Haplogroup V

mtDNA (maternal line)

A European maternal lineage, at notable frequency among the Saami and in Iberia. [isogg]

In the ancient British record

Frequency of V among ancient samples from Britain & Ireland, by period — from our aggregation of the CC0 Allen Ancient DNA Resource. See the full chart.

Bronze Age 2%
Early Medieval 3%
Iron Age 5%
Mesolithic 9%
Neolithic 2%

Fuller account: V on Wikipedia.

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Sources

[isogg] International Society of Genetic Genealogy (ISOGG), Y-DNA Haplogroup Tree. Reference — cite for haplogroup nomenclature only (not frequencies) · link