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15/10/2026

The Qin unified China. The Han dynasty made that unity last. Between about 279 BC and 139 AD, Han rule built a state run on Confucian ideals, counted and taxed millions of farmers, and pushed west into Xinjiang and Qinghai, where soldier-farmer colonies guarded the early Silk Road.

Our China: The Han Golden Age test measures your genetic relatedness to people who lived in that world. It draws on named ancient individuals from the Central Plains at Haojiatai and Jiaozuoniecun in Henan, frontier communities at Kuokesuxi, Shirenzigou, Wutulan, and other Xinjiang sites, and the highland settlement of Dacaozi in Qinghai. That is the difference from an ordinary ancestry estimate: you are compared to real people of the past, not only to modern reference panels.

The Basic test covers 5 individuals and the Advanced test covers 68, one of the largest single-test datasets we offer. Your report shows your similarity to each person, your ancient geographical origins on interactive maps, and a comparison with more than 50 worldwide populations. If you want the wider story of ancient China, the China: The post-Han Empire of the Dragon compendium bundles a broader set of tests in one order at a better price.

Already tested with AncestryDNA, 23andMe, MyHeritage, LivingDNA, or FamilyTreeDNA? Upload that file to the Ancient DNA Hub website for free, order as many tests as you like, and see results immediately, with no kit and no shipping. Members save on every order. This is genetic relatedness to people of the past, for education and discovery, not a medical result and not a notarized family tree.

15/10/2026

More than 5,000 meters up in the Himalaya of Uttarakhand lies Roopkund, a glacial lake known for the human remains scattered along its shore. For a long time nobody could say who these people were. Ancient DNA now lets us study them as real individuals.

Our Maratha Empire test focuses on people recovered at Roopkund and dated to 1751-1826 AD, when the Maratha Empire was a leading power across the Indian subcontinent. It compares your uploaded genome to these specific individuals, not only to modern reference panels. Basic covers 5 of them and Advanced covers 15. Your report shows your genetic similarity to each person, your ancient geographical origins, interactive ancestry maps, and a comparison with more than 50 ancient and modern populations. 135 people have ordered it so far.

A "South Asian" percentage tells you which living groups you resemble. This test asks a more personal question: how related are you to people who lived through India's recent past? If you have Indian, Himalayan, or wider South Asian roots, our Tribes of India compendium goes further, bundling a broad collection of ancient Indian tribes in one order at our best price for the region.

Already tested with AncestryDNA, 23andMe, MyHeritage, LivingDNA, or FamilyTreeDNA? Upload that file to the Ancient DNA Hub website for free, order as many tests as you like, and see results immediately, with no kit and no shipping. Members get discounts on every order. This is genetic relatedness to people of the past, for education and discovery, not a medical result and not a notarized family tree.

14/10/2026

Long before European ships reached the Pacific, Polynesian navigators had already settled the largest ocean on Earth. With no maps or instruments, they read the stars, the ocean swells, and the flight of birds, and sailed double-hulled canoes across thousands of kilometers of open water to build chiefdoms, stone marae, and voyaging networks that tied island to island.

Our Polynesia Throughout the Ages test compares your DNA to ancient individuals who lived between about 675 BC and 1750 AD: from Ra'iatea in the Society Islands, a religious heartland of Eastern Polynesia, to the Talasiu site on Tongatapu in Tonga, and Malaita in the Solomon Islands, which reflects the deeper Austronesian and Lapita-related roots behind later Polynesian societies. The Basic test includes 5 of these individuals and the Advanced test 17.

A modern "Oceanian" percentage tells you which living populations you resemble. This test shows how genetically similar you are to specific people from two thousand years of Pacific history, with your ancient geographical origins, interactive maps of voyaging and settlement, and a comparison with more than 50 ancient and modern populations. That individual-level comparison is what makes our tests unique.

Already tested with AncestryDNA, 23andMe, MyHeritage, LivingDNA, or FamilyTreeDNA? Upload that file to the Ancient DNA Hub website for free, order as many tests as you like, and get your results immediately, with no kit and no shipping. For wider coverage, the Aboriginals of Oceania compendium bundles the region's tests at a better price.

This is genetic relatedness to ancient people, for discovery and education, not a medical result and not a family tree.

14/10/2026

Centuries before the Inca, the highlands of Peru were already united under one of the first expansive states in the Andes. Between about 600 and 1000 AD, the Wari ruled from their capital at Huari, near modern Ayacucho. They planned cities, built roads and farming terraces, and carried their textiles, pottery, and ways of governing across the central Andes.

