Ancient Kin
The ancient individuals who share stretches of DNA with you.
Your raw DNA file is compared with thousands of published ancient genomes. Back come the individuals who share runs of DNA with you — every segment, painted on your chromosomes, and a map of where each of them was buried and when.
What you get
- The individuals. Every ancient genome in the panel that shares a stretch of DNA with you, strongest first, with its haplogroups, coverage and the publication it comes from.
- Every segment. Where on each chromosome the shared stretch lies and how long it is — listed, and painted on a picture of your 22 chromosomes.
- Where and when. Each individual's burial site on a map, and its date; the peoples they belong to added up over every match found.
- What it means — and what it does not. A match is identity by state: shared ancestral background with that individual's population, never descent from that person.
How it works
1. Upload your raw data
Export the raw DNA file from 23andMe, AncestryDNA, FamilyTreeDNA or MyHeritage and upload it as is. You say who it is — nothing else: no sex, no origins.
2. It is scanned against the panel
Our analysis partner compares the file with its panel of published ancient genomes and keeps every stretch long enough to count.
3. Read your result
The individuals, their segments and where they were buried. We e-mail you the moment it is.
Pricing
One price per scan, no subscription. The figure is the catalog's, as it is charged.
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Questions
- Are these my ancestors?
- No. A match is identity by state (IBS): a stretch where your DNA and the ancient individual's read the same, which says that you share ancestral background with that individual's population. It never says that you descend from that person — and with genomes thousands of years old, no test could.
- What is sent where?
- Your DNA file goes to our analysis partner, Ancestrify, under a name we make up, with which company's export it is and a reference number of our own — no sex, no origins, never your name, your e-mail address, the label you gave the person or the name of your file. The result comes back to Pikolo and you read it here. Only if you open the map are its tiles fetched from OpenFreeMap, which then sees your IP address and never your result.
- What do I get back?
- The individuals from the panel of published ancient genomes who share stretches of DNA with you, strongest first — each with its shared segments, where it was buried and when, its haplogroups and the publication it comes from — the peoples they belong to added up, the segments painted on your chromosomes, and a map. Everything downloads as CSV and JSON.
- Which file do I need?
- The raw DNA export of 23andMe, AncestryDNA, FamilyTreeDNA or MyHeritage, uploaded as it is. Where whole-genome files (VCF) are accepted, converting one into the markers the scan reads is an add-on that comes with such a file.
Ready to meet the ancient individuals who share your DNA?
Create an account, upload your raw file and pay for the scan. Nothing is charged before your order is checked.