World Genealogy: Ancient Lineages

Tracing ancient lineages through historical records, archaeological synchronisms, and DNA haplogroup evidence. Compiled from multiple sources—corrections welcome.

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Ancient Historical Sources

  • Sumerian King List (Weld-Blundell prism)
  • Manetho's Aegyptiaca (Egyptian dynasties)
  • Berossus, Babyloniaca
  • Assyrian King Lists & Limmu lists
  • Babylonian Chronicle & Chronicles of the Kings
  • Herodotus, Histories

Archaeological Dating

  • Eclipse records (Assyrian, Babylonian, Chinese)
  • Amarna Letters (14th century BC correspondence)
  • Sheshonq I inscription at Karnak
  • Kurkh Monolith (Battle of Qarqar, 853 BC)
  • Sennacherib's Prism (Siege of Jerusalem, 701 BC)
  • Cyrus Cylinder & Babylonian Chronicles

DNA & Genetic Research

  • Nathaniel Jeanson, Traced: Human DNA's Big Surprise (2022)
  • Y-chromosome haplogroup phylogenetics
  • Ancient DNA (aDNA) studies
  • Population genetics & migration patterns

Traditional Records

  • Irish Annals (Four Masters, Ulster, Tigernach)
  • Welsh Genealogies (Harleian MS 3859, Jesus College MS 20)
  • Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
  • Snorri Sturluson, Prose Edda & Heimskringla
  • Geoffrey of Monmouth, Historia Regum Britanniae