Their empire faded long ago. Their genomes did not.

Our Wari Peruvian Highlanders test compares your uploaded DNA to named individuals who lived under Wari rule. Basic covers 5 of these people and Advanced covers 15. Your report shows your genetic similarity to each one, your ancient geographical origins, interactive ancestry maps, and a comparison with more than 50 ancient and modern populations. 125 people have ordered it so far.

A modern "Andean" or "Indigenous American" percentage tells you which living groups you resemble today. This test asks a different question: how related are you to specific people of the Middle Horizon Andes? If you have Peruvian or wider South American roots, or you are simply curious about the civilizations that came before the Inca, it is one of the most informative windows we offer.

Already tested with AncestryDNA, 23andMe, MyHeritage, LivingDNA, or FamilyTreeDNA? Upload that file to the Ancient DNA Hub website for free, order as many tests as you like, and see results immediately, with no kit and no shipping. Members get discounts on every order. This is genetic relatedness to ancient people, for education and discovery, not a medical result and not a notarized family tree.

13/10/2026

Sardinia is still dotted with thousands of stone towers. Archaeologists call them nuraghi, and they were raised by Bronze Age communities who also built sacred wells, fortified villages, and bronze workshops, and who traded metals and obsidian across the Mediterranean between about 2225 and 1038 BC.

Their towers survived. So did some of their genomes.

Our new test, Masons of the Mysterious Nuraghi Towers, compares your DNA directly to named ancient individuals from Nuragic sites such as S'Iscia 'e sas Piras at Usini, the Su Crucifissu Mannu necropolis at Porto Torres, the Seulo rock shelters, and Is Arutas at Cabras. That is the difference from a modern "Italian" or "Sardinian" percentage: instead of asking which living population you resemble, it asks how related you are to the people who actually lived in the age of the nuraghi.

The Basic test includes 5 of these individuals and the Advanced test 18, with your similarity to each one, your affinity to northern, central, inland, and coastal Nuragic groups, haplogroup context, and a comparison with more than 50 ancient and modern populations.

If you already tested with AncestryDNA, 23andMe, MyHeritage, LivingDNA, or FamilyTreeDNA, you can upload that file to Ancient DNA Hub for free and see results immediately. No new kit, no shipping. Search "Nuraghi" on the Ancient DNA Hub website to find it. This is genetic relatedness to ancient people, for discovery and history, not a medical result.

13/10/2026

Few places on Earth are as hard to live in as the Tibetan Plateau. Thin air, long winters, and vast alpine grasslands kept it at the edge of human settlement for a very long time. Yet between about 3032 and 629 BC, herders, farmers, hunters, and early metalworkers built lasting communities there, long before the rise of the Tibetan Empire.

Our new test, Tibet in the Shadow of the Himalayas: 4000 Years of Tibetan Past, compares your uploaded genome to prehistoric individuals from sites across the plateau, from Zongri in the northeast to the Yarlung Tsangpo valleys of Shigatse, the Lhasa region, Nagqu, Ngari in the west, and Nyingchi in the forested eastern Himalaya. Basic covers 5 of these people. Advanced covers 88, with your genetic similarity to each one, affinity to regional Tibetan ancestral groups, mtDNA and Y-DNA haplogroup context, and a comparison with more than 50 modern populations worldwide.

That is what makes our tests unique. A typical "East Asian" or "Central Asian" percentage compares you to people alive today. This test asks how closely you are related to specific individuals who learned to live above the clouds thousands of years ago.

Already tested with AncestryDNA, 23andMe, MyHeritage, LivingDNA, or FamilyTreeDNA? Upload your DNA file for free, order as many tests as you like, and see results immediately. No kit, no shipping. Memberships and bundles make stacking tests even better value.

This is genetic relatedness to ancient people for discovery and education, not a medical result and not proof of a family tree. Search for Tibet in the Shadow of the Himalayas on the Ancient DNA Hub site.

12/10/2026

History remembers Qin Shi Huang, the ruler who unified China in 221 BC. Ancient DNA lets us meet the people whose lives his state reshaped long before that day: soldiers, settlers, pastoralists, and frontier communities caught up in the rise of China's first empire.

Our China: Qin Empire, The First Emperor test compares your uploaded genome to individuals from Abusanteer, in Qapqal County in the Yili region of Xinjiang, dated to around 496 BC. It is a western frontier site where the expanding Qin world met Inner Asian communities. Basic covers 5 people. Advanced covers 15, with interactive ancestry maps, your genetic similarity to each person, and the history and archaeology of the period.

