Canaanites: The Biblical Kingdom of Elam
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- This test provides powerful, innovative, and interactive DNA-based tools to help you explore your deep ancestral roots in the Bronze Age Near East, trace the rise of early states and kingdoms, and uncover your genetic connections to the peoples of the Biblical Kingdom of Elam.
- Discover how closely you are related to Canaanites: The Biblical Kingdom of Elam (2550–1500 BC), individuals associated with Elamite Bronze Age societies—royal elites, administrators, scribes, warriors, craftsmen, and farmers who ruled from the Iranian Plateau and interacted with Mesopotamia, Canaan, and the wider ancient Near Eastern world:
- Receive a detailed breakdown of your ancient geographical origins, interactive ancestry maps showing where your ancestors governed, traded, worshipped, and fought, following networks that linked Elamite cities such as Susa with Mesopotamian powers and Levantine kingdoms. You will also see your exact genetic similarity to each individual included in this Bronze Age Elam dataset.
- Compare your DNA with over 50 modern worldwide populations.
- Journey back more than four millennia to reconnect with the Biblical Kingdom of Elam—an influential Bronze Age polity remembered in cuneiform records and biblical tradition, whose political power and genetic legacy shaped the history of Southwest Asia.
- Help us reconstruct the origins, state formation, and intercultural connections of Bronze Age Elam using the power of ancient DNA.
- Meet the Kingdom of Elam — Kings, Cities, and Empires Before Persia, this can be Your Story.
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Canaanites: The Biblical Kingdom of Elam (2550 BC–1500 BC)
Enter the age of early kingdoms and long-distance diplomacy in the ancient Near East. This test traces your genetic connections to populations associated with **Elam during its formative and mature phases**, spanning the Early Bronze Age to the Middle Bronze Age—a period when Elam emerged as a powerful political and cultural entity east of Mesopotamia, interacting with Sumer, Akkad, and later Babylon.
Rooted in the Iranian Plateau and extending across strategic corridors linking Mesopotamia, the Zagros, and eastern Iran, Elamite societies combined deep local ancestry with increasing regional integration. In biblical tradition, Elam is counted among the sons of Shem, situating these peoples within the broader Canaanite-related world of early West Asian civilizations. Genetically, the individuals represented here capture the transition from proto-urban communities to structured kingdoms marked by hierarchy, warfare, administration, and sustained interregional exchange.
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Discover your connection to the Kingdom of Elam—one of the Near East’s earliest great powers, whose people stood at the crossroads of civilization, remembered in biblical tradition and preserved today through ancient DNA.
Enter the age of early kingdoms and long-distance diplomacy in the ancient Near East. This test traces your genetic connections to populations associated with **Elam during its formative and mature phases**, spanning the Early Bronze Age to the Middle Bronze Age—a period when Elam emerged as a powerful political and cultural entity east of Mesopotamia, interacting with Sumer, Akkad, and later Babylon.
Rooted in the Iranian Plateau and extending across strategic corridors linking Mesopotamia, the Zagros, and eastern Iran, Elamite societies combined deep local ancestry with increasing regional integration. In biblical tradition, Elam is counted among the sons of Shem, situating these peoples within the broader Canaanite-related world of early West Asian civilizations. Genetically, the individuals represented here capture the transition from proto-urban communities to structured kingdoms marked by hierarchy, warfare, administration, and sustained interregional exchange.
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Seistan — Shahr-i Sokhta (“The Burnt City”)
A major eastern anchor of Elamite-era interaction networks. During this period, Shahr-i Sokhta functioned as a sophisticated urban center with standardized crafts, metallurgy, and far-reaching trade ties to Mesopotamia and South Asia. Individuals from this site reflect a stable eastern Iranian genetic profile increasingly connected to broader Elamite and Near Eastern populations. -
Tepe Hissar
A long-lived settlement near the Alborz Mountains representing northern Iranian population streams feeding into Elamite polities. Genomes from Tepe Hissar illustrate continuity from earlier Chalcolithic groups alongside growing demographic complexity during the Bronze Age. -
Hajji Firuz
Located in northwestern Iran, Hajji Firuz provides insight into Zagros-linked communities interacting with Elamite cultural spheres. Individuals here reflect agricultural continuity, regional mobility, and participation in Bronze Age exchange systems. -
Hasanlu
A strategically positioned site in northwestern Iran, later famous for its destruction layers. During the Elamite period, Hasanlu represents frontier populations bridging the Iranian Plateau, the Zagros, and Anatolia. -
Dinkha Tepe
A key Bronze Age site in the Lake Urmia basin. The numerous individuals from Dinkha Tepe capture dense population occupation, social stratification, and genetic continuity in a region closely tied to Elamite, Hurrian, and early highland polities.
This test reveals:
- Your genetic similarity to Elamite-era populations of the Iranian Plateau
- How earlier Neolithic and Chalcolithic ancestries persisted into Bronze Age kingdoms
- Biological links between Elam, Mesopotamia, the Zagros, and northwest Iran
- The demographic foundations underlying biblical-era Elamite societies
Perfect for:
- Individuals with Iranian, Middle Eastern, or West Asian ancestral backgrounds
- People interested in Elam, early Near Eastern kingdoms, and biblical history
- Historians and archaeology enthusiasts exploring Bronze Age state formation
Your personalized report includes:
- Direct comparison to individuals from Shahr-i Sokhta, Tepe Hissar, Hasanlu, and Dinkha Tepe
- An ancestry breakdown focused on Elamite populations (2550–1500 BC)
- mtDNA and Y-DNA haplogroups associated with Bronze Age Iranian Plateau lineages
- Interactive maps showing Elamite territories, trade routes, and political frontiers
- Historical and archaeological context linking genetics to the Biblical Kingdom of Elam
Discover your connection to the Kingdom of Elam—one of the Near East’s earliest great powers, whose people stood at the crossroads of civilization, remembered in biblical tradition and preserved today through ancient DNA.
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The Ancient DNA Hub DNA test is the first next-generation DNA test. It is designed solely using the DNA of ancient people throughout history using our novel technologies.
With this test, you will receive a precise ancient ethnicity estimate with far greater geographical details than you could imagine. You will make new connections with historical people and places where your ancestors lived, walked, battled, created, and dreamed thousands of years ago. Using genetic data and evidence from history and archeology, we can revive the past and allow you to take part in this story at the most personal level.
