Lichtenstein Cave

Lichtenstein Cave

Lichtensteinhöhle
Homo sapiens
Site notes
Excavation dates	1972

The Lichtenstein Cave, discovered in 1972, is an archaeological cave site near Dorste,

were found.

Ancient DNA Tests

Both

predicted haplogroups. Y-STR results are given in the table below:

Y-STR Haplotypes of the 19 male individuals^[1]

HT	393	390	19	391	385a	385b	439	389i	392	389ii	437	438	Σ	Hg
Y1	13	25	16	11	13	17	11	12	11	28	15	10	6	I2b2
Y2	13	25	15	11	13	17	11	12	11	27	15	10	3	I2b2
Y3	13	23	14	11	11	14	12	13	13	29	15	12	1	R1b
Y4	-	-	(17)	(11)	-	-	(11)	12	-	-	-	10	1	I2b2
Y5	13	25	15	11	11	(13)	11	13	11	30	14	11	2	R1a
Y6	13	24	16	11	13	17	11	12	11	28	15	10	3	I2b2
nd	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-

() = allele unsure or assignment of an individual, nd = not determined

See also

• Ancient DNA

References

External links

• Lichtenstein Cave Data Analysis. D. Schweitzer, Ph.D.
• Two Germans Share World's Longest Family Tree
• Human sacrifice was rarer than thought