Table 3 Details of ancient M . leprae strains with known genotypes, ordered by date

Ustyurt plateau, Uzbekistan

5b

1^st-4^th C

3L

[22]

Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt

K2-B116

4^th-5^th C

3K/L/M

[8]

Kiskundorozsma, Hungary

KD271

7^th C

3K

[8]

Kovuklukaya, Turkey

KK20/1

8^th-9^th C

3K

[8]

Radasinovic, Croatia

2A

8^th-9^th C

3

[21]

Radasinovic, Croatia

3A

8^th-9^th C

3

[21]

Norwich, UK

11287

10^th-11^th C

3

[21]

Püspökladany, Hungary

222

10^th C

3K

[8]

Püspökladany, Hungary

503

11^th C

3M

[8]

Norwich, UK

11503

10^th-11^th C

3

[21]

Norwich, UK

11784

10^th-11^th C

3

[21]

Winchester, UK

Sk14

995-1033 AD

2F

[7, 10], this study

Winchester, UK

Sk8

1010 -1160 AD

2F

[10]

Winchester, UK

Sk27

1020-1162 AD

2F

this study

Sigtuna, Sweden

3077

1032-1155 AD

2F

[7, 19]

Refshale, Denmark

Refshale_16

1046-1163 AD

2F

[7]

Winchester, UK

Sk7

10^th-12^th C

3I

[10]

Winchester, UK

Sk19

10^th-12^th C

3I

[10]

Sigtuna, Sweden

3092

10^th-14^th C

2F

[19]

Sigtuna, Sweden

3093

10^th-14^th C

3I

[19]

Winchester, UK

Sk2

1268-1283 AD

3I

[7, 10]

Odense, Denmark

Jorgen_625

1293-1386 AD

3I

[7]

Ipswich, UK

1914

1263-1538 AD

3I variant

[13, 21]

Odense, Denmark

G483

1275-1560 AD

3I/J

[21]

Aomori, Japan

sk26

18^th-19^th C

1

[23]