







Israelite genetic samples (753BC-409BC) compared to modern populations (using G25); closest modern samples are at the top of each list
Clades for each sample:
I14919.SG. H87
I14918.AG.TW J-BY82631 T1a9
I35977.TW G-FGC5712 HV2a1
The first two are ancient samples from Kiriath Jearim /Abu Ghosh (seems like there’s two different names online for essentially the same town) and the third was identified to be related to those via IBD. These reflect the population there between 753 BC and 409 BC. These are labeled as Israelite samples due to the location and time period.
The samples were originally examined in this study: http://researchgate.net/publication/375004626\_Ancient\_Mitochondrial\_DNA\_Analysis\_of\_an\_Iron\_II\_Burial\_Cave\_on\_the\_Slope\_of\_Tel\_Kiriath-Yearim?\_\_cf\_chl\_tk=.ox5bZN1pLDvTn1g7sGDpPUeU.Guk3Thr3ZIP2qyvFA-1776259337-1.0.1.1-9rOcxdOUqAZFhL1Uh00.hHVIFnNFda\_hxHrzTRKFwSY
As expected they genetically cluster with endogamous groups in the region (Samaritan, Christian) and Palestinian samples from the towns around Nablus that cluster with Samaritans. Nablus in particular has been identified to have a large number of families descended from Samaritans. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nablus)
These are genetic profiles with good coverage, according to the study that included them. You can check the parts where it says “autosomal coverage” and look at the tables they provided: https://arieshaus.com/2025\_KiriathJearim\_AncientDNAUniparental.pdf
https://muse.jhu.edu/chapter/4303147#tab28-1
The numbers provided in the autosomal coverage section (1.463566, 1.30783) are a depth metric. The estimated SNP coverage can be estimated from the depth metric using a Poisson coverage model.
ie: percent covered = 100(1-e ^(-y)) where y= the autosomal coverage.
For the two samples in the table the numbers come out to be ~ 77% / 73% of sites covered at least once. This gives the expected fraction of positions with at least one read.
There is also the mtDNA coverage metric found on the casperhub repository, which gives an idea of sample quality / completeness / the callable fraction. For I14918 it’s (0.90), I35977 it’s (0.78), I14919 it’s (0.72).