Eve: Haplogroup L

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By Michael Alan Prestwood

Sun 11 Jul 2021

Published 5 years ago.

Updated 6 months ago.

Eve: Haplogroup L

175,000 BCE

200,000 to 150,000 BCE

7,000 Generations Ago

All humans today share a single grandma, circa 175,000 BCE. We know this because all humans alive today share our ancestor’s haplogroup L genes — from our X chromosome. She was one of many thousands of women living in eastern Africa. Many maternal lines survived for many generations but ultimately over time all the other female lineages died out.

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Michael Alan Prestwood
Natural Philosopher & Author

Prestwood explores science-first philosophy, with particular attention to the convergence of disciplines. Drawing on his TST Philosophy, his work emphasizes rational inquiry grounded in empirical observation while engaging questions at the edges of established knowledge. With TouchstoneTruth positioned as a living touchstone, this work aims to contribute reliable, evolving analysis in an emerging AI era where the credibility of information is increasingly contested.