern Finland and Norway.

7) Xenia: Her people lived in the Caucasus Mountains 25,000 years ago. Just before the Ice Age, this clan spread across Europe, and even reached the Americas. [As Dr. Wallace discovered, the X pattern is a rare European lineage and is also among the Northern Native Americans such as the Ojibwa and Sioux.]

Haplogroup:	% of Europeans:	Years Before Present:	Origin:
H = Helena	47	20,000	Southern France
J = Jasmine	17	10,000	Middle East
K = Katrine	6	15,000	Northern Italy
T = Tara	9	17,000	Tuscany
U = Ursula	11	45,000	Greece
V = Valda	5	17,000	Northern Spain
X = Xenia	6	25,000	Georgia - Asia
I = Ina (new - 8th)	<2	26,000	Unknown

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