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Higher than average amount of Neanderthal DNA

TheCatWoman

I had my ancestral DNA results back and I have 2.4% Neanderthal DNA, the average is 2.2%, it sounds small but considering how long ago it was it's probably quite huge. I also have a tiny amount of Denisovan DNA too, which is really interesting seeing as, as far as anyone knows they were a small group in a limited area.

My haplotype is H and haplogroup H1a1 which is a sub group appearing in North Africa, it would seem I'm related to the Toureg people who have a large amount of this haplogroup. It seems my ancestors came up the western seaboard to Iberia, Britain and Ireland, I had a feeling my people had been here a long time, but not how long, we were Bell Beaker people, people who moved here after a Neolithic population collapse, who repurposed henges, cursus's and barrows to suit themselves as well as building large single barrows rather than the communal long barrows of the Neolithic peoples.

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  • Congratulation on your proof of Neanderthal and Denisovan ancestry. I know you knew that you had Neanderthal ancestry before you did the test but it’s nice to see it confirmed. 

    My test results show 2.09% Neanderthal and .2 Denisovan. Like you, my haplotype is H but 23andMe didn’t give me a subgroup. Our ancestors may have crossed paths in the Middle East less than 18,000 years ago, and again in Europe on the way to Britain and Ireland. 

  • in reply to ArchaeC

    I've got the same level of Denisovan DNA as you, I don't know how it got there, but it must have been a very long time ago. Does it do anything, have any effects? The same with Neanderthal DNA, its a tiny amount and it's linked to a population in Belgium, was it a late contact as I have more than average, or did the genetic dice just give me a bit more? Again does it do anything? 

    I think nearly all of us some Neanderthal ancestry.

    I did my test with Living DNA as they have the best results for Britain and Ireland, its an easy process bu tnot the easist site to use, but they are British rather than American, I think it makes a difference in what and how any data can be shared withh outside parties?

  • in reply to TheCatWoman

    I did the Living DNA 'Viking index' option, which gave me a score of 67%, and connection to Viking Age remains from Denmark and Sweden. It is difficult to make out what this means in solid terms, but it fits with my 23andMe ancient DNA matches, of which, out of 18 in all, 12 are to Viking Age or earlier Scandinavians - 1 Dane, 2 Icelanders and 9 Swedes.

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  • in reply to TheCatWoman

    I did the Living DNA 'Viking index' option, which gave me a score of 67%, and connection to Viking Age remains from Denmark and Sweden. It is difficult to make out what this means in solid terms, but it fits with my 23andMe ancient DNA matches, of which, out of 18 in all, 12 are to Viking Age or earlier Scandinavians - 1 Dane, 2 Icelanders and 9 Swedes.

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