Catherina Elizabeth Blomerus, SM

Judi Marais-Meyer register MRIN 2084

mtDNA = H1ak1

"Mitochondrial haplogroup H is a very common and diverse mitochondrial lineage among populations in Europe, the Near East and the Caucasus region. The lineage is likely to have evolved around 25,000 years ago in West Asia, before being transported into Europe. The timing of the entry of the lineage into Europe is subject to debate, though certain lineages such as H1 and H3 are thought to have been introduced by late Upper Palaeolithic or Mesolithic hunter-gatherers up to 18,000 years ago, while other haplogroups including H2, H5, H7, H13 and H20 have been linked to the expansion of Neolithic farmers into the area around 7000 years ago."