That is what makes our tests unique. A typical "East Asian" percentage compares you to people alive today. This test asks how closely you are related to specific individuals who lived more than 2,500 years ago, at the dawn of imperial China. For the wider picture, pair it with our China: The pre-Han Era of the Ancestors compendium.

Already tested with AncestryDNA, 23andMe, MyHeritage, LivingDNA, or FamilyTreeDNA? Upload your DNA file for free, order as many tests as you like, and see results immediately. No new kit, no shipping. With a Diamond membership you can order every test for less than $15 per test.

This is genetic relatedness to ancient people for discovery and education, not a medical result and not proof of a family tree. Search for China: Qin Empire, The First Emperor on the Ancient DNA Hub site.

12/10/2026

Long before written history, communities in the Zagros Mountains of western Iran shifted from foraging to farming. Between about 8092 and 3869 BC they domesticated goats and sheep, cultivated early cereals, and built permanent villages that helped reshape life across Southwest Asia.

Our Zagros Mountains: First World Farmers test compares your uploaded genome to named individuals from early Neolithic and Chalcolithic sites such as Ganj Dareh, Seh Gabi, Wezmeh Cave, Hajji Firuz, and Tepe Abdul Hosein. Basic covers 5 people. Advanced covers 16, with interactive ancestry maps, your genetic similarity to each person, and the archaeology of those first farming communities. 119 have ordered it so far.

This is what makes our tests unique: you are matched to real ancient individuals one by one, not to a modern "Middle Eastern" average from a living reference panel. It is one of the most informative ways to connect with the people who helped invent agriculture.

Already tested with AncestryDNA, 23andMe, MyHeritage, LivingDNA, or FamilyTreeDNA? Upload your DNA file for free, order as many tests as you like, and see results immediately. No kit, no shipping. Memberships and bundles make stacking tests even better value.

This is genetic relatedness to ancient people for discovery and education, not a medical result and not proof of a family tree. Search for Zagros Mountains: First World Farmers on the Ancient DNA Hub site.

11/10/2026

"Very interesting growing up in the diaspora but knowing in my bones I was linked to the people of the book."

That is what one customer, ainsleec, wrote after running our Kingdom of Judah test and seeing a 17% connection to Judah.

Kingdom of Judah compares your uploaded genome to named individuals tied to Judah, Levi, and Benjamin in the southern kingdom around Jerusalem, drawn from sites such as Jerusalem, Jericho, Gibeon, Arad, Bethlehem, Hebron, and Lachish. Basic covers 15 tribal members. Advanced covers 46, with your genetic similarity to each person plus the history and archaeology behind them. This is what makes our tests unique: real ancient individuals one by one, not a vague "Levantine" label from a modern reference panel.

Already tested with AncestryDNA, 23andMe, MyHeritage, LivingDNA, or FamilyTreeDNA? Upload your DNA file for free, order as many tests as you like, and see results immediately. No kit, no shipping. The lead price is $69.99, and memberships make stacking more tests even better value.

This is genetic relatedness to ancient people for discovery and education, not a medical result and not proof of a family tree. Search for Kingdom of Judah on the Ancient DNA Hub site.

11/10/2026

Were your ancestors raiders, traders, or settlers of the Viking Age?

Our Vikings of The World collection compares your uploaded genome to ancient Viking-age individuals from sites across Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, the British Isles, Greenland, the Faroe Islands, Poland, Estonia, Ukraine, and even Italy, spanning roughly 720 to 1691 AD. Basic includes 70 Vikings. Advanced includes 400 higher-resolution Vikings, with interactive ancestry maps of trade routes, raids, settlements, and migrations, and a comparison against more than 50 ancient and modern populations.

This is what makes our tests unique: you are matched to real, named ancient people one by one, not to a modern "Scandinavian" average. With 834 orders so far, it is one of the most popular ways to connect with the people who shaped the Norse world.

Already tested with AncestryDNA, 23andMe, MyHeritage, LivingDNA, or FamilyTreeDNA? Upload your DNA file for free, order as many tests as you like, and see results immediately. No kit, no shipping. Memberships and bundles make stacking tests even better value.

This is genetic relatedness to ancient people for discovery and education, not a medical result and not proof of a family tree. Search for Vikings of The World on the Ancient DNA Hub site.

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